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Horde against lone king when time runs out - lost

I ran out of time in Horde game when I had all opponents pieces taken and was already playing against lone king.

I lost although I expected at a draw.
Is it okay?
You can lose in Horde against a lone King, right? It can even be a forced loss. E.g. white Pe2, black Ke8. Why would you expect to be awarded a draw in such a lost position?
Yes, you're right.
On the other side, I had a queen already. That's not a forced loss.

(It's my first day with Horde therefore apologies for these questions.)
It is possible to win this game as black, with bad play from the white side.
And as there are situations where a single king is no forced win for white (your game for example), a timeout is no draw.
To decide otherwise would require an case to case evaluation.
Right!
I forgot/missed that there's no draw if I blunder all pieces. :D

Thank you all

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