Aberforth and Bellatrix are playing in Day 1 of a Modern GP. Before game 1, both players mulligan their first hands and draw their new opening hands. Before deciding whether to keep or mulligan, Aberforth realizes that he has accidentally drawn 7 cards and calls for a judge. What do you do? Judges, feel free […]
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Four-gotten Cards
Andrew is playing in a Modern GPT this coming weekend. He sacrifices his and asks, “Fetch?” Newton responds by activating his own , finding an Island. After that resolves, Andrew picks up his library and starts searching. He pulls out a , then puts it back and gets a instead. Then he shuffles and presents […]
I Landed on a Mountain
You are head judging a Battle for Zendikar Sealed GPT with a store owner (who is L0) as a helper, who is doing deck checks for the first time. You’re deck checking, and your helper tells you the deck he is checking is about half blue cards and half green cards, but on the checklist […]
A swing and a miss
Adam is playing against Nick in a sealed PPTQ. Adam controls , and has just put a Kor Ally token into play via ‘s landfall trigger. Adam says, “Munda trigger,” then accidentally grabs the top 5 cards of his library and starts to look at them when Nick calls for a judge. What do you […]
Zurgoing to have a problem…
You are the only judge at a Standard PPTQ. You get called over to a match. On the board, Andrew has a and Nadine has two face down creatures. Andrew has just attacked with his Zurgo Bellstriker and Nadine was thinking about blocking. While looking at her morphs, Nadine noticed that the one she played […]
Bop to the Top
Ali is playing against Ned in a Competitive Legacy event your local store is hosting. You’re called over by a spectator Sonia. She tells you that Ali activated his ‘s second ability during his main phase, and asked Ned, “Draw a card?” and Ned answered, “Yeah, no effects.” Ali resolved the ability, including drawing a […]
Incomplete Disregard
Aldis and Natalie are playing a Battle for Zendikar sealed PPTQ. Natalie controls a and two 1/1 Kor Ally tokens. Aldis asks Natalie how big the Warleader is. She responds, “It’s a 3/3.” Aldis attacks with his . Natalie doesn’t block. After combat, Aldis casts targeting the Warleader. As Natalie picks up the Warleader to […]
Let’s not scry about it
You’re the Head Judge of a Standard PPTQ. Norton calls you over, and tells you this story: “Anton attacked this turn with his and , and played on Abbot to deal lethal damage to me. I killed his Dragon with . Titan’s Strength resolved, but he forgot to scry. He just said ‘Go’ then we […]
Drawing in, the hard way
With 12 minutes left in the last Swiss round of a PPTQ you’re head judging, two players call you over. They tell you that they intentionally drew their match during game 5, and didn’t know how to report it. You ask what happened, and Allison tells you, “Well, we’re best friends, and we both make […]
Nissa’s Chosen
You’re the Head and only judge of a Standard PPTQ. August is playing against November during the third game of the final match. August controls and has 2 cards in hand. August activates Nissa’s +1 ability, looks at the top card of his library for a moment, then puts it into his hand. November is […]