Round Down Timing

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Definition

Round Down Timing is the time system where


Diagram

 |---------|        time for N moves
 |---|---|---|---|  periods before
         |---|---|  periods after

Remarks

This system generalizes

With only a plain clock, Round Down has to be emulated -- see below.


Emulation

The player gets

If the player runs out of time and has no coin:

If the player runs out of time with at least one coin:

If the player runs out of stones:


Example

3 moves ("stones") in 3 minutes, 2 periods ("lifes").

   #   Lifes  Time  Stones  Used
   -----------------------------
   1     1    3:00    3     0:20
   2     1    2:40    2     0:50
   3     1    1:50    1     0:50
   4     1    3:00    3     1:10
   5a    1    1:50    2     1:50
   5b    0    3:00    2     1:40
   6     0    1:20    1     0:30
   7     0    3:00    3     3:00
   8     0    0:00          lost

(The second life was on the clock.)


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