Breaking out of setTimeout loop

Instead of setting all those timers, create one continuous timer with setInterval:

var counter = 0;

var timer = setInterval(function () {

    console.log("turn no. " + counter);

    if (table.game.playerWon) {
        console.log('Player won');
    }

    if (counter >= 75 || table.game.playerWon) {
        clearInterval(timer);
    }

    counter++;

}, 100);

If your turns should take 500ms, change that last 100 to 500.

You shouldn't use a for loop , just a recursive setTimeout

• Read about the recursive setTimeout pattern
• When saying about 500ms, I assume it doesn't have to be so accurate
• setInterval is harmful and most developers are probably not aware of it.

setInterval does not fit for so many things:

• If an error occurs you cannot stop the train.
• If you need different execution time steps.
• If you need to pass data inside the chain.
• If you need to do something asynchronous.
• And the worse thing - SETINTERVAL DOES NOT GUARANTEE EXECUTION
• So use it only if you know what you are doing!

Solution:

var func = function(i){

    return function(){
        if (i >= 75) return;
        console.log("turn no. " + i);

        if(table.game.playerWon) {
            console.log('Player won');
        } else {
            setTimeout(func(++i), 500); 
        }

    }   
}

setTimeout(func(0), 500); 

You can run it in node.js if you want to check how it works:

var winTurn = 10;

var func = function(i){

    return function(){
        if (i >= 75) return;
        console.log("turn no. " + i);

        if(i === winTurn) {
            console.log('Player won');
        } else {
            setTimeout(func(++i), 50); 
        }

    }   
}

setTimeout(func(1), 50); 

I think would be better you use a setInterval instead of setTimeout.

And for clear both of them you assign them to a variable and then you clear the timeout with

var myVar = setTimeout(func, time);
var myVar2 = setInterval(func, time);

clearTimeout(myVar);
clearInterval(myVar2);