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137 Cards in this Set
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What four roles are considered tournament officials?
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Head Judge Floor Judge Scorekeeper |
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How long after employment must a former Hasbro or Wizards employee wait before playing in a DCI sanctioned competitive tournament?
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30 days after employment ends |
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How long after employment must a former Hasbro or Wizards employee wait before playing in a prerelease
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6 months after employment ends |
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If a former Hasbro or Wizards employee has significant knowledge of a card set, how long must that person wait before playing in a tournament of a format that includes cards from that set?
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32 days after the prerelease of that set |
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Who is not eligible to act as a tournament official at a competitive REL tournament? |
Anyone who has played in the tournament. |
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At what types of tournament may a tournament official also participate as a player? |
Tournament MUST be run at regular REL |
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Which events are considered Premier Events?
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MTG World Championship, World Magic Cup, WMCQ, WMCQ qualifier trials, PT, PTQ, PPTQ, RPTQ, GP, GP Trial, WPN Premium Tournament, and WPN Premium Qualifier. |
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What is the play/draw rule?
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During regular swiss rounds, players use a random method to determine who gets to choose if they want to play first or second. The player who plays first skips the draw step of his or her first turn. |
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Who decides which player gets to go first during the first game of a match during the regular swiss portion of a tournament?
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Use a random method, such as a die roll or coin toss. Winner of the random method gets to choose if they want to play first or second. |
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Who decides which player gets to go first during the second game of a match if the first game was not a draw?
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The loser of the match gets to decide if they would like to play first or second.
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Who decides which player gets to go first during the second game of a match if the first game was a draw? |
The player who decided to play first or second during the previous game gets to decide if they would like to play first or second. They are not required to make the same choice they made during the previous game. |
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Who decides which player gets to go first during the first game of a match during the playoff portion of a tournament?
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The player with the higher seed after the end of the swiss rounds gets to choose if they would like to play first or second.
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If a game ends before any game actions were taken, are the players allowed to sideboard before the next game?
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No. Players are only allowed to sideboard if game actions were taken during the previous game. |
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What actions are the players allowed to take before time for the match has officially begun? |
Determine which player gets to decide who goes first, shuffle and resolve mulligans.
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What is the correct way to report an intentional draw on a match slip?
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0-0-3 |
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If a player wins a game during a match, then decides to concede, how must the match be reported on the match slip?
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2-1 |
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What happens if a player refuses to play their match? |
That player is assumed to have conceded the match.
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How many additional turns are played after time has been called for an individual format tournament? |
5 |
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How many additional turns are played after time has been called for a two-headed giant tournament?
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3 |
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If time is called between game 2 and game 3 of the regular swiss portion of a tournament, and each player has won one game, how is a winner determined?
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The match is a draw. No new games may begin after time has been called. |
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If time is called between game 2 and game 3 of single elimination rounds of a tournament, and each player has won one game, how is a winner determined?
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A third game is started with the additional SBA that if a player does not have the highest life total, they lose the game.
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If time is called during single-elimination rounds of a tournament, how is the winner determined?
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Five additional rounds are played, then the player with the higher life total wins. If both players are tied, the game continues with the additional SBA that if a player does not have the highest life total, they lose the game. |
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When should a judge give players a time extension? |
Whenever a judge pauses a match for more than one minute while the round clock is running.
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When are players provided with their opponents' decklists during a tournament?
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During the single elimination playoffs of constructed format professional REL tournaments.
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What percentage of decks does the DCI recommend be checked over the course of a tournament?
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10% |
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Are players allowed to sideboard after a mid round deckcheck? |
No. Once the players have presented their decks to their opponents (which happens before a deckcheck) no further sideboarding is allowed. |
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If a player decides to drop halfway through a booster draft, what cards do they get to keep?
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All cards in their possession, including any unopened or partially drafted boosters.
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If a player drops from a tournament before the first round starts, will they get participation Planeswalker Points for that tournament? |
No |
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What happens if a player drops from a tournament after a cut has been made (such as a cut to top 8) |
The player's opponent receives a bye. |
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What happens if a player drops from a tournament before a cut has been made, if that player would have advanced (such as a cut to top 8)
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The next ranked player advances.
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When is a cut (such as a cut to top 8) considered to have been made?
