From 87dab71e42b7309daa99c65314978a8f03cd5c0d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: evanpelle <evanpelle@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2026 15:50:54 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] delay 1v1 game start from 5s=>7s to give more time for
 players to join the game

---
 src/server/Worker.ts | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/server/Worker.ts b/src/server/Worker.ts
index 32b2eff6e..e9f340c27 100644
--- a/src/server/Worker.ts
+++ b/src/server/Worker.ts
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ async function startMatchmakingPolling(gm: GameManager) {
             // Wait a few seconds to allow clients to connect.
             console.log(`Starting game ${gameId}`);
             game.start();
-          }, 5000);
+          }, 7000);
         }
       } catch (error) {
         log.error(`Error polling lobby:`, error);