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Alex de Bruijne
INTRODUCTION R e gar di ng t h e new a s p e c t s : t h i s
W h i le
bu l l e tin h a s yo u cove r e d w i t h a
b ra i ns to r m e d
r e po r t on t h e b e lg i a n na t i o na ls
r e c r ui t s , we o p te d to te a s e you
(o r is th i s a c t ua lly a b la s t fr o m
w i t h s o m e co r ne r ca s e s .
th e
the
M ay yo u fi nd fr i e nd s a t you r
l e ade r s h i p co nfe r e nce a nd a n
t rave ls , a nd we h o p e to s ee you
The M agic stor y co n tin u e s with
in te r e st i ng r e a d o n t h e s ub j e c t
o n o ur s i d e w h e n t h e R i va l s of
a blank slate fo r J ace an d a
of in te r ve ni ng a t CO M P R E L .
I xa la n w i ll co m e a r o und !
whole
pirate s
O l d bu t s t i ll g o o d : t h e r e ’ s a n e a sy
Stil l ,
to diges t exce r p t of t h e r ule s
s ome things neve r c h an ge , l ike
u pdate s a nd t h e b e s t s o lut i o n
vampires,
to
Ya r r r ! ! ! (this means to this new Bulletin!)
a nd
new
wo r l d
dinosaurs
u pdates.
fo r
merfo l k
welcome Benelux
of u s. an d
rules
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l as t
dil e mm a .
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report
e d i t i o n’ s
on
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area ove r
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acti vate
on copi abl e val u es an d on M orp h s ( c h a p te r s “ 7 06 . Co pyi n g
Word s of W i n d , w h i ch
O bjects” an d “ 70 7. F ace-Dow n S p e l l s a n d P e r m a n e n t s ” ) . R ul e s
creates a repl acemen t
for copy ef fects are i nvol ved be ca us e E r t a i ’ s M e ddl i n g p ut s
ef fect: “ Th e n ex t ti me
th e spel l back on to th e stack as a co py of t h e o r i g i n a l s p e l l
you wou l d d raw a card
( w h i ch was a face-d ow n perm a n e n t
th i s tu rn , each pl ayer
spel l ) .
retu rn s
W h en
F i rst
01
CORNER CASE
you
a
h a s f i n a ll y a r r i v e d , a n d w it h it , d e e p l y h i d d e n i n s i d e t h e s u n ke n r u in s o f A zc a nt a , w e b r o u g ht t o li g ht a l a r g e t r o v e o f s e cr e t s t o ex p l o r e a n d
an
object,
th e
co py
acq u i res th e copi abl e val u es of t h e
ow n er’s h an d i n stead . ”
ori gi n al
Th en
acti vate
70 6. 2 ) , u su al l y th e pri n ted tex t o n t h e
acti vate
actu al card , mod i f i ed by oth er co py
an abi l i ty i s to pu t i t on to th e stack an d pay i ts costs ( ru l e
ef fects, an d by i ts face-d ow n s t a t us
60 2 . 2 ) . Becau se of S u ppressi on F i el d , i t costs { 2 } i n ad d i ti on
( th e statu s i tsel f i sn ’t copi ed ) .
to th e d i scard . N ow th at th e cost i n cl u d es a man a pay men t,
Poi n ti n g ou t th e ru l e 70 7. 4 , we l e a r n
you h ave th e opportu n i ty to acti vate man a abi l i ti es d u ri n g
th at th e copi abl e val u es of a face - dow n
th e process of acti vati n g th e G ran d eu r abi l i ty ( ru l es 60 1 . 2 g &
spel l on th e stack are th e same o ut l i n e d by t h e M o r p h a b i l i t y:
60 5 . 3 a) .
a 2 /2 creatu re w i th n o tex t, n o n a m e , n o s ub t yp e s , a n d n o
you
G ran d eu r.
t o t h i s s e co n d C o r n e r C a s e s r e l e a s e ! I x a l a n
copy i n g
h e or sh e con trol s to i ts
Stéphane Van Cauwenberghe please!
H i t h e r e f e ll o w r e a d e r s , a n d w e l co m e b a ck
perman en t
To
object’s
ch aracteri sti cs
( r ul e
man a cost (an d col orl ess) ( see ru l e 7 02 . 3 6 a ) .
r ul e s ch a n g e s t o di s co v e r. T h o s e ch a n g e s a r e
Pu tti n g th e pi eces togeth er, you r W i l l b e n de r w i l l b e p ut o n to
a lr e a d y b e i n g co v e r e d in t h i s cu r r e nt b ull e t in ,
th e stack face-u p as a copy of a 2 / 2 co l o r l e s s c r e a t ur e w i t h
b u t w e ke p t t h e b e s t t r e a s u r e p i e ce s j u s t f o r
n o oth er ch aracteri sti cs, an d wi l l r e s o l ve l i ke t h i s i n to t h e
you!
