The IPG indicates that, in absence of meeting the criteria for one of the approved partial fixes, "a full backup may be considered or the game state may be left as is." I have already expanded in some articles about backups, and was recently asked whether I usually consider Hidden information before making a decision. So here are my thoughts on this. The situation Alex casts . Nelo, who controls 2 untapped Islands and 4 untapped Mountains, taps 2 Mountain and 1 Island to cast to counter
Category: GPE
Reporting a Looking at Extra Cards penalty
Today we would like to focus on the purpose of writing comments for penalties resulting from Looking at Extra Cards (LEC). All LEC infractions are very similar: A player saw a card he should not have seen If the card was unknown, it will be shuffled back into the random portion of the deck. However, the impact of the infraction on the game can greatly vary. Let’s take two currently classic examples: The turn before, Nicholas killed Andy’s . No player even notices Andy
Game Play Error — Failure to Reveal
Note: This article is slightly outdated as the corresponding section of the MIPG has since been merged with Game Rule Violation. However, the philosophy described in there is still valid. Magic: the Gathering is a game of hidden information. Failure to Reveal (FtR) is the infraction that enforces playing correctly with hidden information. Failure to Reveal is one of the least well understood penalties in the entire Magic Infraction and Procedure Guide (MIPG). Difficulties arise in part because
Game Play Error — Game Rule Violation
Game Rule Violations (GRV) are the most common infractions players can commit. Their impact on the game varies can be none but can also drastically change the course of the game. Why does the infraction work the way it does? How should a judge deal with it? brings us to the depths of this pretty large infraction.What is a Game Rule Violation?DefinitionIt is easiest to define this infraction by outlining what it isn't. While most infractions can be recognised by certain specific characteristics, this