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Category: Tournament Errors

Bronze, Cheating, Communication Policy Violation, Game Rule Violation

N’importe quelle couleur, pourvu que ce soit noir !

September 3, 2015November 10, 2015 | cixidetroy

Ananas et Navet jouent dans un Grand Prix Legacy. Aaron a un et un dans son cimetière. Ananas annonce : « J’ mon Tyran. » Navet répond : « Ok, Exhume se résout. Je choisis mon . » Ananas répond : « Oh, je n’avais pas vu que tu avais ça.. Alors à la résolution […]

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Insufficient Shuffling, Looking at Extra Cards, Silver

Temple du Mallisté

September 3, 2015November 10, 2015 | cixidetroy

Aadvark joue en tournoi standard dont le REL est compétitif. Il joue un jeu rouge-noir aggro. Sur sa liste de deck, il est indiqué 4 . Au début de la ronde en cours, un deck check révèle qu’il joue 4 à la place. Mis à part cela, le reste de sa liste est légal. Que […]

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Deck/Decklist Problem, Game Rule Violation, Silver, Tournament Errors

On Second Thought…

August 27, 2015September 3, 2015 | bimmerbot

Albert is playing against Nora in PPTQ. Albert has lost game 1, and they are moving to game 2. Albert swaps some cards in from his sideboard, presents, then draws his opening 7. There’s only one land, so he decides to mulligan. He puts his hand back on top, says “Hmm, actually…” and swaps one […]

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Communication Policy Violation, Silver, Tournament Errors

D’oh-main

June 25, 2015September 4, 2015 | bimmerbot

You are the only judge at a local Modern GPT. Nat calls you over and explains that Addison just cast a on his , saying “5 to your rhino.” Nat responded by activating his targeting Addison’s . The players had then both recalculated for Tribal Flames, and realized that Addison had only controlled 4 basic […]

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Deck/Decklist Problem, Silver

Ambidecksterity

June 18, 2015September 4, 2015 | bimmerbot

Alfonso is playing in a sealed GPT. He sits down for game 1 of his match, grabs a pile of roughly 40 sleeved cards out of his deck box, shuffles, and presents to his opponent. Upon drawing his opening hand, he immediately calls a judge and explains that this is his sideboard. He has several […]

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Silver, Tardiness

Collateral damage

June 10, 2015September 4, 2015 | bimmerbot

You are a floor judge of a Regional Pro Tour Qualifier. It’s round 5 and the EOR leader has asked you to gather as many entry slips as possible before time in the round. While you walk around, you see a match that ends, approach to the table and kindly ask them to fill and […]

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Game Rule Violation, Outside Assistance, Silver

Schrödinger’s Satyr

May 6, 2015May 13, 2015 | bimmerbot

You are the Head and only judge of a PPTQ. Anna is playing against Nick in semifinals. She casts and activates its “0” ability. In response, Nick plays targeting Xenagos. Anna puts Xenagos into her graveyard. Nick studies his hand while Anna touches a Satyr token in her deckbox, then pulls her hand off it, […]

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Gold, Marked Cards, Tournament Errors

Le sideboard de Schrödinger

February 6, 2015November 10, 2015 | cixidetroy

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 […]

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Deck/Decklist Problem, Silver

Relentless Rats or Shadowborn Apostles…?

November 19, 2014February 5, 2015 | bimmerbot

Louis is playing in a GPT, of which you are head judge. As you are checking decklists, you notice Louis’s list ends with the line “23 ______________” with no card name filled in. The remainder of the list contains 37 cards, all of which are either blue or artifacts. What do you do? Judges, feel […]

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Deck/Decklist Problem, Silver

Coasting to Victory

July 16, 2014February 5, 2015 | bimmerbot

While counting decklists for your Post-M15 Standard GPT, you notice on SeaCat’s list he had written 4x “U/G painland”, 4x “U/G Temple”, 4x “U/G Shockland”. What do you do? Judges, feel free to discuss this scenario on Judge Apps! [expand title=Answer]Keep in mind that if this were a larger tournament with more than one judge, […]

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    • Gold (49)
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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)
  • No Infraction (9)
  • 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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