Pay th e ex tra { 2 } by acti vati n g th e man a abi l i ty th at d raws
battl ef i el d .
you a card ( Ch romati c S ph ere) . Th an ks to Word s of W i n d ’s repl acemen t ef fect, th e d raw i s repl aced w i th each pl ayer your ha n d , but the rules s ay it ca n ’t cha n ge zon es, w h i ch
A G E M W I T H A W I T H D R AW N S P I R I T
ma kes this a cos t you ca n ’t pay, s o you can ’t acti vate th e L et s ay yo u cont rol a toke n t hat ’ s a copy of Simi an Sp i ri t Gui d e
a bility. It’s rea lly jus t a s s imple a s tha t.
(o r E l v i s h S pirit Gu ide ) and a b ig D inosau r (ca ll it Gi shath,
This exa mple is to d emon s tra te the imp ortan ce of each
Sun’s Avat a r ) . You are ab ou t to k ill you r op pon en t with your
cha pter of the Comprehen s ive R ules , even “G ame Con cepts. ”
S u p er - D i n o ’ s nex t at t ac k , b u t you r op p one nt ca s ts W i thd raw t a r g et i n g yo u r toke n, t he n you r D inosau r.
A GR AND BOOK ABOUT WINDS
C a n yo u ex i le t he toke n from you r hand to pay the {1} to p re c lu de G ishath f rom gettin g
Wha t if I told you, EDH/Comma n d er player, th at I fou n d a way to us e Gra n d eur in this forma t without rely i n g on cl on es an d
b ou nce d?
copies ? D e sp ite Simia n S pirit Guid e’s
To remin d you, Gra n d eur is a n a bility word ( ru l e 2 0 7. 2 c)
ab ilit y b e ing a ma n a a bility
a ppea rin g on f ive legen d a r y crea tures f r om F u tu re S i gh t.
(ac t ivat ab le
the
It in d ica tes a n a bility where the a ctiva tion cost req u i res to
re solu t ion of a s pell if tha t
d is ca rd a n other ca rd with the s a me n a me. Th e probl em i s, i n
sp e ll’ s ef fe c t a s ks for a ma n a
EDH/Comma n d er you on ly have a cces s to on e copy.
p ay me nt , se e rule 605.3a ), it
O f cours e you could us e clon e a n d copy ef fects to get you r
doe sn’ t work . But n ot for the
extra
re ason
Korl ash,
most
d urin g
people
would
t hink it doe sn’t. It’s true tha t,
copy
G ran d eu r l egen d ar y creatu re ( K orl ash ) you h ave ju st acti vated .
N ote th at i f you tu rn th i s aberrat i o n fa ce - dow n w i t h I x id ro n ,
F i n al l y , pay th e G ran d eu r’s d i scard cost by d i scard i n g th e card
you w i l l en d u p w i th a 2 /2 face- dow n c r e a t ur e . B ut w h a t i s
you ju st bou n ced .
l y i n g u n d ern eath ? Cou l d you tu r n i t fa ce - up by p ayi n g t h e
An d Voi l à! You ju st ach i eved to d i scard a G ran d eu r creatu re
W i l l ben d er’s { 1 } { U} morph cost?
to i ts ow n abi l i ty by u si n g repl acemen t ef fects an d man a
Th e i n i ti al resu l t f rom E rtai ’s M e ddl i n g co py ef fe c t i s n ’ t
abi l i ti es ti mi n g d u ri n g th e process of acti vati n g an abi l i ty.
cl ean sed by ch an gi n g th e face-dow n s t a t us of t h e ca r d. Yo u sti l l h ave a face-d ow n W i l l ben d er t h a t i s n o t a W i l l b e n de r b ut
A MORPHING DIAMOND
d oesn ’t h ave a morph cost any mo r e a n d ca n ’ t b e t ur n e d fa ce u p th i s way. “ A morph ed morph c r e a t ur e t h a t do e s n ’ t h ave
creatu re “ cou n tered ” by E r tai ’s M eddl i n g .
morph ” , I cal l th i s th e S ch röd i n ge r M o r p h P a ra dox . Th at’s al l fo r t h i s c ur r e n t e di t i o n of t h e
to and
B l ackb l ad e,
i f a to ken i s i n a zone ot he r t han t he b at t lef ield , it will cea s e
d is ca rd the origin a l
to ex i s t t h e n ex t t ime st ate - b ase d ac t ions a re checked (rule
on e.
