some questions about speed games

[Herbas]

Hi,

being a new premium member and having more free time now, perhaps i will try some speed games soon.

Can you tell me:

a) how much time should I expect to spend in an average speed game? 15 min? 1 hour? More?

b) is "clickable map" addon a must? i don't use it, but as I understand from various posts, the addon is quite handy in speed games?

c) anything else I should know about speed games?

thanks

[sherkaner]

Time: depends on the settings and opponents. But even 1v1 sequential can take 40 mins.

Freestyle: fast, but since it's usually an advantage to go last most turns will take around 5 mins, and the last 20 secs contain all the action sometimes. Clickable maps is almost a requirement.
Sequential: few turns will take 5 minutes, but usually 2/3 mins. High dependence on the number of players of course. For large maps clickable maps could be useful (5 mins can be short for a long move), but it's not a requirement.