Questions tagged [play-time]
The average or "normal" time it takes to play a game. Some games have play times that vary widely from one game from the next. Others have a structured sequence of events that keep play times within relatively narrow limits.
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Question for three days at gettysburg
I don't have the rule book for the game Three days at Gettybusrg GMT. Could someone explain briefly how the mechanics works?
Such as, how many hexes can infantry/cavalry/artillery move per turn. How ...
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Do people actually finish Xanth?
Referring to this game:
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/4470/xanth
It's been a long while ago, but I remember that the few times my gaming group tried to play, we never finished a game.
Players ...
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What happens if I lose a match due to time in a single-elimination game, but I have a Platinum Angel on the battlefield?
According to the Magic: the Gathering tournament rules, when time has been called on a game during single-elimination rounds:
In single-elimination rounds, matches may not end in a draw. If all ...
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What is the expected duration of a game of War?
In the card game War you deal a standard 52 card deck between two players. The players than flip cards with the higher card winning. In the case of ties (wars), each player plays N additional cards an ...
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Why is "slow play" a thing in Magic?
I keep getting warnings for "slow play" in Magic. Yet being an avid chess player I consider fast playing a crime.
Why does the Magic community have a problem with "slow play"? Looking back at chess, ...
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Are there any time limit per move in Ticket To Ride?
Is there a time limit for each person to make their move?
My wife (a scientist) is very analytical, always strategising (which is why she beats me most times) but she can take upwards of 4 minutes ...
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How to limit time of game in GoT?
We have played a few times (5-7 probably) and every time single game takes around 6 hours for someone to win. It's not even finished at that point, but somewhere around 6th turn.
Is there a way to ...
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How to play a quicker game of Monopoly?
Is it possible to play a quicker game of monopoly that lasts under one hour on average with only two players? If so, how? I am not looking for anything that specific, but I need house rules that will ...
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Does removing the timer make Space Hulk significantly easier?
I played the recent edition of Space Hulk with my brother, who insisted on playing the entire campaign as the Space Marines (bad idea - they tend to lose!)
He gave up the campaign about half way ...
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Deriving statistics from original card games [duplicate]
I have drafted a game that uses a French Deck with 52 cards, 4 suites (diamonds, clubs, hearts, spades), and no jokers.
I'm interested in profiling game play along a few axes:
How many turns are ...
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House rules to speed up Citadels play time?
I enjoy Citadels, but find the game can often quite a long time. Since players must draft their role card in sequence, there ends up being a lot of down time while other players make their selections. ...
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Clocking Android Netrunner
I started playing Netrunner quite recently. Love it so far. However, we're finding it slow--or rather, I think Netrunner is finding us slow. I've only played a handful of games with one friend so far, ...
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Thunderstone game taking too long (2 players)
On boardgamesgeek.com there is written that an average length of Thunderstone game (no expansions) is 60 minutes. But when I play it with my girlfriend we regularly play for more than 2 hours. I don't ...
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What's the impact of allowing other players to continue while you choose tickets?
The rule book says that you need to decide on your tickets even before the next player takes his/her turn. How big a deal is it to allow a fellow player to decide on destination tickets while others ...
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Ensuring a game of Arkham Horror runs quickly even with new players [duplicate]
I am teaching the game to a ton of new people this week. I was going to be playing with only 3 others and planned to join in myself, but now that we're up to 8 players including me, I figured the game ...
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How can we play a shorter but satisfying game of Arkham Horror?
I've only played about half a dozen games of Arkham Horror, and they ranged in length from about 3 hours to aborting after 8. These were all games with 5-6 players, with just the base game (no ...
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Do any Small World expansions lengthen play time?
I have recently bought Small World and I'm loving it. I find it hovers just on the edge of what I find an acceptable play time, but I figure that once it's learned, we can speed it up a bit.
I'm ...
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How long does it take to play Le Havre with different numbers of players?
BoardGameGeek says Le Havre takes about 150 minutes, but I'm curious if the time varies with the number of players as it does in Puerto Rico and Agricola. Approximately how long does it take to play ...
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What Dominion kingdom-card setups tend to lead to the shortest games? [closed]
Most dominion players notice early on that different kingdom sets have GIGANTIC effects on how the game ends up being played. This also means that some games will end fairly quickly, while others will ...
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What Dominion kingdom-card setups tend to lead to the longest games? [closed]
Most dominion players notice early on that different kingdom sets have GIGANTIC effects on how the game ends up being played. This also means that some games will end fairly quickly, while others will ...
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Which Axis and Allies Game Takes the Least Amount of Time to Play?
I have A&A Europe. I generally just play with one other person. The problem is that the game takes so long to play that we rarely play - because it takes so long. Do different editions take ...
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How long will an MTG draft take with varying number of players (approximately)?
I'm planning to have a MTG draft with some of my friends, but I'm not exactly sure how much time I should block out. We'd be using 40 card decks with 3 boosters total.
About how long will the ...
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How can we finish Titan in 4 hours?
We like to play Titan but the game always feels too long, it usually takes 6-8 hours.
We've tried the quicker game variant suggested in the rules (skipping the first level of recruits and going ...
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What are the standard time settings in chess
What are some of the most popular time limits for chess games? I'm looking for those used today as well as historically.
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How can I play a short/small, but still satisfying round of Diplomacy?
I liked playing Diplomacy back in university, where I had almost no problem gathering seven people with a whole day (including the nights) to spend.
Nowadays however, I'd consider myself lucky to ...
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How long does it take to play Arkham Horror?
BoardGameGeek says 4 hours, I've heard a lot of people say 5 hours, but some of my friends say they've played it several time in less than 2.
How does the game time vary with different numbers of ...
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How long does it take to play Diplomacy?
I guess this varies a lot from game to game, but I've seen everything from 120 to 360 minutes, and wondered where the average lies.
If it's closer to 360, I don't think I will bother to buy it. I ...
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Countermeasures to "analysis paralysis"?
Several of my gaming friends are victim to more or less chronic analysis paralysis, which can drag down even the simplest of games.
We've occasionally used an hourglass to combat this, but it tends ...