{"id":140,"date":"2015-10-08T23:42:09","date_gmt":"2015-10-08T20:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/rules\/?page_id=140"},"modified":"2024-03-11T03:38:17","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T00:38:17","slug":"ipg4-7","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/rules\/ipg4-7\/","title":{"rendered":"IPG 4.7 Unsporting Conduct \u2014 Stalling"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Definition<\/h2>\n

A player intentionally plays slowly in order to take advantage of the time limit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Penalty<\/strong><\/p>\n

Disqualification<\/p>\n

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This infraction describes situations in which a player is fully aware of the time remaining in the round and they attempt to run the clock out in order to win or deny the opponent the time needed to play. For example, a player may count or look through their sideboard or graveyard for no strategic reason. Alternatively, the player may act as if they are looking for tokens, emblems, or dice, and take an unusual amount of time in doing so.<\/em><\/div><\/p>\n

If the slow play is not intentional, please refer to Tournament Error \u2014 Slow Play<\/a> instead.<\/p>\n

Not all players who take a long time to play the game are necessarily doing so intentionally. Magic is a complex game with many factors to be considered. Large cash prizes, invites, pieces of power, etc., may provide players with incentive to take their time when thinking about their actions. If it is determined that the player did not have intent to run out the clock, then the infraction is not Stalling.<\/em><\/p>\n

The key thing to look for when issuing a penalty for Stalling is intent. If there wasn\u2019t intent on the part of the player, then the appropriate infraction is Slow Play<\/a>.<\/em><\/div>\n

Examples<\/h2>\n