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Serum Powder - SILVER

Aug. 26, 2015 02:05:08 AM

Callum Smith
Judge (Uncertified), Scorekeeper, Tournament Organizer

United Kingdom, Ireland, and South Africa

Serum Powder - SILVER

Infraction for Nathan - Improper drawing at start of game. If he has 6 in hand already we remove one at random, shuffle his deck and he may continue to mulligan as normal. Angus has not had a chance to stop the situation, as such Angus gets no penalty.

Aug. 27, 2015 11:50:06 AM

David Larrea
Judge (Level 5 (International Judge Program)), Scorekeeper

Iberia

Serum Powder - SILVER

Thank you everyone for participating in this week's scenario. All of you detected Nathan's infraction correctly, Game Play Error - Improper Drawing at the Begining of Game. The penalty is pretty clear, Warning and the only area where there have been some discussions is on how to apply the fix.

Nathan must decide to keep or continue taking mulligans with a hand of 5 cards. Asking him to draw 6 and remove 1 card at random is completely correct as per IPG. However, if we ask him to draw a hand of 5 cards we are executing a shortcut for that procedure, not a deviation.

See you in next scenario!