səpˈoʊz tˈuː plˈeɪɚz ɐɡɹˈiː tə plˈeɪ ɐ sˈɜːʔn̩ nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv ɡˈeɪmz, sˈeɪ ɐ bˈɛstʌvsˈɛvən sˈɪɹiz, ænd ɑːɹ ˌɪntɚɹˈʌptᵻd bᵻfˌoːɹ ðeɪ kæn fˈɪnɪʃ.
Suppose two players agree to play a certain number of games, say a best-of-seven series, and are interrupted before they can finish.