Time?

[KyzBP]

What do you guys do to measure the length of your games? Do you use a running clock, the on board timer, a set number of plays, or some other method?

Thanks,
Erick

[RavennaAl]

Since my games are usually interrupted several times and take a few days to complete, I use 20 plays per quarter, not including kick offs. It makes it easier to keep track of them.

[Lindyhopper49]

for fast games each team gets a full set of downs to do as much damage as possible (if there is a tie after that then they each get one more down on offence, and if there is still a tie it is a tie... i needed to explain that to my McNabb figure very thoroughly! HA)

for longer games I usually have a running clock for 15 min quarters and only time outs stop the clock. until the last few mins when you can work the sidelines to stop the clock

[RooMorgans]

Running clock. 60-minute quarters. Try and run 85-100 plays per game.

Normal stoppages for like incompletions, etc., happen in the final 5 minutes of each half, and each team has 3 time outs. Only other stoppages are for changes in possession.

Ed

[KyzBP]

Thanks for the replies so far. My cousin and I used to play 15 play quarters in our league as kids. We didn't pass and games usually took nearly 4 hours. I'd like to start playing solitaire but finding 4 hours in a day is nearly impossible.

@Al- I spent most of the morning reading about your solitaire league...very inspirational and fantastic post game wrap ups.

[RavennaAl]

Thanks, Eric. I tried to write it as if you were reading the Monday Sports section. Wow, you spent most of the morning reading it. I guess I'll have to type faster next time so it won't take as long to read...

[KyzBP]

Al- I got up at 10:00, made breakfast and coffee, so make your own conclusions

[the System]

This spring in my college league I will run 15 play quarters. Time Outs will add 1 play to the quarter, so a quarter could be 21 plays

[mark robin]

i just do 10 plays per quarter, each team has available 2 timeout plays for the end of each half. game takes about 3 hrs in no hurry.

[Goldie300]

I play 1 minute halves. I use a stop watch and the game clock only runs when the board is on. This way I can walk away from the game and come back the next day if I need to and the time is exact. Usually have game scores in the teens and twenties, so it works pretty good.