7 0 4 . 5d ). H oweve r st ate -b ase d ac t ions are n’ t checked d urin g
a n other
t h e r es o l u t i o n of a sp e ll, b u t w he n a p laye r w i ll get priority (go
req uires
r efr es h yo u r me mor y w it h t hat 70 4 .3 p arag raph).
rules in tera ction s .
back i n Tempest) , h ere’s th e errata’ed
i t an d h ave h a d yo ur r ul e s k n ow l e dg e
tex t of th e spel l f rom G ath erer:
ch al l en ged .
“ X can ’t be 0 .
card s an d 2 2 6 p a g e s ( 116 . 07 9 wo r ds )
T arget spel l ’s con trol l er ex i l es i t w i th X
of
d el ay cou n ters on i t.
bu l l eti n re l e a s e ) , we ’ l l ce r t a i n l y m e e t
At th e begi n n i n g of each of th at pl ayer’s
agai n for o t h e r we i r d co r n e r ca s e s !
d el ay cou n ters on i t, h e or sh e pu ts i t
weird
wo r k ? B eca u se of a ru le u nde r t he “ P er manents” sectio n:
Bu l l eti n . I h o p e yo u e n j oye d r e a di n g
d el ay cou n ter f rom i t. If th e card h as n o
tha t
S o , i f s t a ted -b ase d ac t ions are n’ t involve d, why d oes n ’t it
Becau se of th e age of th e card ( f rom
u pkeeps, i f th at card i s ex i l ed , remove a
there’s
way
on to th e stack as a copy of th e ori gi n al spel l . ” L et’s say you cast a Wi l l ben der face-d ow n an d you r oppon en t
“ 1 1 0 . 5 g A to ken th at h as lef t th e b attlefiel d can’t m ove to
ex i l es th e spel l w i th E rtai ’s M ed d l i n g. W h at wou l d you get
a n o t h e r zo n e or come b ack onto th e b attlefield. If such a to ke n wo u l d ch ange zones , it r emains in its current zo ne
To ma ke this work, you n eed Word s of W i n d, a perman en t
i n s te a d . I t ceas es to ex is t th e nex t time s tate-based actio ns
tha t in crea s es the Gra n d eur a bility’s ma n a cost ( Suppr es s i o n
a r e c h e c ke d .”
Fi el d ) a n d a ma n a a bility tha t d raws you a card ( Ch ro m ati c
Th e co s t to a ct ivate t he Sim ian Sp irit Gu ide i s to exile it f rom
Sp here, Darkwater E g g , etc.)
a 2 /2 col orl ess creatu re w i th n o o t h e r c h a ra c te r i s t i c s , s o i t
We kept th e best treasu re pi ece u n ti l l ast, i nvol vi n g a morph ed
of
Hei r
S till,
bou n ci n g a perman en t th ey con trol . S o you bou n ce th e
w h en th e l ast d el ay cou n ter i s removed ? To an swer th i s q u esti on , you n eed to ref resh you r kn ow l ed ge
With
Compre h e n s i ve
17. 4 57 R ul e s
(a s
un i que of
this
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bl ocked , n o matte r h ow m a ny c r e a t ur e s a r e bl ocki n g i t. An ef fe c t t h a t s ays “ w h e n eve r a creatu re become s b l o c ke d by a c r e a t ur e ” w i l l tri gger on ce fo r e a c h c r e a t ur e b l o c k i n g i t. Th e same i s tru e fo r ‘ b e co m e s b l o c ke d. ’
Floris De Baerdemaeker
We f i n al l y get an a n swe r to t h e Ma irsil,
02
Th e
Pr eten der
+
Q u icksilve r
E le me nt a l
con u n d ru m. 1 1 2 . 1 0 s p e a ks a b o ut g a i n i n g an d l osi n g abi l i ti e s . Th i s r ul e h a s n ow b e e n
CHANGES IN THE DOCUMENTS
d i vi d ed i n to a su b s e t of r ul e s w h i c h m a ke i t cl ear h ow copy (ab i l i t y) ef fe c t s i n te ra c t w i t h M ai rsi l , n amel y act i va t i o n r e s t r i c t i o n s o n a n abi l i ty w i l l be copi e d. Ph ased ou t token s n o l o n g e r ce a s e to ex i s t . Rejoi ce, fan s of B a t te r s k ul l : yo u ca n n o
N o w t h at p i r at e s a r e up o n u s , w e h a v e b e e n
l on ger make i t d i sa p p e a r fo r eve r by p h a s i n g
b e s t o w e d w i t h a n a d dit i o n a l t r e a s u r e : r ul e s
ou t th e G erm toke n !
a n d p o li c y up d at e s ! S o , a ll a b o a r d a n d l e t ’s
An d f i n al l y , card draws h a p p e n i n di v i dua l l y,
ex p l o r e t h e s e n e w r i ch e s .
