The TLDR: Effective immediately, failing to reveal your morph is now a Warning. A non-morph played as a morph, unless it’s caught by the player almost immediately, remains a Game Loss. That’s it. Fuller explanation below. Boy, this one was unexpectedly complicated. The no-reveal problem took us by surprise. A lot of us were judging […]
Category: Policy
How to Avoid Game Losses with Morph
[EDIT – note that some of the policy in here is outdated. See here for more recent policy.] Reveal your morphs. OK, that probably wasn’t what you came here for, though it is the best answer (and one I announced over and over at the PT). But, looking at some other ways in which a […]
KTK Policy Changes
Before we dive into the document update, an important announcement about how we handle morph at Competitive REL: In the past, we’ve applied a Game Loss for not revealing morphs at the end of the game, and have said if you lost the game, the Game Loss applied to the next game. That was to […]
M15 Policy Changes
IPG | MTR There’s no update for players; no policy changed that affects them, though we’re officially taking a dim view of players who create a toxic play environment. Carry on being awesome at Magic tournaments and you don’t have anything new to worry about. There are a few implementation changes to talk about, though, […]
Conspiracy Policy Changes – For Players and Judges
MTR Surprise! We normally don’t issue updates for the summer special set, but, well, this one’s really special and required us to make a couple of MTR tweaks. Obviously, cards with the Conspiracy type aren’t legal in Vintage (and, by extension, Commander) or Legacy, and the lists have been updated to reflect that. Also, it’s […]
Of Course They Do, It Must Be Obvious
We’ve had the new decklist rules out for about a month now, and I’m seeing some evidence that judges are taking it further than is supported by the IPG. The idea is not “oh yeah, I can see how the player might have made that error”. Players are still responsible for filling out a clear […]
Journey Into Nyx Policy Changes – For Judges
First of all, go read the Policy Changes – For Players. That’ll cover those pretty clearly. Don’t worry, we’ll still be here when you return. Back? Great, we have three more meaty topics to dive into. It looks like more in the changelog, but some of that was just grammatical cleanup and clarifications, and having […]
Journey Into Nyx Policy Changes – for Players
With the latest policy update, there’s a major change to the Electronic Device policy for Competitive and Professional REL. It can be summed up easily: Don’t use them during matches or any other “official” times (drafts, deckbuilds, etc). Taking a brief personal call is OK in an emergency – we realize there are doctors, parents, […]
Counterfeit Concerns
There’s been a lot of speculation and worry about a rise in Chinese counterfeit cards recently. First of all, don’t panic. Despite some concerns, this is not a widespread problem, and most judges will never encounter a counterfeit card. You’re more likely to come across a player who accidentally left a sharpied proxy in his […]
Born of the Gods Policy Changes
IPG | MTR This update contains the usual assortment of minor fixes and clarifications and no major policy revisions. There are two lines – one added, one deleted – that are worth highlighting: * If two players receive Deck/Decklist penalties at the same time, they are still Game Losses (for tracking purposes), but those Game […]