I was watching a live stream from a tournament a while back. In one of the top 4 games one player tried to cheat. He had a Terrakion active and it just got KO'd. Right after his active Terrakion got KO'd, he put it back in his hand along with all the energy and the Eviolite (it did not have a rescue energy attached). His opponent quickly noticed, probably told him "why isn't your terrakion in the discard?" and the situation got resolved (Without them having to call a judge).
Now, he may or may not have tried to cheat on purpose. But I will tell you that, right after he put the cards back in his hand, it seemed like he hesitated. He probably realized what he had just done, and knowing it was wrong to do so, he argued putting the cards in the discard pile immediatly to quickly resolve the situation. But he didn't. Fortunately, like I said, his opponent noticed, decided not to call a judge on him, and the situation was resolved.
Here's my theory on the situation. The guy didn't intend to cheat, but for some reason, he put the Pokémon back into his hand. (probably thought it had a Rescue attached; but it didn't. And even if it did, he would have to discard the energy and the eviolite!)
Quickly realizing his mistake, he has a decision to make. Does he admit his mistake and say "whoops, heh, this should go to the discard not the hand" or does he tries to play along like nothing happened? He chose the later, probably thinking it was the easiest way out.
But anyway, let's move on to the discussion I wanna bring up. Have you ever played against someone who tried to cheat? Did you call a judge on them? What happened? Share stories but try to keep a discussion going so this doesn't get moved to the dreaded RTC.
If someone feels there isn't enough discussion worthy material in my thread, I'll post a secondary discussion topic;
Would you call a judge on your opponent if he/she tried to cheat? Why/why not?
Finally, sorry for any misspells or grammatical errors.
And an important note: Do NOT post the names of any player who you know cheated. I'm sure everyone who has ever cheated regrets it and do not want their names posted and their rep ruined. Thank you for understanding.
Now, he may or may not have tried to cheat on purpose. But I will tell you that, right after he put the cards back in his hand, it seemed like he hesitated. He probably realized what he had just done, and knowing it was wrong to do so, he argued putting the cards in the discard pile immediatly to quickly resolve the situation. But he didn't. Fortunately, like I said, his opponent noticed, decided not to call a judge on him, and the situation was resolved.
Here's my theory on the situation. The guy didn't intend to cheat, but for some reason, he put the Pokémon back into his hand. (probably thought it had a Rescue attached; but it didn't. And even if it did, he would have to discard the energy and the eviolite!)
Quickly realizing his mistake, he has a decision to make. Does he admit his mistake and say "whoops, heh, this should go to the discard not the hand" or does he tries to play along like nothing happened? He chose the later, probably thinking it was the easiest way out.
But anyway, let's move on to the discussion I wanna bring up. Have you ever played against someone who tried to cheat? Did you call a judge on them? What happened? Share stories but try to keep a discussion going so this doesn't get moved to the dreaded RTC.
If someone feels there isn't enough discussion worthy material in my thread, I'll post a secondary discussion topic;
Would you call a judge on your opponent if he/she tried to cheat? Why/why not?
Finally, sorry for any misspells or grammatical errors.
And an important note: Do NOT post the names of any player who you know cheated. I'm sure everyone who has ever cheated regrets it and do not want their names posted and their rep ruined. Thank you for understanding.