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I really enjoyed this one, especially the ending advice on whether to escalate the penalty or not. However, is there ever a situation where you think a DQ would make sense even if the player did not intend the marking? Cheating determinations pretty much always require a DQ, but DQs don't always...

Conversation has mostly moved away from the message board specifically because things like YouTube, Facebook, and Reddit are so much more accessible. But as long as a message board serves a particular function or goal, there's never really a reason to get rid of it. Pokebeach's forum has always...

Thanks for the great answer, Thoy -- you too, Wolf. I'd like to highlight something which I think is the heart of resolving this now that the rule is set in stone and we have a pretty clear idea that asking for a gentleman's agreement = a dq: Do either of you think it would be appropriate to...

What's your opinion, 'Pop? - - - Updated - - - (To the extent you're comfortable sharing your opinion, without influencing the discussion of subsequent posters.)

As one of the examples of "Unsporting Conduct: Severe," the following is included: "Determining the outcome of a match by random means, through the use of bribery or coercion, or via choosing methods/games." My question is...what does this mean? Whether in isolation or in context, it reads...

The current version of the rulebook isn't super clear on this, since mulligan rules aren't listed as a "numbered" part of the sequence, so I'd like to pose a couple questions to you all: 1) Is the placement of the opening basic a simultaneous action on both players' parts, or is there some...

What does "A Pokémon TCG Regional Championships 1st Place award" even mean? Like a special winner's packet or something? A free trip somewhere? Sounds weird, and likely the entire thing which the quality of the new prize scheme turns on.

Does Florges BKT's Calming Aroma reduce only from the Fairy Cost of an attack, or may it reduce from a colorless cost (from CC to C)?

How do you determine which effect trumps when both Ditto Triumphant's Dittobolic (maximum bench of four) contradicts an active Sky Field (maximum bench space of eight)?

If I use Gregninja's Mist Concealment Ability from the active position, and it gets sent to the bench, can my opponent now deal effects to it?

If it's swiss, then that's not only not allowed; it's a gross injustice to every other player at the tournament. That judge should lose his professorship and be barred from ever judging again. If it's single elimination, you play until a winner.

More directly I was referring to just this: Which is why I'm asking about the nittier-grittier stuff regarding maintaining communication. TC communicates how they do, but I'm not sure what all goes into the direct line between P!P R&D and Creatures to make sure that P!P implements the game...

So it's just Creatures that's the official Japanese rule-making group? Exobyte, of what you can say, how do you maintain good lines of communications with Creatures (assuming the answer to my question to Pokepop is "yes")?

This last weekend, a lot of us are relieved to have as definitive a word as we can on Fighting Stadium. Still, it's obvious that there could be some improvements in communication. At the end of the day, we players are responsible for ourselves; but with an international game like Pokemon...

Have an official link to this "crap rule"?

What justice? It was common knowledge that James came forth about this stuff, and Mees still doesn't have his laptop back. We should be proud he did it, though. The banning won't be reversed, but the stealing debacle is still a weight on Gino. He should just find a very trustworthy, neutral...

I disagree with Trader. For most people, the value of the old booster packs is specifically in the fact that they're out of print, rare, and collector's items as sealed. Therefore, they should sell for almost as much, if not as much as non-weighted booster packs. The only instance where I see...

Guidelines are just that...guidelines. Physics Squirrel, if those are indeed the facts, then the judge made a perfect call in that situation. - - - Updated - - - I generally agree with this, except it's important to point out for everybody's sake that it's the spirit of those rules that...

Sometimes, the only thing worse than the truth is ignoring the truth. Stop with the conspiracy nonsense, recognize the ugliness of the situation, strive to do better, and move on.

While it's certainly illegal, Random Determination is not contemplated in the penalty guidelines. For the most part it's a harmless error caused by ignorance and not some attempt to insult the tournament system.