Next. How and who will control the time after loading saves? Because again, the allotted minutes will be added.
And regarding the timer. We played an 8-4-1 game on Jebel on the L map: it's definitely too short (you need to add a few minutes for battles, at least 2-3).
And for your information: Rampart(Kirr)Citadel(Krag)=Castle(Kaitlin)Dungeon(Shakti), fast roads, 133. We played for exactly 7 hours, with three loads (and therefore a forced delay of 12 minutes).