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* The djinni Kite in ''VideoGame/GoldenSun'' is not a perfect example, but it allows the character it is used on to take two actions instead of one on the following turn. This becomes basically useless when you consider the fact that you have to use up a turn in order to get an extra one later (meaning the net gain is null). Timed correctly, though, it can be somewhat useful (like if you set Kite the turn immediately before an opponent recovers from a StatusEffects condition), but is nowhere near a GameBreaker.

** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemEngage'' features a few ways to gain extra turns, mostly as {{Mythology Gag}}s. Byleth's [[LimitBreak Engage Attack]] is Dance of the Goddess (now [[AdaptationNameChange renamed]] Goddess Dance) as mentioned above. Engaging with the Three Houses lords gives access to Raging Storm at the cost of 3 turns of Engage, and performing their Engage Attack adjacent to an ally with Byleth's ring also grants an extra turn. Engaging with Veronica gives access to the ability Contract, which gives an extra turn but prevents the target from moving during that turn.

** In the spin-off ''VideoGame/PokemonConquest'', some Pokemon have an ability called "Celebrate" which allows their Pokemon to take one of these if they land a knockout blow to an opponent. The Ability does not award multiple turns in a row, however.

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** Numerous other spells with this effect in ''Magic: The Gathering'' qualify, many of which have "Time" in the name, such as [[http://magiccards.info/tp/en/97.html Time Warp]] (a far more balanced version of Time Walk), [[http://magiccards.info/od/en/108.html Time Stretch]] (which lets you take ''two'' extra turns but costs ridiculous amounts of mana), and [[http://magiccards.info/ts/en/93.html Walk the Aeons]] (which has the potential to be used an unlimited number of times thanks to its "buyback" effect, but sacrificing three lands is a hefty cost). [[http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=129898 Time Stop]] achieves basically the same effect by a different method - instead of taking an extra turn you make your opponent skip most of theirs. Such effects are normally limited to blue cards, but there are exceptions such as the red spell [[http://magiccards.info/mr/en/173.html Final Fortune]], which is equivalent to the original Time Walk and also only costs 2 mana, but causes you to lose the game at the end of your extra turn -- unless, of course, you manage to win before the turn is up.[[note]]Note that if the turn is somehow skipped for some reason, you don't lose the game, allowing the card to be used to pay costs such as "skip your next turn".[[/note]]

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* ''Video Village'': This early 1960s game show -- a board game adapted for television -- was turn-based ... except if the contestant landed on one of several "extra turn"-type spaces, in which the contestant went again. The simplest type [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin allowed the contestant to take another turn]], while other such spaces required the extra turn to be earned (usually by answering a question or performing a simple stunt); still others added an element of risk, for instance the possibility of landing on an undesirable space that required the contestant to return to his previous spot. A form of this was when the opposing contestant landed on a "miss-a-turn" type space, effectively giving the opponent two straight turns.

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** For example, in basketball, if a player gets fouled in the act of shooting, that player gets 1-3 free throws at the basket depending on the circumstances of the foul [[note]]1 free throw if the shot is made, 3 if the player misses a three-point attempt, 2 otherwise[[/note]] - essentially, an extra turn. Free throws, however, are only worth 1 point when standard baskets are worth 2 or 3.

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** There's also the 'Celerity' spell chain - which let you steal time from your future self, with a net effect of taking an extra action now, at the cost of being 'dazed' during your next real turn. Sometimes seen as a gamebreaker because Celerity takes place ''now'' - immediately - regardless of whose turn it is. Celerity (free standard action any time at all) plus Teleport (with one standard action casting time) basically enables you to evade anything at any time.

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** Since ''VideoGame/DevilSurvivor'' and [[VideoGame/DevilSurvivor2 its sequel]] are strategy games, battles typically only last one turn, but landing a critical hit, hitting an enemy's weakness, guarding against an attack or just being lucky at the start of a skirmish can grants a squad member an Extra Turn (called that by name, even), which prolongs the battle for one more turn where only characters who have an extra turn can act. In the sequel, having a demon of the Omega race allows you to potentially have two extra turns in one battle - known as Double Extra.

* All bosses in ''VideoGame/BeyondTheBeyond'' have the ability to attack twice in one round - once during the normal agility turn cycle, and again after everyone has taken their turn. This can be somewhat frustrating when you've already been hit for big damage and need to plan out how you're going to ration your healing spells (if you've got Annie or Lorelei on your team).

