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Re armageddon, there is sometimes bidding ("how much time they're willing to give up to play with their desired color") instead of pre-determined 5min vs 4min.

What happens if the bid is drawn?

Andrew
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  • Why the recent obsession with Armageddon bidding? – David Feb 11 '23 at 18:52
  • @David because of the Airthings Masters that just happened? especially with Magnus' "soul read" I guess a lot of people suddenly found it more entertaining – Matt Feb 12 '23 at 03:53

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Depends on the rules being used. A likely scenario is that an additional tie-break would be used.

For example, in the regulations for the 2016 US Championships:

If both Players bid exactly the same amount of time, the Chief Arbiter will flip a coin to determine who shall choose their color.

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  • A more elegant solution (that I have not yet seen used though) would be to simply force one of the players to bid an odd number of seconds and the other an even, preventing a drawn bid in the first place. – ChrisB Apr 08 '23 at 04:52
  • Well, that distinguishes the players a priori, so is less elegant in that way. – L. Scott Johnson Apr 08 '23 at 12:04