The new IPGs

The new IPGs

1. The New IPGs Aruna Prem Bianzino L2 – Italy/Spain GP Madrid 2015 – Judge Conference

2. IPG changes with Origins Effective July 17, 2015 Technical changes Structural changes Other changes

3. Technical changes: ID@SotG Rationale: Affected by the “Vancouver mulligan” rule No more doubts about the size of the following mulligan No more doubts about the mulligan order 2.4. Game Play Error — Improper Drawing at Start of Game … This is considered to be a mulligan; the player may take further mulligans if he or she desires .

4. Technical changes: List fixing Rationale : Before this was avoided due to the extra paperwork required Moving towards customer care 3.5. Tournament Error — Deck/Decklist Problem Additional Remedy … this change may be reverted at a later point if replacements for lost cards are found . NOTE: this is officially valid also in the case of marked cards , even if not yet reflected in the document .

5. Clarification changes: self-resolution -> Don’t Gotcha players If a minor violation is quickly handled by the players to their mutual satisfaction, a judge does not need to intervene. If the players are playing in a way that is clear to both players, but might cause confusion to an external observer, judges are encouraged to request that the players make the situation clear, but not assess an infraction or issue any penalty. In both these situations, the judge should ensure that the game progresses normally. More significant violations are addressed by first identifying what infraction applies, then proceeding with the corresponding instructions .

6. Clarification changes: Tardiness Previously it just generically said "A player fails to comply with announced time limits " 3.1.  Tournament Error — Tardiness A player is not in his or her seat at the beginning of a round, or has not completed tasks assigned within the time allocated.

7. Structural changes Upgrade: if an upgrade or downgrade is a possibility, it’s explicitly highlighted in its own section of the infraction Now the introduction just focus on identifying infractions and providing tools for their resolution, focusing on when to intervene, when to deviate, and explanations of various terms that will be used in the IPG (penalty types, backups, shuffling). It no longer contains philosophy, encouragement, technical details, narrative, etc . The default penalty for missed trigger is now "None", with an upgrade to Warning if detrimental, and not the other way around

8. Other changes: Caution The formal concept of “caution” as penalty has been removed Rationale: It was inherited from when the JAR and IPG were a unique document It was used only for TE - Slow Play, where it has been replaced by which is functionally a caution . A comment of “I need you to play faster” is often appropriate and all that is needed. Further slow play should be penalized .

9. Other changes Definitions of RELs moved to the MTR (IPG is for Comp and Pro REL only) Removed last remaining multiplayer references Shuffling clarification: judge shuffling does not count for the game D’oh

10. The next “The new IPGs” IPG is a living document A new version is released with every set See you in September!!!

11. Thank you for your attention! Contact: [email protected]

12. The BIG change: DEC 2.3. Game Play Error — Drawing Extra Cards Definition A player illegally puts one or more cards into his or her hand or has excess cards in his or her hand that cannot be accounted for. A card is considered drawn once it has touched the other cards in a players hand. Penalty Warning

13. The BIG change: DEC Additional Remedy If the identity of the card(s) was known to all players before being placed into the hand, or was placed into an empty hand , and can be put in the correct location with minimal disruption, do so . If the cards were drawn as part of the legal resolution of an illegally played instruction, due to a Communication Policy Violation, or were as the result of resolving objects on the stack or multiple-instruction effects in an incorrect order , a backup may be considered and no further action is taken.

14. The BIG change: DEC If the cards were drawn as part of the legal resolution of an illegally played instruction a backup may be considered and no further action is taken.

15. The BIG change: DEC (If the cards were drawn) due to a Communication Policy Violation a backup may be considered and no further action is taken.

16. The BIG change: DEC (If the cards were drawn) as the result of resolving objects on the stack or multiple-instruction effects in an incorrect order a backup may be considered and no further action is taken.

17. The BIG change: DEC But what is the “ further action”? Otherwise , the player reveals his or her hand and the opponent selects a number of cards equal to the excess. Those cards are shuffled into the random portion of the deck. A simple backup may be used if there have been additional parts of the instruction performed since the illegal card draw, such as discarding or returning card to the top of the library . “ turboseize ”

18. The BIG change: DEC Note: there is no longer a clause related to the confirmation from the opponent

19. The BIG change: summing up Extra card in hand GRV, CPV, OoOS ? Known card or empty hand ? Put the card back Warning Consider backup Warning Turboseize Warning Yes No Yes No

20. The BIG change: DEC Philosophy Though this error is easy to commit accidentally, the disruption caused by moving a card into a hidden zone mandates a higher level of scrutiny, including a remedy that minimizes the benefit that may be realized from the error.

21. The BIG change: DEC Let’s see an example:

22. The new DEC: FAQ But this fix depends on the opponent skills! The opponent can count on more info (e.g., cards in his/her hand) But now cheaters get away with it! Cheating is still DQ Still in practice a GL in many cases

23. The new DEC : Reasons Now none of the GPEs bring by default to a GL or higher penalties (has been a gradual process) The penalty is more proportioned to the impact on the game The player experience is not as harsh as before, but still an effective GL in many cases (and, in any case, the remedy minimises the benefits)

24. The new DEC : Examples

25. The new DEC : Examples

26. The new DEC : Examples

27. The new DEC : Examples

28. Thank you for your attention! (for good) Contact: [email protected]

29. Rule changes Spell casting step order: spell legality check, now after all choices and before determining the spell costs

30. Rule changes Mana ability: 106.10a An ability that triggers whenever a permanent “is tapped for mana” or “is tapped for mana [of a specified type]” triggers whenever such a mana ability resolves and produces mana or the specified type of mana.

31. Rule changes Shuffling missing objects: you still have to shuffle Note: this is different from spells shuffling a target object which is no longer there. These spells are countered! Oh yeah !

32. Appendix