Note: This article was originally an excerpt from the Tardiness article which describes the philosophy behind the infraction. It happens that upon shuffling their deck, a player realizes they are missing cards and call a judge. Reading Tardiness, this should be an immediate Game Loss, then the player has 10 minutes to find replacement, or […]
Category: [O]fficial
Constructed Grand Prix and Pro Tour Deck Check Procedure
General Philosophy It is important for a tournament’s integrity that players play all day long a deck that matches exactly the list they submitted prior to the beginning of the tournament. While there is little doubt that most Deck/Decklist problem infraction are genuine and that there is no Cheating involved, it is important that the […]
[O]fficial: Lost cards and stamped product
Limited Grand Prix Day 2s as well as the limited portions of Pro Tours are played with regular Magic cards that have been stamped so they can be uniquely identifiable. Why do we stamp product? Card Pool Registration So that limited tournaments are fair, it is It is essential that players […]
[O]fficial: Handling identical permanents with non-visual differences
Note: This situation happened at GP Detroit and led to discussion on the L4-list so as to provide an [O]fficial answer as to how to handle it more easily. The situation AP controls and three s. He then: Plays a second Blinkmoth Nexus, Taps two Darksteel Citadels to cast , Taps one […]