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Clock time management feature proposal !

For proper time management, we must be aware of our clock time at all moments. And ideally to our opponents clock time too.... Looking away from the board is not a problem when there is enough time, but when clocks are down to a few seconds, things change.

The shorter we are in time, the more we need to watch the clock, yet the worst it is to waste any fraction of time and the greater are the chances of overlooking one of our opponents move while diverting our eyes to the clock.

IMHO, there are only two ways around that.
A - an audible indication of clock time
B - a visual indication of clock time, within the board

Do you agree ?
Suggestions:

A.1 - a human voice counting down the seconds, just like we hear right before a tournament starts. A different voice may count the opponent's time.

A.2 - A beep counting the seconds and increasing frequency/pitch as time gets shorter. Double beeps can indicate the opponet's clock time.

B.1 - As our clock gets short, our pieces may become reddish. Opponent pieces would as well.

B.2 - A red Aurea around the pieces, just like B.1

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