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How strict is the 3-minute limit?

A topic by jcurrie33 created Jul 26, 2025 Views: 122 Replies: 2
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Hello, I was wondering how exactly to interpret the requirement, "A single game should last no longer than 3 minutes". Is this rigid, in the sense that literally it should be impossible for any player's game session to go over three minutes in length, or should it be viewed as a looser constraint, more in line with traditional retro arcade games? For example, old school Pacman would probably kill 95% of players within the first minute, but there are experts that might literally survive for 10+ minutes.

Is it sufficient that 90% of players will die within the first two minutes? Or does a hard cutoff need to be enforced as well?

Host

The game can go over 3 minutes for expert players, but an average player should be done by 3 minutes.

Submitted

Thanks!