Originally posted by Aric Parkinson:
I agree with Mike's penalty assessment, except on one point: From IPG 1.3:
“Separate infractions committed or discovered at the same time are treated as separate penalties… If the first penalty would cause the second one to be inapplicable for the round (such as a Game Loss issued along with a Match Loss), the more severe penalty is issued first, followed by the less severe penalty in the next round.”
I'd say that Ben and Anna should be issued Match Losses for this round, and Nalick should be issued a Game Loss on the next round.
Originally posted by Adena Chernosky:
I have always interpreted this to mean separate infractions committed by the same person. After reading your comment I reread section 1.3 of the IPG and noticed that it doesn't explicitly make that distinction. I would be interested to see what an official answer source has to say about this point.
IPG 1.2
Game Losses should be applied to the game in which the offense occurred unless the players have begun a new game or the tournament is between rounds, in which case the loss should be applied to the player’s next game. If a player receives a Game Loss at the same time his or her opponent receives a Match Loss, the Game Loss should be carried over into the next round. Simultaneous Game Loss penalties should be applied together even if their application would give one player the match win. It is also acceptable for simultaneous Game Loss penalties to extend a match past the expected number of games if neither player has won a majority. Players will still receive a Game Loss if they drop from the tournament; if the penalty is issued between rounds, they will still receive it even though they will not be paired for the next round.
Match Losses are applied to the match during which the offense occurred unless the match has already ended, in which case the penalty will be applied to the player’s next match.
Separate infractions committed or discovered at the same time are treated as separate penalties, though if the root cause is the same, only the more severe one is applied. If the first penalty would cause the second one to be inapplicable for the round (such as a Game Loss issued along with a Match Loss), the more severe penalty is issued first, followed by the less severe penalty in the next round.
If the identity of the card was known to all players before being placed into the hand, and the card can be returned to the correct zone with minimal disruption, do so and downgrade the penalty to a Warning.
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