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Definition A player takes longer than is reasonably required to complete game actions. If a judge believes a player is intentionally playing slowly to take advantage of a time limit, the infraction is Unsporting Conduct — Stalling. It is also slow play if a player continues to execute a loop without being able to provide […]
Definition A player, spectator, or other tournament participant does any of the following: Seeks play advice or private information about their match from others once they have sat for their match. Gives play advice or reveals private information to players who have sat for their match. During a game, refers to notes (other than Oracle™ […]
Definition A player is not in their seat at the beginning of a round, or has not completed tasks assigned within the time allocated. If a round begins before the previous round would have ended (due to all players finishing early), tardiness does not apply until the scheduled end of the previous round. If, before […]
3.1. Tournament Error — Tardiness 3.5. Tournament Error — Deck Problem 3.2. Tournament Error — Outside Assistance 3.6. Tournament Error — Limited Procedure Violation 3.3. Tournament Error — Slow Play 3.7. Tournament Error — Communication Policy Violation 3.4. Tournament Error — Decklist Problem 3.8. Tournament Error — Marked Cards 3.9 Tournament Error — Insufficient Shuffling […]
Definition A player allows another player in the game to commit a Game Play Error and does not point it out immediately. If a judge believes a player is intentionally not pointing out other players’ illegal actions, either for their advantage, or in the hope of bringing it up at a more strategically advantageous time, […]
Definition This infraction covers the majority of game situations in which a player makes an error or fails to follow a game procedure correctly. It handles violations of the Comprehensive Rules that are not covered by the other Game Play Errors. Examples A. A player casts for 3W (actual cost 2WW). B. A player does […]
Definition A player makes an error in one of the steps of the mulligan process. Once the mulligan process is complete and the game begins, excess cards arising from an improper mulligan is a Game Play Error – Hidden Card Error and too few cards is a Game Play Error – Game Rule Violation. Unintentional […]
Definition A player commits an error in the game that cannot be corrected by only publicly available information. It is not a Hidden Card Error if the opponent acknowledges the action or controls the continuous effect modifying the game rule that made the action illegal. This infraction only applies when a card whose identity is […]
Definition A player takes an action that may have enabled them to see the faces of cards that they were not entitled to see. This penalty is applied only once if one or more cards are seen in the same action or sequence of actions. Examples A. A player accidentally reveals (drops, flips over) a […]
Definition A triggered ability triggers, but the player controlling the ability doesn’t demonstrate awareness of the trigger’s existence by the first time that it would affect the game in a visible fashion. The point by which the player needs to demonstrate this awareness depends on the impact that the trigger would have on the game: […]