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** After Vearn regains his youth he upgrades to his signature fighting stance "Tenchimatou" (Heaven-Earth-Hell Combat), which allows him to act ''three'' times at once - using one hand to [[BlockingStopsAllDamage parry any attack]], and the other to make a [[RazorSharpHand monstrously powerful chop]], while also blasting his opponent with Kaiser Phoenix.

* The ''TabletopGame/YuGiOh'' card game has several cards that make your opponent skip draws or other parts of their turn, but one of the most infamous is the [[http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Yata-Garasu_Lockdown "Yata Lock"]] combo. This clears all cards on the field and both players' hands, but with additional cards, you can force the draw of Yata-Garasu, and attack with that. When Yata-Garasu successfully attacks, the opponent cannot draw on their next turn, and as they have no cards in their hand, this effectively skips their turn. Repeat ad infinitum for complete victory.
** As such, this combo and all key cards have been banned from tournaments for five years.
** Unfortunately, it was replaced for a while with "[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure ZA WAARUDO Lockdown]]", a deck based on exploiting one of the coin-flip effects of the card [[https://yugipedia.com/wiki/Arcana_Force_XXI_-_The_World Arcana Force XXI: The World]], an effect that lets you skip the opponent's ''entire'' turn at once, but at a cost of two of your monsters.
*** Luckily, people have found a way around the cost, by using [[https://yugipedia.com/wiki/Treeborn_Frog Treeborn Frog]] and [[https://yugipedia.com/wiki/Samsara_Lotus Samsara Lotus]], though the latter require you to have no spell or trap cards on the field.
** Naturally, the anime [[NewRulesAsThePlotDemands have cards that can skip]] ''[[NewRulesAsThePlotDemands whole turns]]'' [[NewRulesAsThePlotDemands without so much as a]] [[CastFromHitPoints card or life point payment]].
** It's worth noting that Yata Garasu returns to the hand after it's been played, and it has just 200 ATK points. This is important because the player using the Yata-Lock must still draw a card each turn, and so is in danger of milling himself if the opponent has too many life points, since he must use his only summon for the turn resummoning Yata Garasu. Other cards like Treeborn Frog and Necro Gardna can potentially block the Yata's attack from the graveyard, but if the combo is pulled off right....

* In ''Franchise/StarTrek: BirthOfTheFederation'', any ship equipped with a [[InvisibilityCloak cloaking device]] (most Romulan ships, a few Klingon ships, and the ''Defiant'') get an extra turn at the beginning of the battle, which often means there is no second turn. Coupled with the fact that you can't see cloaked ships on the galactic map means they can sneak up on you. The Romulans are slightly balanced by the fact that their ships are extremely slow on the galactic map, but that might not be a problem if the enemy can't see you coming.

* Goombella in ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor'' learns Rally Wink, which allows Mario to perform two actions instead of one. Since he gets to take them one right after, this is somewhat more useful. To a lesser extent, there's also the Double Dip and Triple Dip badges, which allow you to use multiple items from your inventory at once. Macho Grubba, boss of chapter 3, can also gain the ability to attack twice.

** In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses'', Edelgard's personal combat art, Raging Storm, allows her to move and attack again after it's used, and it can be used repeatedly as long as her Relic weapon has enough [[BreakableWeapons durability]] and there are enough targets for her to hit. It's especially dangerous when she's a boss and starts using it on your hapless units on higher difficulties.

Particularly beefy bosses (along with [[BonusBoss bonus]] and [[FinalBoss final bosses]]) may invoke this trope by carrying out a whole [[AlphaStrike barrage of attacks]] for the heroes to contend with, essentially skipping their turns several times consecutively.

** The hidden BonusBoss in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX'' gets a free turn every time you take one of yours (okay, specifically, his ATB meter gets filled whenever you target him with an attack, so he always gets to move first). TheComputerIsACheatingBastard indeed.

** ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIV'' also uses the Press Turn system, but with a new twist: Hitting an enemy's weakness or getting a CriticalHit not only grants the attacker an extra turn, but may also grant the attacker the "Smirk" status, which makes ''them'' immune to getting knocked down by a weakness or critical hit (in addition to receiving a temporary boost to their evasion and attack power). The BonusBoss has Guardian's Eye, an "Eye" skill that adds 3 half-turns; defeating them and fusing them allows ''the player'' to use it, but [[AwesomeButImpractical it costs 255 MP to cast]].

A standard type of BonusSpace where board games are concerned.

