{"id":1402,"date":"2017-09-04T14:09:04","date_gmt":"2017-09-04T12:09:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/whatsupdocs\/?p=1402"},"modified":"2018-12-03T15:04:54","modified_gmt":"2018-12-03T13:04:54","slug":"running-a-draft-without-stamped-product","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/whatsupdocs\/2017\/09\/04\/running-a-draft-without-stamped-product\/","title":{"rendered":"Running a draft without stamped product"},"content":{"rendered":"

With Nationals approaching and since it\u2019s likely very few of them will use stamped product, here is a procedure I\u2019ve already successfully tried a few years ago at a Grand Prix whose stamped product was not be delivered on time.<\/p>\n

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<\/p>Why are we usually using stamped product?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Stamped product allows each and every player to verify with a quick glance that the card their opponent is playing belongs to this draft.<\/p>\n

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This is a good start since, at the very least, it prevents players from bringing their own deck. But this isn\u2019t perfect security: For instance, two players may still exchange some of their picks: These cards would be stamped so that is impossible for the opponent to catch. That\u2019s why deck checks remain a crucial element of tournaments using stamped product.<\/p>\n

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<\/p>What do we do when we are not using stamped product?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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At Sealed Grand Prix or PPTQs, a player\u2019s card pool is registered by the person in front of them. We reinforce security by making players open and present the content of their boosters to another player.<\/p>\n

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The main tool to enhance security is to have another individual register a player\u2019s card pool. <\/strong><\/p>\n

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This is what we are going to do for a draft as well.<\/p>\n

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<\/p>Secrecy of the decks<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Usually, we swap pools. However, a core component of a draft is the secrecy of the decks, and therefore it must be preserved. Indeed, remembering which cards you passed during a draft is a skill that can give a player an advantage.<\/p>\n

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Therefore, having drafts pools registered by another player in the pod or when another player from the pod is around is not a solution.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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More on security<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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The intuitive conclusion of the latter point is that the drafts pools should be registered at the construction table. Yet, that causes issues since players would have quite a big opportunity to swap some cards when moving from their draft pod to that construction table.<\/p>\n

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Players therefore cannot move with their draft pools.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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<\/p>The solution: Swapping players<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Since you do not want players to move with their decks, you either need to move the draft pools or move the players.<\/p>\n

Moving the draft pools is very risky since:<\/p>\n