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. […]
Category: Tournament procedures
Efficiently Watching Magic
Soon-to-be a decade ago, I used to be a player. A competitive player. I’d only judge PTQs if I was qualified for the corresponding PT. This background means I love watching games. I get thrilled watching tense games. I still remember that quarter-finals between Eduardo Sajgalik and Shi Tian Lee at PT RtR: So many […]
Regarder efficacement Magic
Il y a près d’une décennie, j’étais plutôt un joueur. Un compétiteur. Je n’arbitrais les PTQ que si j’étais qualifié au PT correspondant. Cet historique indique que j’adore regarder des parties. Je me ravissais à regarder des parties tendues. Je me rappelle encore le quart de finale du PT RtR entre Eduardo Sajgalik et Shi […]
Preventing Serious Problems™
First, if you’re wondering why the penalty for Improperly Determining a winner (IDaW) and Bribery is a Disqualification, you should read this article first. Done? Good, you can proceed reading! Unlike Cheating, knowledge of the rule is not required to identify IDaW and Bribery. This means that sometimes, a player who did not know […]