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Logic is refreshing. Yelling heads and trying to flip heads are equally desperate as well as fruitless, as neither will work for me. The amount of time needed to even consider acquiring a skill at flipping within the rules would be unreasonable at best....Of course an old secret Uri Geller...

Here is how I look at this whole thing: 1) I'm not buying the assumption that Dave practiced flipping to the point of acquiring some skill (let's use the 10,000 hour rule for example) of which is dubious in the first place. I want to see someone prove this... see Slowdeck's post. 2) I'm still...

Is it against the rules to try and flip heads? In other words, is the mere attempt to do so illegal? If a player prays to god that they get a heads is that somehow wrong as well. What we have to consider here is whether this is even possible - my son used to think he could manipulate the die in...

Anyone. I mean anyone who thinks that the HGSS-on format isn't a dramatic change in favor of those who actually understand deck building and strategy is sorely mistaken. I remember those days when I could win tourneys with a unique combo or engine that no one else in the field was playing...I'd...

Nobody can seriously argue that not getting a turn, hence not even playing, is good for the game - period. UxieDonk is in a category by itself as it achieves a donk or milks a three prize lead via an absurdly long first turn at a ridiculous rate. Decks like Machamp etc are annoying but are much...

Vince, the first person to pop into my my mind for a "most wins" was Andrew - I forgot he did that two straight years lol... Curran won Nats in our first year of playing I remember Drew and James played in top 8 and David R lost to Curran in top 4 I think -Not sure how many wins Curran had, but...

Drew, you are probably right -- In Juniors, the three best seasons I've witnessed as far as tourney wins were Andrew Krekeler in 07 with a 2117.92 rating and pretty much a sweep in every tourney for the year. Vince would have to give the specifics, but I remember it was pretty insane... My son...

My two cents. Fulop is a no-brainer - nobody has been any better that's for sure. Chuck is uber consistent and can win with just about any deck including absol/magmorter (luck sack) , plus I can never seem to beat him lol. He just doesn't play that much anymore.... Drew is very good. I would put...

Rob, I would never assume that keith or any judge would instantly penalize for this, but their reply has constistently been that it was angling,dubious and thus worthy of penalty. My concern is the disconnect between what the players in good faith have been doing and the actual ruling -...

Keith, unlike some of the examples in the bluffing thread(lying about the contents of your hand in which your opponent has no right to know for example), I DO understand that this is TECHNICALLY improper action - I can find no logical argument to deny this. Please understand that the OP is...

After soaking in this particular debate, I will concede that placing a false starter is technically wrong as the game calls for you to place a basic pokemon only - thus no other card can even be put as a starter. But as Rob notes, if I was penalized for this without a prior warning and official...

Understand now. I thought you were answering his question, which was if someone asks if the opponent if he plays luxray lvx during a game, can he respond with a direct lie? My contention is that this is irrelevant to the game(explained in previous post) and does not need to be ruled. Can...

Read post 168 from pokepop. He is stating it IS illegal. You and I agree that the game state does not require this kind of question to be relevant in any way.. I explain this in detail in an earlier post. My concern is over this kind of strict interpretation and would like some sort of a unified...

Logic does not trump the moral police...... It is obvious that any lie, regardless of it's impact on gameplay is what is being punished here by some. Did you brush your teeth? Are you playing luxray lvx? How many cards in your hand. Did you attach this turn? Are you for Cap and Trade? All of...

You of course are highly skilled at pokemon. Some of us aren't talented enough to pull this off lol. You Ohio players like to play the "Fulop lists" anyhow with like 10 -15 singles with those 4 basic energy. Us boring old guys prefer our geriatric lists ultra conservative.....I did actually try...

Ok Chris. I'll stick up for you. I know your not a newb lol. I played 0 call in my SP decks at Regionals,Nats,The Grinder and this year's cities. I won over 75% of my games. My lists are always far from typical, so you need to take into account what is most important based on your list - there...

I agree 100%. As I said before, in my regional circle of competition I can push the envelope and no one cares. At nationals I'm as quiet as a mouse and try to be very aware of my actions. The goal is not to offend or intimidate but have fun in a slightly mischevious manner. There is a time and...

Let me be devils advocate for a moment. Players have the right to truth in what is considered public knowledge i.e. cards played, discard pile,number of cards in hand etc.... In some cases when the game dictates it this includes hand and deck i.e. lookers or future sight. Outside of those, your...

My point exactly. If I say to a player I am familiar with during the game -"You're playing dialga huh? I'm glad I teched in that Blaze"(I, of course am lying). This is done both in good fun and in an attempt to create a little doubt. This goes on all the time.... I'm sooooo guilty for make these...

The Golden Rule - Common sense is alive and well. Very Very good. As I said, every opponent is different... some will be annoyed by talk others welcome it. Some like the mind games others want nothing to do with them... As always in life respect each other and have fun while you are competing...