Live Game Timer

Last evening I played a lovely game where a player took every second of the 5 minutes, then would miss a turn, then take the entire 5 minutes... basically made the game last for at least an extra 1/2 hour. Extremely boring... we've all been there. I would like an option where the timer in the early rounds, say 1-5, is only 2 minutes. Any thoughts? 

Well, I guess that what you told it's more a problem of attitude than a problem with rules, but I agree that in first rounds 5 minutes it's more than enough; anyway I would let players at least one turn with 5 minutes (you never know what can happen: phone call, something you have to do...)

That is true, at times there are distractions, however the implementation of the "Get extra time" button would allow players to handle that.