n oth i n g n ew h ere , b ut r e p l a ce m e n t ef fe c t s l i ke
Al m s
Co l l ec to r ‘ s
r e p l a ce
m ul t i p l e
card s bei n g d raw n. Th e n ew l y a dde d 12 0. 2 a CR
cl ari f i es h ow th i s wo r ks , ex p l a i n i n g t h a t
Th e r e a r e a l o t of ch ang e s to t he com p re he nsive rules with
repl acemen t
ef fe c t s
t a ke
p l a ce
b efo r e
con si d eri n g any i ndi v i dua l ca r d draws .
t h is n ew u p d a te. S eve ral are rat he r imp ac t f u l, b u t ma ny of t h e m d o n ’ t cha n g e mu c h and are simp ly t r ying to ma ke
IPG
t h ings a b i t cl ea r er . L e t ’ s st art w it h a few b ig one s a n d then lo o k a t s o m e of t h e minor c hang e s.
I’l l start by tal ki n g a b o ut a n a ddi t i o n to t h e
THE BIG CHANGES
Ref l ex i ve tri ggers a r e t h i n g s yo u ca n do , a n d
W it h t he n ew s et , t h e re are now 1 0 2 u niqu e p laneswa lkers ,
w h en you d o th e m , s o m e t h i n g h a p p e n s .
mi ssed tri gger rul e s : t h e r ef l ex i ve t r i g g e r .
Cou l d I be any vagu e r ? Th i s wa s a dde d m a i n l y
a nd t h ey ca n a l l b e on t he b at t lefie ld at t he sam e time. A ll
becau se of th e exe r t ca r ds i n A m o n k h e t a n d
plane swa l ker s a r e n ow le g e ndar y, w hic h me ans you ca n ’t
Hou r of Devastati o n . Te c h n i ca l l y, exe r t i n g a
h ave t wo i n p l ay w i t h t he same name , b u t you can with the
creatu re mean t p ayi n g a n a ddi t i o n a l co s t
s a m e s u b t y p e. We’ l l se e w hat c razy de c k b u ilding she na n iga n s t h is w i l l b r i n g , b u t I ’ m look ing for ward to an ou t of con trol s u pe rfr i en d s d eck ! BLOOD MOON Th e ch a n g e we’ ve a l l b e e n dre ading . ( Or was t hat jus t me?) Ru le s - w i s e, i t ’ s r el a tive ly st raig ht for ward. As a p erma n en t is e nter i n g t h e b a t t lefie ld, you t ake into accou nt a ll s ta tic a bilit i es fr o m t he p er m ane nt as it wou ld ex ist on t he b a ttlef ield a nd a l l s t a t i c a b i l i t i e s alre ady in p lay t hat wou ld af fect the pe r m a n en t o n t h e b at t lefie ld. So, if I cont rol B lood Moon a n d my o p p o n en t p l ays a H allowe d F ou nt ain, t he land will s ee it , w i l l en ter a s a m ou nt ain and it s re p lace me nt ef fect (pay 2 life o r i t en ter s t a p p e d) w ill not ap p ly. I t w ill always en ter u nt a p p ed a s a m o u nt ain. Cre at u re s t hat e nte r w it h coun ters o n t h e m , wo n ’ t d o s o if H u m ilit y is in p lay. I ’ m look ing for wa rd to a D a r k D ep t hs + B lood M oon com b o de c k in le g acy. Kal i t a s a n d A n oi nt e d Proce s s ion. You may re m e mber the a r t i c le a b o u t t he d i f fe re nce b e t we e n ef fe c t s and eve n ts ? With t h is n ew r u l es cha n g e , we lost anot he r cool ru le s q ues tion . H ow d o es i t wo r k ? I f a re p lace m e nt ef fe c t B is lookin g for a n ef fect , i t w i l l a l s o se e and ap p ly to an eve nt ( t hat is n ’t a n ef fe c t ) t ha t ha s b een m odifie d by anot he r re p lace men t ef fect A, s o t h a t t h e r ep l a ceme nt ef fe c t B wou ld b e com e applica ble to t h e even t . P u t ve r y simp ly: in alm ost all case s you ca n
con s id er repla cemen t ef fects to a ctua lly be ef fects for card s
P O R TA L M AG E
like A n oin ted Proces s ion a n d D oub l i ng Season. For exampl e:
N ow th at we h ave some ef fects th at l ook at w h i ch pl ayer was
if I have a D oub l i ng Season in play, a n d I play a V iv i d G rov e
attacked speci f i cal l y , 5 0 8 . 6 d ef i n es h ow to i n terpret th ose
I get four coun ters . The la n d en terin g is a n even t, w h i ch i s
ef fects. Don ’t worr y , i t works exactl y as you wou l d ex pect i t
mod if ied by its ow n repla cemen t ef fect (en ter ta pped w i th
to. K eep i n mi n d h owever, th at w i th Portal M age, as 5 0 8 . 7a
two cha rge coun ters ) a n d beca us e a n even t, w h i ch i sn ’t
states, th e creatu re i s sti l l con si d ered to h ave attacked th e
a n ef fect, tha t ha s been mod if ied by a repla ceme n t ef fect,
pl ayer or pl an eswal ker i t was f i rst d ecl ared to be attacki n g,
D oub l i ng Season, which s pecif ica lly looks for a n ef fect, w i l l
even i f i t i s n ow attacki n g an oth er pl ayer or pl an eswal ker. Th e
n ow a pply.
