How it works

[Igor]

Snotling, can you tell here how real time games work? Especially interesting about pause. Or, if it already discussed somewhere, tell me please where it was.

[piranha]

Its supposed to work like this. If one player clicks pause the game mode changes into simultaneous game mode. So when both players have clicked end turn the next turn will be simultaneous mode.
When both players are online at the same time (active 1 hour after you clicked pause) a popup will show up on both players screen asking if you want to continue the game in real time mode. If both click yes the game will continue in real time mode. If one player click no or doesn't respond within a few minutes the other player(s) will be notified who clicked no and it will take another hour before the popup will show up again. (Still require that all players are online)

[Igor]

Probably, it contains one dangerous thing. If a player create a real time game, he probably plans to spend some next hours for his pleasure in fast game. And he doesn't plan to open one else long time game.
If his opponent press pause, and will not be agree to turn game back to real time mode, he don't let the game be fast, as it was planed by creator. And it will give to creator of this game one long time game which he didn't plan to get.
As a result, no pleasure of fast game, and one not planed long game.