add intermission after judge leaves game. it looks weird, and acts a bit oddly, especially for the previous judge: they can pick a winner but it won't let them choose on the server. still I think this is better than the old way of just starting the next round immediately.

WebContent/js/cah.game.js

@@ -761,10 +761,16 @@ cah.Game.prototype.reshuffle = function(deck) {
 
 /**
  * Notify the player that the judge has left the game and cards are being returned to hands.
+ * 
+ * @param {object}
+ *          data Event data from the server.
  */
-cah.Game.prototype.judgeLeft = function() {
+cah.Game.prototype.judgeLeft = function(data) {
   cah.log
       .status("The judge has left the game. Cards played this round are being returned to hands.");
+  cah.log.status("The next round will begin in "
+      + (data[cah.$.LongPollResponse.INTERMISSION] / 1000) + " seconds.");
+  cah.log.status("(Displayed state will look weird until the next round.)");
 };
 
 /**

WebContent/js/cah.longpoll.handlers.js

@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ cah.longpoll.EventHandlers[cah.$.LongPollEvent.GAME_BLACK_RESHUFFLE] = function(
 };
 
 cah.longpoll.EventHandlers[cah.$.LongPollEvent.GAME_JUDGE_LEFT] = function(data) {
-  cah.longpoll.EventHandlers.__gameEvent(data, cah.Game.prototype.judgeLeft, "", "judge left");
+  cah.longpoll.EventHandlers.__gameEvent(data, cah.Game.prototype.judgeLeft, data, "judge left");
 };
 
 cah.longpoll.EventHandlers[cah.$.LongPollEvent.GAME_OPTIONS_CHANGED] = function(data) {

src/net/socialgamer/cah/data/Game.java

@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ public class Game {
           if (getJudge() == player && (state == GameState.PLAYING || state == GameState.JUDGING)) {
             data = getEventMap();
             data.put(LongPollResponse.EVENT, LongPollEvent.GAME_JUDGE_LEFT.toString());
+            data.put(LongPollResponse.INTERMISSION, ROUND_INTERMISSION);
             broadcastToPlayers(MessageType.GAME_EVENT, data);
             synchronized (playedCards) {
               for (final Player p : playedCards.playedPlayers()) {
@@ -250,8 +251,17 @@ public class Game {
       if (players.size() < 3 && state != GameState.LOBBY) {
         resetState(true);
       } else if (wasJudge) {
+        synchronized (nextRoundTimerLock) {
+          nextRoundTimer = new Timer();
+          final TimerTask task = new TimerTask() {
+            @Override
+            public void run() {
               startNextRound();
             }
+          };
+          nextRoundTimer.schedule(task, ROUND_INTERMISSION);
+        }
+      }
       return players.size() == 0;
     }
   }
@@ -627,6 +637,13 @@ public class Game {
    * state.
    */
   private void startNextRound() {
+    synchronized (nextRoundTimerLock) {
+      if (nextRoundTimer != null) {
+        nextRoundTimer.cancel();
+        nextRoundTimer = null;
+      }
+    }
+
     synchronized (whiteDeck) {
       synchronized (playedCards) {
         for (final List<WhiteCard> cards : playedCards.cards()) {