posted January 03, 2003 10:54 AM               

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Represents the new rules

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Pokémon® DCI™ Floor Rules
2003 Tournament Season
Effective January 1, 2003

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7. Both players will now set aside six prize cards and place them, face down, in front of them. In Limited tournaments, players set aside only four Prize cards instead of the usual six.

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If the player still has no Basic or Baby Pokémon cards in his or her next draw, he or she may repeat this process. See section 214.

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A player in midturn when the end of the round is announced is allowed to complete his or her turn before the match result is determined. (A player in midturn is someone who has drawn a card for his or her current turn.) In single game match play, the player with the least amount of Prize cards remaining on the table is then considered the winner (earning 2 points instead of 3 under the Pokémon Alternate Scoring System). If both players have an equal number of Prize cards, the game is considered a draw.

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For Swiss tournaments using more than one game per match, the winner of a match is the player with the most completed game wins in the match. If both players have equal game wins, then the match ends in a draw. Incomplete games do not count towards this total. The Pokémon Alternate Scoring System is not used in Match Play.

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Expedition™ ( ) expansion

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Cards with the Best promo expansion symbol ( )

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The following cards are banned in Modified tournaments:
The promo card known as “Ancient Mew”
_______’s Pikachu (The promo card known as “Happy Birthday, Pikachu!”)
Sneasel LV 34 (Neo Genesis version)
Slowking LV 39 (Neo Genesis version)

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2 Gym Heroes boosters and 3 Gym Challenge boosters
2 Team Rocket boosters and 3 Neo Genesis boosters
2 Neo Genesis boosters and 3 Neo Destiny boosters
2 Neo Revelation boosters and 3 Neo Destiny boosters
2 Neo Genesis boosters and 3 Expedition boosters
2 Neo Revelation boosters and 3 Expedition boosters

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3 Gym Heroes boosters and 3 Gym Challenge boosters
3 Team Rocket boosters and 3 Neo Genesis boosters
3 Neo Genesis boosters and 3 Neo Destiny boosters
3 Neo Revelation boosters and 3 Neo Destiny boosters
3 Neo Genesis boosters and 3 Expedition boosters
3 Neo Revelation boosters and 3 Expedition boosters

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Any change in team membership (that is, the removal and/or addition of a member) constitutes a new team, with new team-specific information (see section 241)

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6. For Limited play (each player plays with 40-card decks), each player on each team sets out two Prizes (for a total of four Prizes per team). These Prizes are set out in the middle of the game area to make sure they don’t get accidentally mixed in with any discard piles, decks, or benches.

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Each round of Limited team play is 40 minutes.

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8. Whenever you put into play any continuous Pokémon Power that specifies “your opponent,” you must immediately designate which opponent it is targeting (such as in the case of Slowking’s Mind Games).

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Must be a limited team event.

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3. The game continues until either one team has drawn all four of its Prizes or both players on a team are eliminated (they have both had their last in-play Pokémon Knocked Out or they have both decked themselves).

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2. All talk between players must be done above the table and must be done in such a way that the other team can hear the talk clearly. Any language or code may be used between players as long as it is used in a visibale and audible manner.

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Copcat: This Trainer reads “You can only play one Supporter card each turn. When you play this card, put it next to your Active Pokemon. When your turn ends, discard this card. Shuffle your hand into your deck. Then, count the number of cards in your opponent's hand and draw that many cards.”
You can choose to use this card on yourself or on your teammate during your turn. Either way, the person who actually plays this card (takes it from their hand and places it next to their Active Pokémon) cannot play any more Trainer cards that turn (this is a cost).

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Entei’s Howl

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Gloom’s Enervating Pollen: This Poké-BODY reads “As long as Gloom is in play, Resistance on each player’s Active Pokémon only reduces damage by 10.
Since it states “each player” this Poké-BODY effects all 4 players in the game.

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Mary’s Impulse: This Trainer reads “You can only play one Supporter card each turn. When you play this card, put it next to your Active Pokémon. When your turn ends, discard this card. Flip a coin until you get tails. For each heads, draw 2 cards.”
Because there is a “you” in the card’s text, you can choose to play this card on yourself or your teammate. The player who flips the coin is the person who draws the cards. You cannot split the effects of this card.

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Multi Technical Machine 01: This Trainer reads “Attach this card to 1 of your Pokémon in play. That Pokémon may use this card’s attack instead of its own. At the end of your turn, discard Multi Technical Machine 01. Paralyzing Gaze: The Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.”
While there is a “your” in this cards text, remember that you cannot attach, combine, or shuffle any of your cards with your teammate’s. This card can only be played on your own Pokémon.

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