From: Patrick Davin <patrick <at> LYRA <dot> VEGA <dot> OR <dot> JP>
Date: 23 feb 1997
Subject: Re: byouyomi

>    Okay, so this may seem like an ignorant question, but what exactly
>    is "byouyomi"?

"byoyomi" [seconds-reading] is when seconds are being counted off.
For example, if a game reaches a 30-sec byoyomi phase, each move
must be made within 30 seconds.  Unused time does not accumulate.