Pokémon TCG: Sword and Shield—Brilliant Stars

Notebook. Illegal or not?

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Ok so I was just wondering if I was allowed to use a notebook during my matches to right down important things that happen throughout the match like azelf or when someone uses claydol etc...
 
As long as you are making notes about CHANGES in the GAMESTATE
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Those notes are not encoded and can be PLAINLY understood by your opponent you should be ok.

Check the compendium for more clarity.
 
The Purpose of a notebook, was originally so you can jot down who you played/ so you can go back and post your report. You can have any KNOWN game state, including any numbers such as, cards in play/discardpile ect. The one thing you can't do is write anything that isn't pubic knowlege, like if you TIMEWALK, ect.
 
and you can't show it to others at the event. It is supposed to be kept private
 
Can the notebook be used to have the translated card in the local language ?
For example when you don't want to print the translation of your japanese Uxie, and if the new rules let you play foreign cards...

I think yes, the judges of my country use their computer to find an issue when a rule problem occurs.
*go download all the Pokegym cards and errata notes*
 
It depends. You need the official translations from the POP website, and if I'm not mistaken you must download and print the entire document. So it really depends on how you have your notes arraged... if you have them in a 3-ring binder type deal with the document tucked away in the back behind whatever you're writing on, I could see that being alright. Besides the document I think the only legit translations are cards from Worlds Championships Deck or another physical copy of the card in English.
 
waynegg said:
and you can't show it to others at the event. It is supposed to be kept private
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Well, actually, you are required to keep the information public between the opponent and yourself during the course of the game.
 
he was saying that you cant go around showing people how his/her opponent played, what they played, etc.
 
Zarmakuizz said:
Oops, i think i did a misunderstanding, i have understood the notebook was a laptop ^^
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Oh, I've never seen anyone use a laptop before so I have no idea o_O I'd imagine no because there's no electronic devices allowed during a game besides clocks.
 
Shen said:
It depends. You need the official translations from the POP website, and if I'm not mistaken you must download and print the entire document.
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I think you are wrong because I only used one page at the Grinder, and the judges said that was fine when I got deck checked.

The only thing you have to watch out for with the notebook is that you take notes in a timely fashion that doesn't bug your opponent. A guy I played against in the Grinder took notes, and I had zero problems with it. He made sure to do it quickly and in a way that didn't slow down the game, and he free;y showed me what he wrote when the game was over without me saying anything. Very nice guy, and knew how to take notes.

Laptops are a definite no. Maybe if you had a disability/special need and cleared it with the TO and Head Judge first it would be allowed, but I doubt it.
 
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^ Misworded, I meant page, as in not a fragment of the page with just the specific Pokemon on it.

PokePop said:
Yes, you need a legal reference.
No, a printout of a picture is not a legal reference.
You must have either a english card outside your deck to use as a reference, or the appropriate page from the Card-Dex, found here: http://www.go-pokemon.com/op/tournaments/rulesandresources.html
Note that it must be the entire page.
Not a copy paste onto part of a page or rewritten or anything else.
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That's the official word on it. I can't remember ever using a Japanese card at a Premiere Event so I'm not up to date on any further details.
 
Shen said:
^ Misworded, I meant page, as in not a fragment of the page with just the specific Pokemon on it.
That's the official word on it. I can't remember ever using a Japanese card at a Premiere Event so I'm not up to date on any further details.
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Yeah, the relevant page from the card dex or the real card are the only legal translations. The World's deck cards are not legal translations.
 
Weird. I was told in the Grinder that they weren't because a guy next to me had them and the judge told him to find something else.
 
Crosplat said:
Weird. I was told in the Grinder that they weren't because a guy next to me had them and the judge told him to find something else.
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Weird. I had totally thought they were legal as translations. I'll ask the Masters.
 
On writing up notes about the game state...

For game state details that are private knowledge, you ARE allowed to record those. However, you may not encode your notes in any way and they must be made available to your opponent and any judges who request them. For example, say I use Azelf's Time Walk and want to record my prizes so I don't draw the wrong prize. If I write down my prizes, I have to let my opponent see them. It's that simple.
 
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The Compendium said:
Q. Since notes must be confined to game state, what actually consitutes "game state"?

A. Any notes you take during a tournament must be confined to changes in the game state and taking those notes must not slow down the game. Game State includes things such as number of Prizes remaining, number of cards in hand, whether or not a Supporter has been played, whether or not a Power has been used, how many of a specific card an opponent has in his/her discard pile (this does not include listing the entire contents of the discard, just a simple "2x Rare Candy"), etc. Game State does NOT include which cards are in your hand, which cards are in your opponent's hand, which cards are in your Prizes, which cards aren't in your deck because they are in your Prizes, how many licks it takes to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop, etc. (Dec 18, 2008 PUI Rules Team)
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Soo you can't write down your Time Walks.
 
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