{"id":6,"date":"2013-05-14T15:15:52","date_gmt":"2013-05-14T15:15:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/unclescott\/?p=6"},"modified":"2013-05-14T15:24:06","modified_gmt":"2013-05-14T15:24:06","slug":"april-l4-summary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/unclescott\/2013\/05\/14\/april-l4-summary\/","title":{"rendered":"April L4+ Summary"},"content":{"rendered":"

April was a quiet month, only about half as many messages (176) as in March (375)… but we still touched on 42 different topics.\u00a0 (Note that these numbers do not represent scientific or statistically accurate or whatever official-sounding words I could throw out there…\u00a0 I’ll admit to destroying – rarely regenerating! – some number of “me too!” messages.)<\/p>\n

So, what’s new in the world of L4s & L5s & Andy (oh my)?\u00a0 Surprisingly, most of this month’s discussion continued unfinished discussions from March.\u00a0 The advantage of having this many program leaders involved in discussions is also the disadvantage: we get a lot of very valuable input, but it’s hard to reach conclusions among our Council of Thirteen…<\/p>\n

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A lot of attention has been given to the “Go” shortcut, mostly because of one card: Obzedat, Ghost Council<\/a>.\u00a0 We agree that saying “Go” without any mention that you’re going to Exile Obzedat is a clear indication you’ve Missed that Trigger.\u00a0 The idea was floated – and most agreed – that the established shortcut could be amended to read “offers to keep passing priority until an opponent has priority in the end step **with an empty stack**” (emphasis on the proposed addition).<\/p>\n

That change did not happen in the MTR that’s effective now; there’s no guarantee it will ever make it in to the MTR.\u00a0 It was observed that the existing shortcut language can be interpreted in this manner: if I say “Go”, you have the opportunity to accept my shortcut, or interrupt it at any point.\u00a0 In certain circumstances, you may want to take an action during my main phase; you might even want to act with the Obzedat trigger on the stack (none of us offered up any examples of that corner case!).\u00a0 Most likely, though, you’ll just start to untap – and if I then try to Exile my Spirit(ual) Advisor, I’ve missed that trigger.<\/p>\n

In other examples – say, Unholy Fiend<\/a> – when I say “Go”, you may want to point out to a Judge that I’ve missed a trigger that you not only want to put on the stack, but want to ensure it’s tracked via a Warning … you know, just in case I’m Fiendish or even Unholy…<\/p>\n

So, what else did we talk about?\u00a0 GPs Pittsburgh, Strasbourgh; RC activity; L3s and L3 candidates, and why one panel took longer than usual\/expected, and how\/who to schedule for upcoming events; mana weaving; our schedule for the next season of GPs; selecting L3 candidates for GP Day Two Team Lead positions… and more, of course.<\/p>\n

And, we discussed this article:<\/p>\n

Recurring Nightmares – Arbor Day<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n