Pokémon TCG: Sword and Shield—Brilliant Stars

Power Spray Sportsmanship

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Your opponent Power Sprays a Poke-Power that you can use "as many times as you like during your turn."

Do you:
1. Laugh hysterically as they waste their card
2. Explain the error of their ways and let them take it back

Just curious. :smile:
 
i do the first one and then let them take it back, hey it helps me more, now i know they hav eone in hand which can make a big effect.
 
^ Not really since its one more power that they can spray. If someone does that I'll use the power again, and explain to them exactly what they did wrong. It may seem harsh, but its just not possible to always let people take back stupid moves. I never expect my opponents to let me take back stupid things. I may ask, but I don't expect them to. If I make a mistake, its my fault and I should be complaining about how I didn't realize something. ;)
 
It's not sportsmanship. It's common sence. Read/ know the power your spraying.

Nationals- I wouldn't let them take it back since it has already been put into play.

League- duhhhhhh
 
OK, in somethign like worlds or natz maybe i wouldn't but after seeing some poor power spray things, i'd just rather be the good guy :/
 
@ Regionals I let them take it back... IMHO this falls under Spirit of the Game. I prolly would ask them if they wanted to read the Power and ask if they were sure they wanted to use it then. The game is intended to be FUN and SotG is a major part of it. Too many players are too cut-throat lately IMHO!
 
Hm, this is a good discussion for this.

For me it all depends. League, ya ill let them take it back and explain to them that they can use the spray, but i would still be able to use my power again.

Premiere events, If im playing against a seasoned player, then no dice, because I know that they know how to play the game. If it was against a newer player, I would inform them of the same thing I would tell them at a league event.

StoG yes, but having fun doesnt mean you cant learn anything, and if it takes a mistake to learn, then thats what has to happen. Hopefully it only will happen once for that player.

~Duke
 
Friendly/Casual Play: Take it back, no problems.

Tournament Play: I will unashamedly admit that it depends entirely on how big a difference it makes. If correcting them and letting them take it back probably won't negatively effect me? Sure, I'll explain the mistake to them and allow them to take it back. If I'm losing or it could ruin me? I'm not going to tank my win to point out their mistake.
 
AndrewRogue said:
Friendly/Casual Play: Take it back, no problems.

Tournament Play: I will unashamedly admit that it depends entirely on how big a difference it makes. If correcting them and letting them take it back probably won't negatively effect me? Sure, I'll explain the mistake to them and allow them to take it back. If I'm losing or it could ruin me? I'm not going to tank my win to point out their mistake.
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If I was about to win then it wouldn't matter so much.

However in a Premier event (especially in a top cut situation) the opponent should really know how the cards in their deck work and if they don't then that is their problem not mine.

The way I see it, during a match at a premier event your aim is to know how your deck works and what you cards do, then play as best you can. If you opponent does not know these things then you are obviously the better player.
 
Isn't the problem that they know what THEIR cards do, just not what YOUR card does?

But yeah, in a Premier event, they should read your card if they are not sure, so I pretty much agree with everyone who says 'yes' at League and 'no' in a rankings tournament.
 
Thanks for the replies, it has been enlightening!

This actually came up at Regionals for me. When considering matchups vs. SP decks, I had realized this, and left Gardevoir (PL) in my deck for this very reason. Somehow during the actual event it slipped my noob brain, and I let them spray it. :nonono: It struck me right after the match that I could have just done it again. I've been kicking myself for it ever since, but then I realized I wasn't quite sure how I should have dealt with it if I had realized it.

I'll get this game figured out yet! :thumb:
 
I usually don't even wait for them to Power Spray if I use powers like Install from Porygon-Z. Some of my opponents asked me if they could Power Spray this before they did, and I told them it wouldn't make sense.

But if they still Power Spray, I don't know whether I let them take back - it's a bad play, and if every bad play can be taken back, there wouldn't be much skill necessary. It's the same as attacking a Pokémon mit Shadow Room that has Unown G attached - I'd let them take it back at casual tournaments like Battle Roads, but probably not at high-level tournaments.
 
Guys, I'm pretty sure even the strictest rule-nazis would let people take it back in a league game. If I was up against anyone worth their salt in a tournament game, I wouldn't expect them to let me take back a pretty blatant error like that, so I probably wouldn't let them either. I'm usually pretty nice with things like letting people switch cards from Roseanne before they start shuffling or even letting people take back energy cards occasionally, but the Power Spray issue is just more of... not knowing what a game mechanic is. Plus I just don't like power spray.

If anyone is familiar with the game Gomaku, it's like the double 3's rule.
 
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