done. The additional column could be an additional step.

doitux wrote:
Thanks!

I think the best solution is to leave the game mechanic as it is, but append both times (decision time and duration between hands) as a text string to the game name in the list of games.

Example:
My really long game name that i... 10sec/7sec

That way it is up to each player to decide what time of game they join and it is MUCH more difficult for someone to overlook the actual game settings.

That is a good idea, why throw the Baby out with the Bath water.

My humble opinion for what it's worth ... ... ... auto display the time within the game display so it cannot be misunderstood by anyone.

But seriously, it should be up to the individual to take responsability for their own actions. If you join a 60 sec game thinking it's a 5 second game than the only person at fault is ... ... ...

I can understand how these mistakes can happen, but I wouldn't blame the person who setup the game (although it would annoy me) I would only look to myself for being fool enough not to check the game settings before I joined, especially as I'd probably been sitting there in the lobby for a good 5 mins waiting for it to start (and I have done that, waiting 5 mins in a 60s game before I realised it wasn't a 5s game).

Let people have the timer set for as long as they want whether this be 5 sec, 10s 20s, 60s or even 10mins, and not let a few rotten eggs spoil it for those genuine few who prefer the longer settings.

When did we start treating everyone like children ... ... ... there's something wrong about dictating to others how they should play the game ... ... ... I don't even understand why this was raised ... ... ... take responsability ... take ownership ... be accountable.

Sorry all, rant over. Have a good weekend!

dulux wrote:
In principle, I second that point of view. However, in a game of online poker there's absolutely no good reason for such long timeouts in the first place.
In a real life game, you might be able to gather extra information from your opponent while you're thinking and in any case, anyone can _see_ that you're doing nothing but thinking about your decision,

But in online poker, that extra information could only come from side channels that I would consider cheating - external software to calculate odds, external communication with other players at the table, etc. And noone can see what you're doing, so someone just might...

I play here to improve my intuition, so you will very seldomly see me on a table with more than 5s timeout. If you have to think about your decision for more than that, a fold is likely to be the best decision anyway. I can see why other players would want some more time, but 15 or maybe 20s should be more than enough - unless you rely on extra information as mentioned above.