Timer expired suggestions I am developing a computer based game.  I am aware some of different official timer expiration rules.  But I want to make the following simple rule when the timer expired.


After player one has made a move.
Player two has 5 minutes (or whatever time agreed upon).
If player two has not made a move when time expired, player two lost turn. 
It is now player one's turn to move, etc.


Does this sound playable?
Well that depends, if your talking about a game as in chess then no. If your opponent is in zugzwang he may deliberately allow his time to expire so that his opponent may move and likewise the opponent would let their time expire to put his opponent back in zugzwang. Basically the game would go on and on... With no one making any moves. 
However if you are talking about another computer based game, you must make sure that zugzwang does not exist, then this system of time control would work.( zugzwang is when any move you make only worsens your position.