Running ODEs at GP Vancouver, a player asked me if the table were allowed to look at picks at any time. I advised the table “No” as I believe it opens up an integrity issue I'd rather not deal with (easier to swap cards). I instructed the players to take a review period between booster packs instead.

This was before the draft had begun, so it's in line with with the MTR 7.7 Booster Draft Procedures.

The hall was loud and apparently a drafter (or multiple drafters) did not hear that part of my announcement. When a player noticed another looking at picks, the table argued with each other because this was not consistent with other drafts they had participated in that day. Apparently this argument & ensuing judge call took a significant amount of time to resolve.

The L3 who handled the call approached me after and seemed disappointed that I made that choice. I would like to hear opinions on the matter, particularly at running GP side events.

MTR 7.7 says, in part:
>At Regular REL, players are allowed to review their drafted cards between
or during picks as long as they are holding no other cards at the same
time.

That is the default assumption at Regular REL, which is the REL of GP on
demand drafts. I don't see any compelling reason that a GP on demand
event should be more strict than the MTR default.

—
Rob McKenzie
Magic Judge Level III
Minnesota
On Feb 1, 2016 6:37 PM, “Brad Rutherford” <

At a GP or another big event, I think that consistency between several
events of the same type is pretty important to avoid situations like these.
Check with the side events lead to find out what the procedures are, and if
you want to change something, confirm with them first.
Double check any assumptions :-)

Op di 2 feb. 2016 om 01:42 schreef Rob McKenzie <