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[rrenaud]

While I agree you shouldn't give in to jerks, and the having nice iso ratings shouldn't be a function of griefing opponents into resigning, some people just want to optimize for a fun playing experience.  Resigning against hostile players certainly maximizes fun in the short term.

[Beyond Awesome]

Looking at the game log, unless you discarded a Potion, turn 15 couldn't have ended on piles. However, you could have ended on turn 16 on piles. But, yah, I could see someone looking at the colonies and forgetting about the last Alchemist. It happens sometimes.

[jimjam]

I'd side with the OP. Playing minutes between actions is a completely unambiguous in being antagonistic. Some players may be extremely deliberate in securing a win slowly and safely, or may not notice the solution. Their opponent should just exit if they can't stand it.
 In any case I don't see why not have a Yahoo Games approach where you can set the timer to your preferences. Having only a few options (say, 30 second, 1 minute, 2 minute) would make it work well with auto-match.
If you want to get fancy with engines, have it be 1 minute +10 seconds per action, and no bonus for treasure.