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Once the cut itself or the pairing for the following round have been announced or posted. |
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What types of written notes are players allowed to refer to during a game? |
Only notes written during that match. (Notes from previous GAMES during that MATCH are allowed, as well as notes from the current game.) |
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Are players allowed to refer to outside notes during sideboarding? |
Yes. They may refer to brief notes while not playing a game. |
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What types of electronic devices are not allowed during drafting, deck construction, and playing a game? |
Devices capable of taking and storing notes, communicating with other people, or accessing the internet. |
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When are judges allowed to use video replays? |
Investigative purposes after the tournament. Judges are not permitted to use video replays to assist in making rulings during a match. |
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What are the tiebreakers used in determining a player's ranking in an individual format tournament with multiple-game matches?
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2. Opponents' match-win percentage 3. Game-win percentage 4. Opponents' game-win percentage |
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What constructed formats are considered "Eternal" |
Vintage and Legacy |
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What types of artistic modifications are unacceptable on cards at a sanctioned tournament?
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Card art is unrecognizable Substantial strategic advice Offensive images Obstruct or change mana cost Obstruct or change name of card |
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When are proxies allowed?
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Only when issued by the head judge, if a card becomes accidentally damaged or excessively worn during the current tournament. |
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When are checklist cards required in a deck?
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They represent double-faced cards if: 1. player is not using opaque sleeves 2. player is using any other checklist cards Players must either use checklists for ALL double-faced cards or for none. |
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In which zones do you use checklist cards?
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Only in hidden zones. Use the actual card in all public zones. |
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Can you use multiple copies of a checklist card if you only own one copy of the actual double-faced card? |
You must have one copy of the double-faced card for each checklist card in your deck |
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What types of game markers / tokens are illegal? |
Completely obscure any card Cannot clearly represent status Sleeves or card back similar to deck Inappropriate or offensive Markers that can cause confusion |
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What is the game definition of a randomized deck?
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No player has any information regarding the order or position of cards in any portion of the deck. |
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When is a card or sleeve considered to be marked?
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It bears something that makes it possible to identify the card without seeing its face. This includes scratches, discoloration, bends, etc. |
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What happens if a player loses a card during a tournament? |
They may find a replacement. If they cannot find one, replace it with a basic land card of their choice. Once they do, they may not revert to the original configuration, even if they later find an acceptable replacement. |
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Are players required to inform their opponent if that opponent is accidentally revealing hidden information? |
No. They may not actively attempt to gain that information, but are not required to inform the opponent of accidentally revealed information. |
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What is the oldest set that doesn't care about graveyard order?
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Urza's Saga |
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Are you allowed to change the order of your graveyard? |
Only in formats containing only cards from Urza's Sage and later. |
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Are you allowed to sideboard if an in-game effect instructs you to restart that game? |
No |
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At what points during the game is an opponent allowed to count your sideboard? |
At any time |
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Can a player refuse to tell his opponent how many cards he sideboarded in or out? |
Yes |
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During a game, when can a player look at his or her own sideboard? |
Any time |
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Is a player allowed to look at the sideboard of a player they are controlling due to an in-game effect? |
Yes, at any time while they are controlling that player. |
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What are the three types of information? |
Derived Private |
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What type of information is: Details of current game actions and past game actions that still affect the game state. |
Free
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What type of information is: The name of any visible object |
Free |
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What type of information is: The type of any counter in a public zone |
Free
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What type of information is: Physical status (tapped/flipped/unattached/phased) and current zone of any object |
Free |
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What type of information is: Player life totals, poison counter totals, and game score of current match |
Free
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What type of information is: The current step and/or phase and which player is active |
Free |
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What type of information is: The number and type of objects present in any game zone |
Derived
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What type of information is: Oracle text of any card on the battlefield |
Derived |
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What type of information is: Mana cost of any card on the battlefield |
Derived |
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What type of information is: Power and toughness of any creature on the battlefield |
Derived |
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What type of information is: Game rules and tournament policy |
Derived
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What is the definition of free information?
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Information for which all players are entitled access. Players must provide this to their opponent if asked, and must provide complete, true answers.
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What is the definition of derived information? |
Information for which all players are entitled access, but opponents are not obliged to assist in determining and may refuse to answer or may provide incomplete answers (but not false answers) when asked about. |
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What is the definition of private information?
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Information to which players have access only if they are able to determine it from the current visual game state or their own record of previous game actions. Any information that is not free or derived is automatically private information. |
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When is derived information considered free information?
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Regular REL |
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When are judges encouraged to help players determine information about the game state? |
Judges should not assist with derived information. |
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What is hidden information?
