Timing and limits

StreamArena times every answer from when the viewer saw the round: the moment the message was sent, minus that platform's stream delay. A slow YouTube read changes when an answer appears on screen, never who was first.

Stream delay allowance

Each platform gets a default delay allowance, because viewers on some platforms watch further behind than others.

Platform	Default allowance
YouTube	5 seconds
Rumble	4 seconds
Twitch	2 seconds
Kick	2 seconds
Phone	0
House player	0

These are the defaults today. In your round, meta.at is already the corrected time: seconds since that viewer saw the round start.

Closing a round

close() stops taking answers, but first waits for the slowest platform: its stream delay plus its read interval. reveal() calls close() for you if you haven't. Always close before you score a vote, so late votes count.

Limits every game gets

• One guess per player every 2 seconds.
• Team words count once per player every half second.
• At most 50 messages a second per stream.
• Phone answers never show on stream before the reveal.
• Names and free text pass the safety filter before they reach the screen.