Hey there, policy team. I have a practical question about the new handling of Failure to Desideboard. In a large event like a GP, do you think it would be better to allow the player with the problem deck to fix it themselves so that the match gets going again quickly, or should we pause the match and get the player's decklist to ensure that they're desideboarding correctly?

There are pros and cons to both approaches. Thoughts?

J-Mo

I think it's generally fine to work with the player. They usually know what the errors are.

Plus, there's very little upside in trying to cheat here, since you can always check the list to confirm afterwards.

On Tue, Jan 17, 2017 at 7:49 AM, Toby Elliott
<forum-32809-aca7@apps.magicjudges.org> wrote:
> since you can always check the list to confirm afterwards.


Once they are playing again, jot down the player's name, table number,
and the 15 cards in their sideboard. Those are all the details you
need to quickly confirm the de-sideboard was fully fixed.

Or is there some other useful piece of info to keep.

–
Gareth Pye - chatterofjudges.mtgmelb.com
Level 2 MTG Judge, Melbourne, Australia

Taking a picture of the sideboard laid out on your cellphone could make
that even smoother and faster, and give you evidence later in case the
player does not believe you. That might be a useful SOP on things like
this, trust but verify and get a little bit of evidence to help reconstruct
things later if there is an issue.


—
Rob McKenzie
Magic Judge Level III
Judge Regional Coordinator USA-North
Minnesota

Remembering to take that picture of the laid out sideboard somewhere away from the table where the opponent is looking at everything!