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Hidden information refers to the faces of cards and other objects at which the rules of the game and format do not allow you to look.
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What is a tournament shortcut?
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An action taken by players to skip parts of the technical play sequence without explicitly announcing them.
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Why are tournament shortcuts essential?
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They allow players to play in a clear fashion without getting bogged down in the minutia of the rules. |
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If a player wishes to create a new tournament shortcut, what must they do?
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Be clear where the game state will end up as part of the request. |
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Can a player interrupt their own tournament shortcut? |
Yes, if they explain how they are deviating from it or at which point in the middle they wish to take an action. |
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When is a player not allowed to create a shortcut or modify an in-use shortcut?
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When they don't announce the modification, in order to create ambiguity in the game. |
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What happens if a player requests priority in the middle of a shortcut and takes no action with it? |
The request for priority is nullified and priority is returned to the player that originally had it. |
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When are you passing priority until when you say "Go" (or "your turn" or "done", etc.) |
Until an opponent has priority in your end step. |
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When are you passing priority until when you say "Combat" or "Declare attackers"? |
Until an opponent has priority in the beginning of combat step. |
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Are you assumed to be passing priority if you add an object to the stack without explicitly announcing that you are retaining priority? |
Yes. If you add a group of items to the stack without explicitly retaining priority and a player wishes to take action at a point in the middle, actions should be reversed up to that point.
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When are you passing priority until when you say "no attacks"? |
Until an opponent has priority in the end of combat step. |
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If you cast a spell or ability with X in its mana cost without specifying the value of X, what is it assumed to be? |
The total of all mana currently available in your pool.
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If you announce choices for a spell or activated ability that are not normally made until resolution, are you allowed to change your mind when it resolves? |
Only if the opponent responds to the spell or ability, otherwise you must adhere to that choice. |
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If an opponent asks about a choice usually made at resolution, can he/she then respond to the spell? |
No. It is assumed he/she has passed priority and allowed that spell to resolve if he/she asks about a choice made on resolution. |
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Can a player refuse to pay a cost of zero?
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Only if he or she announces that they are not paying it. Otherwise it is assumed that they chose to pay it. |
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If you cast a spell or ability that targets an object on the stack without specifying which spell, what happens? |
It is assumed you are targeting the legal target closest to the top of the stack. |
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If a player declares attackers without specifying if they are attacking the opponent or the opponent's planeswalkers, what is assumed to have happened? |
It is assumed they have attacked the player. |
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What happens if a player chooses a planeswalker as the target of a spell that can only target a player?
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It is assumed he/she is choosing to target the player and redirect damage to the planeswalker. He/she must adhere to that choice unless an opponent responds. |
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In 2HG, if attacking creatures deal damage and their controller does not specify which head is assigned that damage, what happens? |
Damage is assumed to be assigned to the defending team's primary head. |
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What criteria must be met in order to deem a block of actions taken in the incorrect order to be considered out-of-order sequencing?
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No player can prematurely gain information which could reasonable affect later decisions Opponent is allowed to interrupt and request actions be taken in order so he/she can respond. Players cannot use opponent's reactions to see if they should modify their actions Actions all taken at once with no significant pause. Players cannot use OOS to retroactively take an action they missed at the appropriate time. |
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Is it OK to intentionally miss your own triggers?
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No, intentionally missing your own triggers is considered Cheating. |
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Is it OK to intentionally miss triggers you do not control? |
Yes, you are never required to point out triggers you don't control. You may do so if you wish, if it is within a turn. |
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When is a trigger considered to be forgotten?
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Once the player has taken an action past the point where the ability would have had an observable impact on the game. |
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Are forgotten triggers considered to have gone on the stack? |
No. |
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When are members of the same 2HG team allowed to communicate between one another verbally? |
At all times. This includes during play, during drafting, and during limited deck construction. |
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When are members of the same team forbidden from communicating with each other verbally?
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If they had an opportunity to acquire hidden information (for example, after speaking to spectators following their own match while a teammate is still playing.) |
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During a team draft, what kind of written notes are allowed? |
None. Notes of any kind during drafts are prohibited. |
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Who reviews all cheating allegations?
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All DQ's are subject to DCI review, and further penalties may be assessed. |
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When is the decision to drop, concede, or intentionally draw considered collusion / bribery? |
If that decision is influenced by the offer of any reward or incentive. |
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If your opponent offers you a bribe, how are you penalized? |
You and your opponent will be penalized in the same manner UNLESS you immediately call for a judge when you receive such an offer. |
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Are players ever allowed to agree to split prizes? |
Yes, as long as it does not occur in exchange for a match result or the dropping of a player from the tournament.
