#31395: "Tournament clock time doesn't take time zone into account"
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If the tournament time is 11 am to 11 pm, then a player's clock should run only when it's 11 am to 11 pm IN HIS TIME ZONE. Instead, I lost 5-8 hours each night while I slept. Not fun.
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Google Chrome v87
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If the tournament time is 11 am to 11 pm, then a player's clock should run only when it's 11 am to 11 pm IN HIS TIME ZONE. Instead, I lost 5-8 hours each night while I slept. Not fun.
• What is your browser?
Google Chrome v87
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• Please explain your suggestion precisely and concisely so that it's as easy as possible to understand what you mean.
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• What is your browser?
Google Chrome v87
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• What was displayed on the screen when you were blocked (Blank screen? Part of the game interface? Error message?)
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Google Chrome v87
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• Which part of the rules was not respected by the BGA adaptation
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• Is the rules violation visible on game replay? If yes, at which move number?
If the tournament time is 11 am to 11 pm, then a player's clock should run only when it's 11 am to 11 pm IN HIS TIME ZONE. Instead, I lost 5-8 hours each night while I slept. Not fun.
• What is your browser?
Google Chrome v87
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• Which was the game action you wanted to do?
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• What do you try to do to trigger this game action?
If the tournament time is 11 am to 11 pm, then a player's clock should run only when it's 11 am to 11 pm IN HIS TIME ZONE. Instead, I lost 5-8 hours each night while I slept. Not fun.
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• What happened when you try to do this (error message, game status bar message, ...)?
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Google Chrome v87
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• At which step of the game did the problem occurs (what was the current game instruction)?
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• What happened when you try to do a game action (error message, game status bar message, ...)?
If the tournament time is 11 am to 11 pm, then a player's clock should run only when it's 11 am to 11 pm IN HIS TIME ZONE. Instead, I lost 5-8 hours each night while I slept. Not fun.
• What is your browser?
Google Chrome v87
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• Please describe the display issue. If you have a screenshot of this bug (good practice), you can use Imgur.com to upload it and copy/paste the link here.
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• What is your browser?
Google Chrome v87
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• Please copy/paste the text displayed in English instead of your language. If you have a screenshot of this bug (good practice), you can use Imgur.com to upload it and copy/paste the link here.
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• Is this text available in the translation system? If yes, has it been translated for more than 24 hours?
If the tournament time is 11 am to 11 pm, then a player's clock should run only when it's 11 am to 11 pm IN HIS TIME ZONE. Instead, I lost 5-8 hours each night while I slept. Not fun.
• What is your browser?
Google Chrome v87
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• Please explain your suggestion precisely and concisely so that it's as easy as possible to understand what you mean.
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• What is your browser?
Google Chrome v87
Report history
boardgamearena.com/bug?id=33960
To at least clearly display the playing hours for your local time zone.
As per the request, pausing a player's clock and the overall game clock during their night time seems reasonable, though there would need to be a safeguard against a player changing their timezone mid-game.
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