Actually, no, we don't.
The rules team doesn't get to decide one single ruling.
Not. One. Single. Ruling.
Each and every ruling is approved by Pokemon USA's R&D team.
That's the point. They are official rulings because they either come from Pokemon USA or are approved by Pokemon USA. And I don't use "approved" in the general sense. I mean they read it over and say "yes, that's right" or "no, it should be this". Each and every ruling.
The ruling that it doesn't remove Unown G is not something we made up to screw around with the players. It is per the intent of the card designers. Sorry guys. the ruling is right. It follows the cards wording if you know how to read their templating.
Judges need to apply rulings that they disagree with. Believe me, there have been and are rulings that I don't personally agree with. That doesn't mean that I ignore them and do what I think is right because I feel that I'm so much smarter than the game designers or managers at Pokemon USA. No. It is important that players around the world get a consistant experience at tournaments no matter where they are. That judges follow rules correctly so that players can make informed choices both in deck construction and game play decisions. If judges start doing what they think is better, that all goes out the window. It is more important that rulings are consistant than that they are "right".
That is so important, I'll say it again:
It is more important that rulings are consistant than that they are "right".
Judges need to put the integrity of the Game ahead of themselves or their local game.
Sorry for breaking my own rule for the Card of the Day forum and getting into a sermon here, but this is such an important point, that I feel if a judge does not "get" this point, they should not be a judge.
