Note: This article was originally published in Dec 2009. It’s been edited for content to make it match the current policy. Most notably, the part about handling lost cards has been moved to another article. It’s fairly easy to be late at a table. There are variety of more or less good reasons for it, […]
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Tournament Error — Slow Play
Introduction Slow Play is an oft misunderstood infraction in the Magic Infraction Procedure Guide. It is one of the few infractions that are largely subjective. How much time is too long to take a game action? What if the board state is extremely complicated? What if it’s an empty board? Before we start answering these […]
Tournament Error — Deck/Decklist Problem
Lost cards, illegal decklists, failures to desideboard are all common mistakes. Knowing how to fix them properly is indeed very useful, but there’s many branches to follow to apply the rules correctly. and walk you through the reasoning.