I played in a comp this weekend (3 rounds but I only had time for 2). We were playing a single deck best of 1. Both games my opponent started stronger than me, forging their second key when I was forging my first. Both games I managed to hold them back and forge my second key just before time was called. At the end of both games my opponent won having 2 more aember than me as we were both tied on two keys, however I had the better board and thought I could pull it out if I had more time.

To those of you who have played in a competitive environment with the tournament rules how did you find round length? Maybe this will not be a problem once everyone is more fluent with the game.

In the Archon format, the 35 minute time limit has been fine, most of my games been around 20-25 minutes. In casual game nights, I have had issues where a player has been playing slower than I'd like. We were playing a casual tournament this weekend (single deck, single game) and my opponent and I ended up play three games in the first round because one of the tables took up a lot of time and the judge was being lenient in giving extra time. Not a huge deal as it was a casual event and I still just got to play more games.

However, I tend to play fast and am very used to competitive environments. In a serious tournament, I very much feel that if a turn takes longer than 30-45 seconds tops (maybe 60-75 seconds if it is a very involved turn) you are doing something wrong.