* ''Uno'' has the "Skip" card, which [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin skips an opponent's turn]], and the "Reverse" card, which reverses the turn order (with 3 or more players), or in 2-player matches can act as a skip.
** Same goes for Crazy Eights, which Uno was based on.

** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'': A small submenu keeps track of who's turn it is to attack, with Haste and Slow greatly multiplying the amount of icons. Aeons that use an Overdrive see themselves slowed down significantly, even if they were Hasted.

* In UsefulNotes/AmericanFootball, a team has up to four plays ("downs") to advance their position on the field; if they fail to advance at least ten yards by then, the ball is turned over to the opposing team. Thus, in a tight defensive game, passing the current ten-yard line is equivalent to getting an extra 'turn' to keep moving. If the team can't, they will invariably opt to [[LastDitchMove punt the ball or attempt a field goal]] on their fourth down. Another way is, after scoring (either a field goal or touchdown), for the kicking team to kick and recover an onside kick, which allows the team another offensive series. Onside kicking is not common, since it is relatively difficult to recover even a well-kicked attempt, and as such is used only when a team is running out of time and attempting a MiracleRally.

* On ''Series/PressYourLuck'', many of the money squares on the Big Board also had "+ One Spin", which gave the player another chance to press their luck. However, since an extra spin also meant an extra chance to hit a {{Whammy}}, these free spins often ended up being passed to other contestants near the end of the game to avoid this. This strategy was taken UpToEleven in the famous [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUjkPHltzNA "Spin Battle"]] between Cathy and Lori who passed a total of ''eight'' spins between them until the inevitable {{Whammy}} was hit.

** The 9th-level [[TranquilFury Diamond Mind]] maneuver in the ''Book of Nine Swords'' allows the user to make two full attacks in one round. Not quite as versatile, but with feats and a Speed weapon that's still [[BladeSpam ten attacks in six seconds]] (or [[UpToEleven twenty]] with [[DualWielding a pair of lighter weapons]]).

*** Some bosses in Devil Survivor have a passive version of ''Beast Eye'', which in this game translates to them acting twice per "turn". This means that if they achive an Extra Turn, they get ''two more'' actions. The final boss of ''VideoGame/DevilSurvivor2'' (on two routes) has this effect, [[UpToEleven combined with Double Extra]].

* In ''VideoGame/DigimonWorld3'', the frequency of a Digimon's turn coming up in battle is in direct proportion to their Speed stat. If the speed difference between two combatants is great, the faster Digimon may literally get two or three turns for every turn the slower Digimon gets. Its "Frozen" status ailment is similar to paralysis in ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'', but with the frustration turned UpToEleven, as it is next to impossible to move when you're frozen.

** In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses'', Edelgard's personal combat art, Raging Storm, allows her to move and attack again after it's used, and it can be used repeatedly as long as her Relic weapon has enough [[BreakableWeapons durability]] and there are enough targets for her to hit.

* In both ''VideoGame/{{EarthBound}}'' and ''VideoGame/{{Mother 3}}'', sneaking up on an enemy from behind grants an extra turn at the beginning of the battle.

* ''VideoGame/EpicBattleFantasy5'' has the Haste status, which allows an affected character to use another action. It can be granted by using the Encore spell (but not on yourself, obviously), randomly given by certain pieces of equipment, the Cherry Blossoms weather randomly gives it to players and enemies, and the Viking Monolith summon gives it to all living party members. And they ''stack'', allowing a character up to three actions in a single turn (theoretically six if the RNG smiles on you and gives out the aforementioned random buffs through equipment and weather). However, spells with a cooldown still require you to wait the full number of turns.

* A sufficient speed stat in ''VideoGame/BreathOfFireIII'' would allow the character in question to take extra turns every round of battle. Generally, only Rei and Nina could ever achieve such a feat. However, there was a hidden battle formation which would allow every character in the game to have the same speed as the group's leader. It was close to a GameBreaker, to say the least, with its primary counter being that it's the only formation that provides no other offensive or defensive bonuses.
** More than not providing any bonuses, it actually has a penalty of ''halving your entire team's defense''. Oh, and Extra Turns come AFTER normal ones, meaning your enemies are guaranteed to get some hits in if you're relying on Extra Turns. Sure, your entire team will be acting twice, but they're going to take a ton of damage first. The real idea behind Chain Formation is to have everyone kill the enemy team before your opponents get to act.

** Another round, in which they played the board game ''Boardo'', had a Chance card that read "You are [[PottyEmergency caught short]] at the London Palladium. [[IncrediblyLamePun Miss a turn]]".