Spieldauern
Spieldauern are the measured lengths of a single session of a game, calculated from the moment the first move is made until the final move or end-of-game signal. In recreational and competitive contexts the term is used for board, card, tabletop, video and sporting games. The basic unit of measure is usually minutes, but in some fast formats games are counted in real time or in played moves per hour. The concept of Spieldauern is important for tournament design, pacing of events, and for statisticians who track performance trends.
Classification of Spieldauern follows a spectrum. Very short games complete within five minutes, typical for casual
Measurement of Spieldauern can be subjective if extra time is earned or if a game is suspended.
In competitive settings Spieldauern also affect scheduling of events. A tournament of ten boardgames with an