oth er su bsecti on s of 5 0 8 . 7 si mpl y state th at th e n ew pl ayer or pl an eswal ker th e creatu re i s n ow attacki n g, h as to be an
S L I G H T LY L E S S B I G C H A N G E S
oppon en t or a pl an eswal ker con trol l ed by an oppon en t of th e
It is with grea t s a d n es s tha t we s ay fa rewell to a fal l en ru l es
pl ayer con trol l i n g th e attacki n g creatu re.
q ues tion . No lon ger will we be a ble to a s k with a sn eaky
Defen d i n g pl ayer h as al so been red ef i n ed . Th an k you agai n ,
grin if C a ged S un ha s a triggered ma n a a bility. Sad l y , th e
Po r tal M ag e. Th e d efen d i n g pl ayer i s n ow th e pl ayer a creatu re
d ef in ition of triggered ma n a a bilities ha s been u pd ated .
i s attacki n g, th e con trol l er of th e pl an eswal ker a creatu re i s
Before the upd a te a triggered ma n a a bility ha d to tri gger
attacki n g, or th e pl ayer a creatu re was attacki n g before i t was
f rom a n a ctiva ted ma n a a bility, which mea n t tha t card s l i ke
removed f rom combat or th e battl ef i el d .
C a ged S un were grea t ma teria l for s n ea ky rules q uesti on s. A
abi l i ty n ow !
triggered ma n a a bility ca n n ow a ls o trigger f rom man a bei n g a d d ed to a player’s ma n a pool. It’s a lways a triggered man a
A F E W M I N O R U P DAT E S
a bility n ow!
Th e f i rst i s n ot so mu ch an u pd ate, bu t a ru l e th at’s been word ed more cl earl y : 5 0 9 . 5 tal ks abou t tri ggers w h en d ecl ari n g bl ockers. Pu t ver y si mpl y , any ef fect th at says “ w h en ever a creatu re becomes bl ocked ” w i l l tri gger on ce i f th at creatu re i s
while
d ecl ari n g
a t t a c ke r s ,
which
wo ul d
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Si m p l e a n d e f f e c t i v e , t h e o n l y a lt e r n at i v e w e co ul d f i n d w a s r at h e r co n v o l u t e d , a n d u s e d t h e co m b o t h at w a s p r e s e nt e d i n t h e o r i g i n a l a r t i cl e . F o r y o u r e nt e r t a i n m e nt , h e r e i t i s :
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ch a r a c t e r i s t i c : it ’s a n e n ch a nt m e nt . T h i s l e a v e s u s w i t h a D a r k s t e e l R e li c t o ke n w i t h o u t a n y ch a r a c t e r i s t i c s o t h e r t h a n t h e n a m e , u nt il e n d o f t u r n . A s t h i s a l s o l e a v e s a s i n g l e ch a r a c t e r i s t i c a n d M a r k ’s s o l u t i o n i s a l o t s i m p l e r, w e c a n co n cl u d e h e h a s i n d e e d f o u n d t h e b e s t a n s w e r p o s s ib l e ! C o n g r at ul at i o n s M a r k !
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( *) : N e u r o k Tr a n s m u t e r ’ s s e co n d a b i l i t y i nt e r a ct s s t r a n g e l y w i t h M a r ch o f t h e M a ch i n e s f r o m t h e M i r r o d i n s e t . I f a n a r t i f a ct i s a n a r t i f a ct cr e a t u r e o n l y b e ca u s e M a r ch o f t h e M a ch i n e s i s o n t h e b a t t l e f i e l d a n d y o u t h e n a c t i v a t e N e u r o k Tr a n s m u t e r ’ s s e co n d a b i l i t y o n t h a t a r t i f a ct cr e a t u r e , t h e r e s u lt i s a p e r m a n e nt w i t h n o t y p e s w h a t s o e v e r. N e u r o k Tr a n s m u t e r ’ s a b i l i t y r e m o v e s t h e t y p e “ a r t i f a ct .” M a r ch o f t h e M a ch i n e s d e p e n d s o n k n o w i n g w h a t i s a n d i s n’ t a n a r t i f a ct . T h e p e r m a n e nt w o n’ t b e a n a r t i f a ct w h e n M a r ch o f t h e M a ch i n e’ s e f f e c t i s a p p l i e d a n d t h e r e f o r e i t w o n’ t b e t u r n e d i nt o a cr e a t u r e .
