[beekeeper]

I'd prefer longer blinds (20 minutes) but my group prefers faster tournaments, too. (That's because a couple of regulars will bust out by the second round regardless of starting stacks, blinds, etc., and they hate to sit around.)

Here's what I do: I stagger my blinds. We begin with (4) 15 minute blinds (1st hr), followed by (5) 12 minute blinds (2nd hr), followed by 10 minute blinds thereafter. The result is that the first hour has a lot of play, the second hour pushes the pace a little, and after that it's sh*t or get off the pot.

You could do (3) 20 minute blinds, (4) 15 minute, (5) 12 minute, etc.