TWD – 1st Tragic Love Affair

Ankha wrote:

Correct, this tournament can't be rated.

Yup.
So I'm not approving the Archon but deleting it instead.

No fun

Is this really the thing to do? When there is a problem with a player's deck, even if it is uncaught all the way to the finals, should the repercussions of this hit everyone in the tournament - and most of all the winner, who is denied the TWDA entry?

I imagined it was obvious to everyone there that the tournament was not an official one (because I saw those new cards in one player's deck during the break between turns), but apparently not; I should have noted the issue out loud I guess.

There was apparently some discussion about this pre-game, but I missed it. Maybe it was before I arrived (?)

Ankha wrote:

Dura lex, sed lex.

For the clarity, I'd like to know what the lex here is, precisely. An uncaught illegal deck invalidates the tournament - does this only happen if they play in the finals?(*) Does it matter how illegal the deck is - say there's a vampire of illegal grouping in a crypt, or the Anthelios in a library - would the lex hold the same?

What would be the correct thing to do when something like this happens - DQ during the final, I guess? And in case the game has only just started, maybe restart the final?


(*) And the results get discussed in the forums with enough detail so that the error gets spotted by someone, I'm tempted to add

I had a wee chat with Jani about this actually, and he said that the new cards got green light from the organizer, who apparently just didn't catch that legalization date.

They will know better though, obviously, but just stating that before they chime in.

Too bad, really, but mistakes happen. Make Xipe Totec happen again, asap!