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Hey there, and thanks for asking that.

Each judge can and most likely will pause their play-through at the one hour mark, judge based on that, then continue playing until the end. So in your scenario, the judge would most likely finish the game, but not judge based on those final 5 to 7 minutes.

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This is not the most encouraging information :D

But still thank you very much for the answer!

Definitely not the most encouraging answer. My game can be completed in 5 minutes if the judge decides to speedrun and can take over 1 hour if the judge decides to really take their time. I'm not saying they would, but basically, a judge could decide to fail a game on a whim by skipping dialogue and rushing through a shorter game and judge on an incomplete experience by taking their time.