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F R I DAY T H E 8 T H O F S E P T E M B E R I m e e t w i t h t w o p l a y e r s at O u t p o s t Gh e nt (at 1 6 : 0 0 h) t o l e a v e f o r t h e B e l g i a n n at i o n a l s . A s t h e r e a r e s o m e p r o b l e m s i n B r u s s e l s d u e t o a co ll a p s e d t un n e l o n t o p o f t h e u s u a l e v e n in g t r a f f i c j a m , w e d e ci d e t o t a ke a d e t o u r a n d g o t h r o u g h Ko r t r i j k w h e r e
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e v e nt j u d g e s b u t T h ib a u t i s p r e s e nt a n d e v e n Em ili e n p a s s e s b y t o p a y u s a v i s i t . D u s t i n i s p r e s e nt in s p ir it . U nf o r t u n at e l y, t h e b a r cl o s e d b e f o r e e v e r y o n e w a s d o n e p l a y in g . o f t h e y e a r. A f t e r Em ili e n’s h e a d j u d g e a n n o u n ce m e nt , i t i s t im e t o s t a r t . F ir s t , w e p l a y t h r e e r o un d s o f s t a n d a r d . T h i s g o e s q u it e s m o o t h l y a n d i s f o ll o w e d b y a lit t l e b r e a k t o s e t up t h e h a ll in o r d e r t o dr a f t . J o n a s c a ll s t h e dr a f t , w h i ch g o e s w e ll e n o u g h d e s p it e a lit t l e co n f u s i o n in t h e s e co n d h a ll d u r i n g d e ck r e g i s t r at i o n . T h e p r a c t i c a l p a r t g e t s d e a lt w i t h a n d w e g o t o p l a y w it h o ur d e ck s . D r o p p in g b e f o r e t h e s e co n d dr a f t g i v e s y o u t h e p o s s ib ili t y t o p l a y in a n o t h e r dr a f t f o r f r e e w h i ch h a s a h i g h e r E V. I d e ci d e t o p l a y t h i s a n d s in ce n o b o d y w a s p i ck in g b l a ck , I e n d up w i t h a n (a lm o s t ) m o n o - d e ck a n d m a ke it t o t h e f in a l s . W h e n t h e dr a f t f in i s h e d , it ’s t im e t o e at . T h a n k s t o t h e e f f o r t s o f J o n a s a n d P a s c a l , w e a r e h a v in g a j u d g e din n e r. “ B y a cci d e nt ”, M a r k b o o ke d t h e s a m e r e s t a ur a nt f o r t h e p l a y e r di n n e r. T h i s a ll o w s u s t o s h if t a b it b e t w e e n t h e c a r s s o e v e r y b o d y c a n g e t b a ck t o t h e h o u s e . Ev e r y b o d y h a s a g o o d t im e a n d a l o t o f f o o d . S o m e f o o d (e s p e ci a ll y Ni e l s ’ l a m b) a r r i v e s l at e , m a k i n g P a s c a l ’s T h i s l e a d s t o t h e a w k w a r d s ce n a r i o w h e r e y o u h a v e t o a s k a j u d g e t o co m e w i t h y o u if y o u w a nt t o g o d o w n s t a ir s t o l e a v e . A f t e r t h e F N M , a n o t h e r p e r s o n h a s j o in e d m y c a r b u t w e d e ci d e t o g o a n d e at s o m e p a s t a f ir s t ( 2 2 : 30 h). A f t e r t h at , w e dr i v e t o t h e h o u s e Ch r i s Va n d e n Wo u w e r a n d M a r k D i c t u s a r r a n g e d . B e f o r e h a n d t h e y g a v e u s t h e a d dr e s s a n d t h e dir e c t i o n t h at “ t h e m o r e y o u a r e w o n d e r in g w h e r e y o u a r e , t h e m o r e y o u a r e co r r e c t .” S AT U R DAY W i t h s o m e e f f o r t f r o m m y o l d c a r, w e a r r i v e at t h e b e a ut if ul s i g ht o f t h e ci t a d e l o f N a m u r w h e r e w e h a v e t o l o o k a r o un d a b it t o f i n d t h e ex a c t l o c at i o n o f t h e v e n u e . W h il e t h e m a in e v e nt i s o n g o i n g , i t i s s u r p r i s in g h o w m a ny p e o p l e a r e p l a y in g s i d e e v e nt s o n d a y 1 . A b o ut 120 p l a y e r s s h o w up t o p l a y t h e b i g g e s t B e l g i a n e v e nt
