Man dem grapes are so SOUR!!!
PLease understand that I am asking for many of my new player. I understand how to handle it. Its the judges who dont know how to handle me. :biggrin:
I am mostly asking for clearification on non card specific rlings. Such as....
Slanted deck,
Extended rounds in cut
no prizes laid after drawing 1 card...
All I am asking for is consistancy across the board on silly little things that can ultimately cost a player.
Thanx for all the replies,
Jimmy
yes, I think this thread tried to go somewhere else. Steve can start another one on the virtues of parent judges leaving their post to go dicuss their kids rulings.
Jimmy, what you asked at the start of this was what can a player do when he know the judge is wrong. You got that answered, that is, appeal to the HJ. Then try and ask for a comp. check. Once the HJ has given a final ruling, the issue is over, but you can still report it to PUI. That answers your first question.
Now for the rest......
slanted deck......you know, my personal opinion is that it's really hard to cheat by turning your deck sideways. I tried to do this, but I couldn't without making it obvious ( in practice, of course!)
But every TO and judge has their thing, and if you go to their tournaments, then you are gonna have to go by their rules. If the worse thing that happens to you that day is a judge made you turn your deck, you had a really good day.
Extended rounds in cut. This has happened once. ( that I know of) If you count all the preimer events PUI PTO's have run in the past 3 years, and check to see how many of them did this, our record would be 99%. You happen to be at the one that did, it happens. I'm sure PUI took steps to make sure it doesn't happen again. :thumb:
No prizes laid after drawing 1 card. I could be wrong, but the ruling should be if you haven't used a search card, it's a PP. If you did, GL.
Jimmy, all the PTO's I know try their very best to put on a great tournament, and everyone I know who has judged with or for me has also tried haed. We don't do this for a living, we all have day jobs. We for the most part do it because we love the game! But we take this very seriously, and work for weeks in advance to get them together. And since PUI has taken over, we have made quantum leaps in judging skill and consistancy. Or did you prefer the wotc days when judging was done by mtg staff, and the premier events were what, twice a year?
Think about how the game has improved over the past 5 years. If we do as well the next 5, then we will have improved what is already the best supported and best staffed ccg.
Just looking at the big picture.
Rick
ps.....how would you feel about the consistancy if the judge in your division was over in juniors discussing his kids ruling and you were sitting there with your hand in the air..........heh
Team Rocket is so much fun!