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A dekc must contain 60 cards with no more than 4 copies of any card, with the exception of basic Energy.

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43. Slow Play
Players must take their turns in a timely fashion. Playing too slowly or stalling for time is not acceptable. If a judge determines that a player is playing excessively slowly at any point during the tournament, the responsible player will be subject to the appropriate provisions of the DCI Penalty Guidelines.

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141. Slow Play—Playing Slowly

Definition
Players who take longer than is reasonably required to complete game actions are engaging in slow play. If a judge believes that a player is intentionally playing slowly to take advantage of a time limit, that player is guilty of stalling (section 162).

Philosophy
Slow-play penalties do not require a judge to determine whether a player is intentionally stalling. All players have the responsibility to play quickly enough so that their opponents are not at a significant disadvantage because of the time limit.

Penalty
No extra time should be included with the penalty unless a lengthy ruling occurred (see the Universal Tournament Rules, section 18). If slow play has significantly affected the result of the match, the judge should upgrade the penalty as appropriate.

Slow Play—Playing Slowly
REL 1 REL 2 REL 3 REL 4 REL 5
Caution Caution Warning Warning Warning
CLIP

162. Cheating—Stalling

Definition
A player intentionally plays slowly in order to take advantage of the time limit. Refer to section 161 for unintentional slow play.

Philosophy
If it is clear that a player is stalling, he or she should face a serious penalty.

Penalty

Cheating—Stalling
REL 1 REL 2 REL 3 REL 4 REL 5
Match Match Match DQ DQ

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