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Category: Hidden Card Error

Game Rule Violation, Gold, Hidden Card Error

Stolen Breath

July 17, 2019July 23, 2019 | JSH

Agustin is playing against Neal at a Legacy Grand Prix. Agustin controls , and each player has three cards in hand. Neal untaps and draws for his turn, and immediately passes. Agustin untaps and draws, then Neal notices that they each forgot to reveal the last card they drew for Breathstealer’s Crypt, and calls for […]

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Game Play Errors, Hidden Card Error, Silver

Parter of Fails

June 25, 2019June 26, 2019 | JSH

Amandine and Nougat are playing in an MCQ, where you are the head judge. Nougat controls  and . Last turn, Nougat activated Teferi’s -3 ability targeting Amandine’s , putting it 3rd from the top of Amandine’s library. This turn, Amandine has drawn a card, and cast . While resolving , Amandine scries a card to […]

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Game Play Errors, Hidden Card Error, Silver

Self-Sabotage

June 13, 2019June 17, 2019 | JSH

Allison and Newton are playing in an MCQ, where you are the Head Judge. Allison controls two . She activates both of her Daring Saboteurs and attacks Newton with them. After combat damage, Allison points at her attackers, announces “Draw two. Discard two.”, picks up two cards from her library and, before NAP can stop […]

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Bronze, Game Play Errors, Hidden Card Error

All Aboard!

May 30, 2018June 7, 2018 | JSH

Amie is playing against Nyla in a sealed PPTQ. Amie casts , and Nyla lets it resolve. Amie says “look at six,” immediately grabs the top 6 cards of her library, and starts to look at them. Nyla calls for a judge. What do you do? [expand title=”Answer”] This is a Hidden Card Error. The […]

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Game Play Errors, Hidden Card Error, Silver

Broken Oath

May 2, 2018June 10, 2019 | JSH

Annie is playing against Nick at a Modern PPTQ. Annie plays Oath of Nissa, it resolves, and she picks up the top 3 cards of her library and thinks for a few seconds. Finally, she says “I’ll take the creature,” and puts one card into her hand and the rest on the bottom of her […]

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Game Play Errors, Hidden Card Error, Silver

Extreme Exploration

March 7, 2018June 10, 2019 | JSH

Adelaide is playing in a Standard PPTQ, and casts , which resolves. They point out the explore trigger, and it resolves. They set their hand face-down in front of them, and pick up the top card of their deck to look at. As they do, the second card in their deck flicks off the top […]

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Bronze, Game Play Errors, Hidden Card Error

Classically Confident Confidanting

December 13, 2017January 2, 2018 | JSH

Anker is playing against Nite in a Modern PPTQ. Anker controls a Dark Confidant. He untaps, points at his creature, says “Confidant Trigger” and draws a card. Anker proceeds to say “Draw for turn?” Nite calls for a judge and explains that Anker didn’t reveal the card that he put into his hand from the Dark […]

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Game Play Errors, Hidden Card Error, Silver

Temple of Oops

December 4, 2017December 6, 2017 | JSH

At a Modern PPTQ you are the Head Judge of, Ashton is playing against Naomi. Ashton plays his land for turn, a . Ashton picks up the top card of his library, looks at it, sets it back down on the table. Ashton thinks, and then picks up the card and puts it into his […]

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Game Play Errors, Hidden Card Error, Silver

Grim Speculation

November 8, 2017November 14, 2017 | JSH

You’re the Head and only judge of a Modern PPTQ. Arielle is playing against Nice. Arielle controls a and he activates Liliana’s -2 ability, searches and finds a card. She then shuffles her library and puts that card on top of it. Arielle then attacks with a , and Nick blocks with a . They […]

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Bronze, Game Play Errors, Hidden Card Error

About to get Domi-nated

September 27, 2017October 9, 2017 | JSH

August is playing against November at your Modern PPTQ, it’s a third game of the final match. November controls several creatures, he has no cards in hand, 1 life and is fully tapped out. August controls 8 lands, he has 3 cards in hand and 1 life. August casts , activates its +1 ability, looks […]

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  • Game Play Errors (297)
    • Drawing Extra Cards (14)
    • Game Rule Violation (177)
    • Hidden Card Error (72)
    • Improper Drawing at Start of Game (2)
    • Looking at Extra Cards (32)
    • Missed Trigger (40)
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  • Shortcuts (13)
  • Tournament Errors (103)
    • Communication Policy Violation (12)
    • Deck Problem (39)
    • Deck/Decklist Problem (14)
    • Decklist Problem (15)
    • Failure to Follow Official Announcements (1)
    • Insufficient Shuffling (4)
    • Marked Cards (5)
    • Outside Assistance (11)
    • Slow Play (1)
    • Tardiness (5)
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