Game Rules Violation
Bazaar of Moxen 8 Judge Conference
Plan
• What is (not) a GRV?
• What is the procedure? (penalty then fix)
• Examples
The documents
3 Documents
Tournament
Rules
Comprehensive
Rules
Infraction
Procedure
Guide
Judging at
Regular
Infractions in Competitive
Infraction
Procedure
Guide
Unsporting
Conduct
Tournament
Errors
Game Play
Errors
What is not a GRV?
Game
Game Rules
Play
Violation
Errors
My mistakes
Looking at Extra
Cards
Their mistakes
(Improper
Drawing at Start
Drawing
of Game)
Extra Card
Failure to
Maintain Game
State
MT
What is a GRV?
I played the
wrong card!
Casting cost
Game Rules
Violation
Illegal target
Leftover
creature
Forgetting to
name
Forgot to
discard
The Penalty
Warning :
For tracking purposes
Upgradeable to a GL
Time Extension!
The Penalty
Warning :
For tracking purposes
Upgradeable to a GL
Time Extension!
Game Loss :
If an error can’t be detected
by the
opponent.
If the
information needed to
verify the legality was ever
(morph, in
forgetting
to reveal
a uniquely
identifiable
on a conditional
tutor…)
position (such
as on top of
the library or as the only
card in hand) after the
infraction was committed,
do not upgrade the penalty
and reveal the information if
possible.
The 3 fixes :
Back-up :
You’re trying to get
the gamestate as
close as possible to
what it should be.
The 3 fixes :
Back-up :
Leave it as it is :
You’re not making
anything worse.
You’re trying to get
the gamestate as
close as possible to
what it should be.
The 3 fixes :
Leave it as it is :
You’re not making
anything worse.
Exceptions :
Naming Error
Forget to discard
Wrong move
Back-up :
You’re trying to get
the gamestate as
close as possible to
what it should be.
Examples
PR Time:
Apps.magicjudges.org <- forums
Mtgfrance.com <- local forums
Knowledge pool <- scenario discussions
Judge Study Group
Examples
The state from the future (knowledge pool edition) ;
• A Path to exile a 2/2 Bear. B puts it into their graveyard
… later in the turn
• B plays Tragic Slip : “Morbid?”
• A “What died? Snapcaster should have been exiled.”
• B “Snap! Let’s exile it. (textbook partial fix)
• A.. “so no morbid? You already played your spell right?
Juuuudge?”
Examples
Demonic Enlightement
• End of Adam’s turn, Nolan cast Enlightened
Tutor and does not reveal.
• Beginning of his turn, Nolan draws and Adam
calls a judge. Nolan has now 3 cards in hands.
Examples
No takesies backsies
• Nicol controls a Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
• Ajani casts a Gitaxian Probe saying « probe
you, pay 2 life ».
• Nicol points out his Thalia and it appears that
Ajani has several untapped lands. He does not
want to use them. Nicol does not want Ajani
to « take back » his spell.
Examples
What did you name?
• Niko controls an Adapative Automaton
naming Sliver. Adam casts shock.
• Niko reponds by playing Restoration Angel and
blinks the Automaton <- oops
• Judge call !