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Toggleclock
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19.01.2022 The latest update: Changes 'turnBonus' to 'turnIncrement' which matches current chess terminology. Automatically pauses the game when 'End Game' is selected by any player so players no longer have to flail for the pause button when someone says they've won.
09.01.2022 The 'time bonus' is added to your total game time remaining each turn. Toggle clock shows it going down after the plus sign and chimes softly when it hits zero. When we play a lot of games like Rummikub or Dominion, our early turns are a race to add bonus time so that we can take more time later in the game. In chess, the time bonus is called 'increment' these days. It used to be called 'Fischer time'. Should I rename the 'time bonus' to 'increment' in toggleclock?
07.01.2022 Following some great games and feedback over the weekend, I've decided to add a new timer setting for games where there is a 'per turn penalty' (such as being forced to just miss your turn or pick up a tile) and no desire to maintain an accumulated player time. 'Reset each turn' will reset the player time on each turn and additionally apply the warning bells appropriately so that players know when they are running out of their turn time. Hopefully this will be added to the app by next weekend.
03.01.2022 We've had a great response to the alpha testing and toggleclock is performing and working just as well with serious chess players as it is with parties playing charades. I'll switch to the production version in the next few days. There shouldn't be any noticeable difference and the upgrade will be automatic so you don't need to do anything. The big change behind the scenes is that your game data will persist over service restarts so if you return to a paused game after a week or more, it will be instantly ready to resume.
02.01.2022 Thanks for the testing (over a thousand games now!) and for the page likes. I'm working to make toggleclock the definitive game timer for any turn based game. As a result of feedback, I'll be adding a per turn penalty and hopefully multiple players per smart phone. I'll also be adding some more power to the servers so that it can retain its instant responsiveness with the growing number of players.
01.01.2022 Its been a slow couple of weeks on toggleclock because of paid work pressure (have to earn a living - such is life). The app works well and I'm looking forward to adding the 'per turn penalty' and 'multiple players per smartphone' as soon as I have time. I'm hoping they'll be in before the end of the Month.