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How are the rules for splitting prizes different during the announced last round of the single elimination portion of a tournament?
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Players may divide the prizes as they wish. One of the players at each table must agree to drop from the tournament. Players are then awarded prizes according to their resulting ranking. |
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What are some examples of random methods to determine a winner of a game, and which ones are allowed?
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rolling a die, flipping a coin, arm wrestling, turning over cards from the top of your deck, playing any other game, etc. |
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Are players allowed to use information regarding match or game scores of other tables when deciding to concede or intentionally draw? |
Yes, as long as they do not leave their seats or go to great lengths to obtain this information. |
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When can players agree to end a tournament without playing the rest of the matches?
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They may also opt to split the prizes but play out the final rounds (only if all players agree to the split). |
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Who is allowed to wager or bet on any portion (including the outcome) of a tournament?
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No one. Not participants, tournament officials, or spectators.
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What are some examples of Unsporting Conduct?
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Using profanity Stalking, bullying, or harassing behavior Arguing with judges, players, or spectators Violating privacy or safety of others Social media bullying, shaming, or intimidating Failing to follow instructions of a tournament official. |
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What must players do in order to avoid Slow Play?
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Take turns in a timely fashion regardless of complexity of play situation, and maintain a pace to allow the game to be finished in the announced time limit. |
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Is a judge required to honor a request from a player to watch their game for slow play? |
No. The request will be granted if feasible.
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What is the minimum number of cards in a constructed format deck?
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Sixty cards in the main board, and up to fifteen cards in the sideboard.
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What is the maximum number of cards in a constructed format deck? |
There is no maximum |
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How many copies of any individual card may be included in a constructed deck? |
No more than four, unless it contains the basic supertype or unless the card contains text that specifies otherwise. |
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How is it decided if a card is the same or different from another card? |
Based on its English card title.
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What cards are legal in any given format? |
Only cards from a set that is legal in that format, or cards with the same name as a card from a set that is legal in that format. |
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What does it mean if a card is banned in a specific format? |
No copies are allowed in your deck or sideboard. |
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What does it mean if a card is restricted in a specific format? |
Only one copy may be included in your deck, including sideboard. |
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What are the restrictions on how cards in the main deck may be exchanged for cards in the sideboard between games?
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Cards do not need to be exchanged on a one-for-one basis, and there is no restriction on the number of cards that may be exchanged this way. |
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What is the oldest set legal in Modern?
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Eighth Edition |
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What is the oldest block legal in Modern? |
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In what formats are cards from special sets such as From the Vault, Commander, Duel Decks, and Conspiracy legal?
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Legacy and Vintage |
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What is the minimum number of cards allowed in a limited format main deck?
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Forty cards
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How many copies of a card may a player include in a limited format deck?
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There is no restriction on the number of copies of any single card.
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How many cards are allowed in the sideboard of a limited format deck? |
Players may also request any amount of basic lands for their sideboard. |
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What are the limits on how many cards may be sideboarded in/out during a limited format tournament?
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There are no limits to how many cards a player may exchange, as long as the main deck is legal afterwards. Cards do not need to be exchanged on a one-for-one basis.
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Are players at a limited tournament required to return their decks to the original composition after each match?
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At Regular REL, only if decklists are being used, or if the HJ or TO announces it at the beginning of the tournament. This is always required at Comp and Pro REL. |
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What is the required minimum time limit for any match?
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40 minutes |
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What is the recommended time for each swiss round of a constructed tournament? |
50 minutes |
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What is the recommended time for each round of single elimination quarterfinal or semifinal matches? |
90 minutes |
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What is the recommended time for single elimination final matches? |
No time limit
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What is the recommended time for individual sealed deck registration? |
20 minutes |
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What is the recommended time for individual sealed deck construction?
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30 minutes |
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What is the recommended time for deck registration and construction for a draft? |
30 minutes total |
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What is the recommended time for Team Sealed Deck registration and construction? |
60 minutes for construction |
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What is the recommended time for Team Draft deck construction and registration?
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40 minutes total |
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What is the recommended time for 2HG Sealed deck registration and construction?
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60 minutes construction |
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What is the recommended time for 2HG draft deck registration and construction? |
40 minutes total |
