{"id":524,"date":"2016-12-01T08:15:42","date_gmt":"2016-12-01T08:15:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/playerexperience\/?p=524"},"modified":"2016-12-28T08:30:46","modified_gmt":"2016-12-28T08:30:46","slug":"communication-in-magic-tournaments-part-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/playerexperience\/2016\/12\/01\/communication-in-magic-tournaments-part-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"Communication in Magic Tournaments \u2013 Part II"},"content":{"rendered":"
Read part one here<\/a>, read part three here<\/a>.<\/em><\/div>\n

\"Written<\/a>

Written by Salvatore La Terra
\nLevel 3, Italy<\/p><\/div>
\nWelcome back to our series of articles on the rules that dictate communication in <\/span>Magic <\/b>games. In the <\/span>previous articles<\/span> we talked about the way players are supposed to behave when they interact with a judge; in this installment we\u2019ll see what we can say – and what we can omit to say – when communicating with our opponent.<\/span><\/p>\n

Communication between players<\/span><\/h1>\n

The bulk of communication at tournaments happens between players, and presents an interesting dilemma: players need to have a mutual understanding to make the game progress, yet they\u2019re allowed to trick their opponent in order to win. It\u2019s necessary to have precise rules, and a threshold after which <\/span>Jedi Mind Tricks<\/span><\/a> become illegal.<\/span><\/p>\n

Communication between players deals with two topics: describing the game state and declaring one\u2019s actions. We\u2019ll split these in two articles: in the rest of this one we\u2019ll talk about the different kind of information exchanged during a game; the next in the series will wrap up the correct ways to communicate to our opponents our play.<\/span><\/p>\n

Information Theory<\/span><\/h1>\n

Not all information is handled the same way. Some is essential for the game to progress, and must be clear to all players at any time; other information can be bluffed – understanding the game state and tracking all effects that apply to it is a skill that should be rewarded.<\/span><\/p>\n

Free Information<\/span><\/h2>\n

Free information includes the details that we would expect to get at a glance when we turn on the coverage streaming for a GP:<\/span><\/p>\n