Monocle of Clarity (& questions about the deck contents)

Izaak wrote:

I'm not asking what you "might" draw. I'm asking if a card is in your deck RIGHT NOW. The card is there, or it is not. This has NOTHING to do with any future whatsoever.

Sure, sure, but why are you asking? Isn't to know what you can expect LATER.

Shard wrote:

Izaak wrote:

I'm not asking what you "might" draw. I'm asking if a card is in your deck RIGHT NOW. The card is there, or it is not. This has NOTHING to do with any future whatsoever.

Sure, sure, but why are you asking? Isn't to know what you can expect LATER.

Why am I asking if you have a Deflection in your hand? Isn't it so I can expect that you can play it LATER?

You may cheat on unverifiable elements and pretend you don't recall

Exactly. And this is the weird thing. The rules *ALLOW* someone who wants to cheat do so legally! Similar to how the rules ALLOW someone to play unsleeved and cheat, would he want to.

Izaak, what are you proposing instead?

Izaak wrote:

Shard wrote:

Izaak wrote:

Why am I asking if you have a Deflection in your hand? Isn't it so I can expect that you can play it LATER?

You may cheat on unverifiable elements and pretend you don't recall

Exactly. And this is the weird thing. The rules *ALLOW* someone who wants to cheat do so legally! Similar to how the rules ALLOW someone to play unsleeved and cheat, would he want to.

I suppose I see your point.

Is it legal to remove card(s) at random from your deck before the game or tournament?

It is not that cheating is allowed, but that it is to argues to enforce.
Cheating cheapens a win, what fun is that? I don't know why anyone would cheat in a game.

Izaak, what are you proposing instead?

Well, before this thread I wasn't even aware that not answering the question truthfully was allowed as long as you can just claim "whoops, forgot about that" when you get caught.

It's not as if Monocle sees a lot of play in the first place and I doubt a lot of players are cheating in VTES. However, similar to the card back problem, I find it extremely odd you are, if you want so, legally allowed to cheat.

The easy fix for Monocle has already been proposed earlier in the thread - allow it to only ask questions that are easily verifiable. Failing that (ya know, cos it's an errata and all) just get rid of the "whoops I forgot" escape. If you're not sure, as a judge to check. If you don't, and then later are caught giving the wrong answer, you get penalized.

Cheating cheapens a win, what fun is that? I don't know why anyone would cheat in a game.

This is besides the point.