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Using a sandtimer instead of a clock

Posted By: Art Grater
Date: Thursday, 3 January 2013, at 8:41 a.m.

In Response To: Using a sandtimer instead of a clock (leobueno)

The Chronos II chess clock has hourglass timing. Each player starts with a short amount of time, and it moves to the other player during play. When your time runs out, you lose. It clearly provides a big incentive to play fast.

This could be simulated by a real sand timer if you can split the sand evenly.

It could be interesting in BG. (Using a Chronos, not a sand timer). I have no idea what a good initial time allowance would be.

Messages In This Thread

• Using a sandtimer instead of a clock
  leobueno -- Wednesday, 26 December 2012, at 9:04 p.m.
  • Using a sandtimer instead of a clock
    Ken Larsen -- Wednesday, 26 December 2012, at 10:39 p.m.
  • Using a sandtimer instead of a clock
    Zabiyaka -- Wednesday, 26 December 2012, at 10:58 p.m.
  • Using a sandtimer instead of a clock
    Bob Koca -- Thursday, 27 December 2012, at 4:43 p.m.
    • Having your sand and eating it, too
      Chuck Bower -- Friday, 28 December 2012, at 6:18 p.m.
      • Having your sand and eating it, too
        Bob Koca -- Saturday, 29 December 2012, at 4:54 a.m.
        • Attempting Re-creation of Dice
          mamabear -- Saturday, 29 December 2012, at 3:29 p.m.
          • Attempting Re-creation of Dice
            Bob Koca -- Saturday, 29 December 2012, at 6:20 p.m.
            • Attempting Re-creation of Dice
              mamabear -- Saturday, 29 December 2012, at 6:28 p.m.
  • Using a sandtimer instead of a clock
    neilkaz -- Friday, 28 December 2012, at 5:53 p.m.
    • Using a sandtimer instead of a clock
      Zabiyaka -- Friday, 28 December 2012, at 9:55 p.m.
  • Y'all some funny MFs *NM*
    leobueno -- Friday, 28 December 2012, at 7:33 p.m.
  • Using a sandtimer instead of a clock
    Phil Simborg -- Saturday, 29 December 2012, at 12:36 p.m.
    • Using a sandtimer instead of a clock
      Wolf -- Tuesday, 29 January 2013, at 9:29 p.m.
  • Using a sandtimer instead of a clock
    Art Grater -- Thursday, 3 January 2013, at 8:41 a.m.