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Q : C a n y o u t e l l u s a b o u t o n e g r e a t j u d g e i n y o u r A r e a? Fr a n s Ke i jze r h a s b e e n a b o o n f o r t h e A r n h e m co m m u n i t y f o r m a n y y e a r s n o w. H i s d e di c at i o n t o t h e co m m u n i t y i s a m a zin g , h e d o e s s o m u ch t o s up p o r t o t h e r s . H e h e lp s o u t t h e s t o r e v o l unt a r il y w it h e v e nt s a n d h e lp s n e w p l a y e r s p i ck up t h e g a m e ( h e ’s r e a ll y g r e at w it h t h e k i d s). At t h e I x a l a n prerelease he made factions for the players based on the t r ib e s w it h co o l a ch i e v e m e nt s . H e h a s a g r e at at t i t u d e , b e in g s p o nt a n e o u s a n d j o ll y h e m a ke s h i s p r e s e n ce k n o w n w h e t h e r h e ’s in h i s l o c a l g a m e s t o r e o r in a n o t h e r o n e f o r t h e f ir s t t im e . H e m a ke s it f un f o r e v e r y o n e a n d k n o w s w h e n t o s t e p in t o p r o t e c t o t h e r p e o p l e ’s f un . A n d a ll t h at f o r Q : Te l l u s a b o u t y o u r s e l f - w h a t i s y o u r n a m e , w h e n d i d
y e a r s , w it h o ut b e in g a ce r t if i e d j u d g e ! ( A lt h o u g h t h i s m i g ht
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A d v i s o r f o r m y l o c a l k it ch e n t a b l e f o r a l o n g t im e w it h n o i nt e r e s t i n t o u r n a m e nt s , t h e n P o d g o t p r int e d w h i ch i s m y f a v o r i t e c a r d e v e r s in ce S u r v i v a l o f t h e F it t e s t s o I s t a r t e d p l a y i n g t o u r n a m e nt s , t h at ’s w h e n I e n co u nt e r e d t h e j u d g e p r o g r a m .) I l o v e t h e r ul e s a n d t h e “cult o f s e l f - im p r o v e m e nt ” a s p e c t s o f j u d g i n g . O u t s i d e o f j u d g in g I ’ v e s t a r t e d a s a n i n di e g a m e d e v e l o p e r d o in g t h e p r o g r a m m in g . (N o r e l e a s e y e t , s t a y t u n e d ! ) O u t s i d e o f g a m e s o t h e r int e r e s t s a r e a n im e , h i s t o r y a n d p r e t t y li g ht s .
Q : C a n y o u t e l l u s a b o u t o n e g r e a t s t o r e i n y o u r A r e a? ‘ t L a b i n U t r e cht i s a g r e at p l a ce ! T h e p h y s i c a l s t o r e i t s e l f h a s a f a nt a s t i c at m o s p h e r e w i t h a ll t h e w o o d w o r k a n d t h e d u n g e o n r e m i n i s ce nt d o o r. I f y o u ’r e e v e r i n t h e n e i g h b o r h o o d , ch e ck i t o u t f o r y o u r s e l f. ( J u s t t a ke c a r e up s t a i r s n o t t o b u m p y o u r h e a d a g a i n s t t h e b e a m s like s o m e l a n dl ub b e r.) M a n y s t o r e s l e a n t o w a r d s c a s u a l o r co m p e t i t i v e b u t ‘ t L a b i s a p l a ce f o r b o t h . F o r t h e co m p e t i t i v e co m m u n i t y t h e y h o s t s o m e o f t h e b i g g e s t P P TQ s o f t h e co u nt r y a n d q u a lif i e r s f o r t h e D u t ch O p e n S e r i e s . B e f o r e t h e D O S t h e y u s e d t o h a v e t h e i r o w n i n v i t at i o n a l s e r i e s w i t h cu s t o m p l a y m at s a n d e p i c dr a f t f o r m at s . F o r t h e c a s u a l co m m u n i t y t h e y h a v e t h e r e g ul a r e v e nt s a n d b o t h t h e ce r t if i e d a n d n o t ce r t if i e d l o c a l j u d g e s d o a f a nt a s t i c j o b o f f o s t e r i n g a r e l a xe d a n d f r i e n dl y at m o s p h e r e . T h e y a l s o u s e d t o h o s t t h e D u t ch J u d g e D i n n e r s f o r a f e w t i m e s b e f o r e i t s t a r t e d m o v i n g b e t w e e n ci t i e s a n d t h e i r co m p e t i t i v e e v e nt s a r e g r e at l e a r n i n g o p p o r t u n i t i e s f o r L 2 c a n di d at e s , s o t h e y ’r e a l s o a g r e at a s s e t t o
