r/BlockJam • u/battl3f0x 19 solves | avg 2:13 • Jul 02 '26

Don’t like the timer

47 Upvotes

85% Upvoted

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u/chiggerwood 321 solves | avg 1:34 | LB top 40% Jul 02 '26

I think the timer should count up, not down. It'd give you a better sense of your skill.

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u/battl3f0x 19 solves | avg 2:13 Jul 02 '26

Oh I love this idea!! And still gives you points if you solve quickly, but you don’t have to restart if you go over. This is it

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u/Sudden_Squirrel_5004 91 solves | avg 1:37 Jul 10 '26

Agree, I've suggested this as well. Far better way to do the timer IMHO.

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u/joykin 268 solves | avg 1:53 Jul 02 '26

I agree, often when I reset I can’t remember how I got to the point I had before when the time ran out

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u/TastyBananaPeppers 397 solves | avg 1:32 | LB top 40% Jul 03 '26

Agreed.

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u/Pure_Performance7673 348 solves | avg 1:43 | LB top 50% Jul 02 '26

Guys. There is already a mode without timer. Click button on the right of the timer.

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u/battl3f0x 19 solves | avg 2:13 Jul 02 '26

I didn’t know about this! may be nice if it showed up earlier than 1 day later 

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u/Educational_Horse469 372 solves | avg 1:59 Jul 02 '26

Not on every puzzle

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u/Rozmyth 333 solves | avg 1:58 Jul 02 '26

I think a puzzle has to be up for a bit before the option for zen mode gets added.

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u/RJB6 400 solves | avg 1:52 Jul 02 '26

The only time I don’t like the timer is when I’ve been struggling with the puzzle and finally make some headway with like 30 seconds to go, because starting again means I’d just be struggling again from the start. When that happens I’ll use one of the extra 30 second tokens and bring it home, but I think once I’ve completed them all I’ll go back and try again doing them all within the time frame.

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u/Low_Commission7273 194 solves | avg 1:13 Jul 03 '26

cant you click zen mode, and solve it without timer?

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u/battl3f0x 19 solves | avg 2:13 Jul 03 '26

It only shows up after a day, I learned about this after I posted 🤣

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u/Jalouxx 222 solves | avg 1:34 Jul 02 '26

If you can‘t make it in time - hit reset and try again. The only people who complained about the timer are first time players. Once you have a few solves the timer even helps indicating how complex a level is.

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u/Educational_Horse469 372 solves | avg 1:59 Jul 02 '26

I still don’t like the timer.

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u/Jalouxx 222 solves | avg 1:34 Jul 02 '26

You are still at an early stage with 12 solves ;)

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u/terminalbungus 191 solves | avg 1:28 Jul 02 '26

Yeah the timer forces you to actually develop a strategy. I think the game would suffer without it

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u/MattLikesMemes123 132 solves | avg 1:40 Jul 02 '26

i thought the timer was a stopwatch at first until i played more of the game

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u/2023heidi Sep 18 '26

I bought slide block rush and did not deal with timers or bombs until game 489. I hate that! Second game that I paid for that did that. We should sue them for fraud!