You are the head and only judge of a Modern format Preliminary Pro Tour Qualifier when two players call you to their table and explain what has happened. Nathan drew his card for turn. With just a and lands on the battlefield, Nathan said “Bolt you twice” and put two s on the table. He […]
Category: Gold
Le sideboard de Schrödinger
Vous êtes le chef d’équipe de la Team Deck Checks lors d’un Super Sunday Series qui se déroule pendant un Grand Prix. Alors que vous effectuez un deck check aléatoire de début de ronde sur Andy lors de la ronde 7, vous remarquez qu’à cause de la facon dont il a mélangé son main deck […]
Schrödinger’s Markings
You are the Team Lead of the Deck Checks team at a Super Sunday Series event at a Grand Prix. You perform a random beginning-of-round deck check on Andy at the beginning of round 7. You notice that throughout the event, Andy’s main deck has become quite warped from the way that he is shuffling, […]
Rattleclaw Missed. Ick.
In a sealed PPTQ for which you are a floor judge, Nat calls you over. He explains that during a relatively complicated combat step on Andy’s turn, Nat cast targeting one of Andy’s morph creatures. You ask to see Andy’s hand and it contains a , a , and a Mountain. Andy tells you that […]
Woot! Free Win!
You are the Head, and only, Judge of a Sealed Grand Prix Trial. Alex calls you over to his table, where he is playing against Brian. Alex says, “Judge, I just realized that I played this face down a couple turns ago. I thought I was putting down a . I don’t have Sagu Archer […]
Drawing Extra Cards, Game Play Errors, Game Rule Violation, Gold, Looking at Extra Cards, Missed Trigger
Better late than never
Abel is playing in a Standard PTQ. He controls a , which he untaps at start of his turn. He then immediately draws a card for his turn. He pauses for a second, says, “Oh!” points to his Pain Seer, then reveals the top card of his library, which is a Swamp. He says “Swamp. […]
Houston, We’ve Got a Bribe
Going into the last round of Swiss in a $5k cash tournament run at Competitive REL, you, the Head Judge, send your floor judges out to watch and listen for “unfortunate conversations” that might happen with the players battling to get into the Top 8. As the round is coming to a close, one of […]
The Devil is in the Details
Abe and Norman are playing a game during a Standard GPT. Norman is at 2 life and has in play, when Abe taps 3 mountains and casts targeting Norman. Norman takes his pen and says, “So I go to one?” to which Abe replies, “No, you’re dead.” Norman just points at his Thalia and repeats, […]
Anakin’s Lack of Force
Darth Vader is enrolled in a Legacy Competitive REL event. During his turn, Nute Gunray casts a , but Anakin denies him that by casting a for its alternative cost: He exiles . In his own turn, Anakin casts and announces that he wants to activate its ability. When Nute and Anakin reach for their […]