Q : W h a t i s y o u r A r e a? W h a t i s i t s s i z e , i n s t o r e s a n d g e o g r a p h i c a l l y ? M y a r e a i s O v e r i j s s e l ( w h e r e I g r e w up), U t r e cht ( w h e r e I s t u di e d ) a n d G e l d e r l a n d ( w h e r e I li v e). T h i s a r e a , l o c at e d i n t h e ce nt e r a n d e a s t o f t h e N e t h e r l a n d s , co nt a in s a b o ut a q u a r t e r o f t h e N e t h e r l a n d s ’s p o p ul at i o n at 4 . 4 4 m illi o n p e o p l e . T h e r e a r e 12 s t o r e s t h at o r g a n ize p r e r e l e a s e s o r m o r e , p r e t t y e v e n l y s p r e a d o u t a cr o s s t h e r e g i o n , a n d 19 ce r t if i e d j u d g e s . N o t a ll W P N s t o r e s h a v e a ce r t if i e d j u d g e y e t t h o u g h . U t r e cht a n d A r n h e m a r e t h e m o s t a c t i v e cit i e s w it h L 2+ j u d g e s , m ult ip l e g a m e s t o r e s , m ult ip l e c a n di d at e s , a n d P P TQ s . O n l y cit i e s w it h a l o c a l L 2+ h a v e P P TQ s t h e s e d a y s a r o u n d h e r e . A p e l d o o r n i s t h e b i g g e s t cit y in t h e a r e a ( b i g g e r t h a n A m e r s f o o r t , A r n h e m & Zw o ll e) w it h o ut a W P N
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t h e m t a ke t h at s p e ll b a ck int o t h e ir h a n d . We m a y w a nt t o h a v e a co n v e r s at i o n h e r e w it h t h e a c t i v e p l a y e r t o r ul e o u t ch e at in g , b ut a s s um in g n o f o ul p l a y, t h e r e i s n o r e a s o n f o r u s t o int e r v e n e . N o w, l e t ’s s a y t h e p l a y e r c a s t s Wr at h o f G o d f o r 2 W. T h e i r o p p o n e nt s i g h s a n d s t a r t s p i ck in g up t h e ir cr e at u r e c a r d s , in di c at in g t h e y w a nt t o p ut t h e m int o t h e g r a v e y a r d . T h i s i s t h e p o int w h e r e w e s t e p in . T h e o p p o n e nt h a s i n di c at e d t h at t h e y w a nt t o l e t t h e Wr at h o f G o d r e s o l v e a n d h a s m i s s e d t h e ir w in d o w t o p o int o ut t h e e r r o r. A l s o , w e w a nt t o p r e v e nt t h e s it u at i o n f r o m e s c a l at in g : r i g ht n o w, t h e f i x i s a s i m p l e b a ck- up . A d d t o t h at a b un ch o f cr e at ur e s d y i n g , m a y b e s o m e ‘g o e s t o g r a v e y a r d ’ t r i g g e r s , a n d s u d d e n l y y o u m a y h a v e a s it u at i o n w h e r e a b a ck- up i s t o o co m p li c at e d . Sim il a r l y, if t h e o p p o n e nt r e s p o n d s im m e di at e l y b y c a s t i n g a s p e ll o r a c t i v at in g a n a b ilit y, t h e ir g a m e a c t i o n s i n di c at e t h at t h e y a g r e e w it h t h e c a s t in g o f Wr at h o f G o d a n d t h e y h a v e m i s s e d t h e ir w in d o w. A g a in , w e s t e p in . A t h ir d r e a s o n t o s t e p in , w o ul d b e t im e . T h e r e i s n o r e a s o n t o w a it t o p o int o ut a m i s t a ke a n o p p o n e nt h a s m a d e , s o if a p l a y e r d o e s n o t s p e a k up w it h in 5 -10 s e co n d s , w e c a n a s s um e t h e y a r e n o l o n g e r t h in k in g a b o ut t h e m i s t a ke , b u t a b o ut t h e ir g a m e p l a n . At t h at p o int , if w e l e t t h e m co nt i n u e t o t h in k , w e a r e m e r e l y w a s t in g t im e . F in a ll y, l e t ’s q u i ck l y t o u ch up o n w h e n a s i t u at i o n h a s e s c a l at e d
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