Tournament Rules - v1.5
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| 421.1. |
Decks must be made random at the start of each game, and whenever an instruction from cards or tournament officials require it. |
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Random is defined as a state where no player could have any information about the order or position of cards in any part of the deck. |
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Shuffling by methodically placing cards into distinct piles (informally known as “pile shuffling”) may be used as a method to count the deck, but can’t solely be used to make a deck random. |
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When a deck is made random, it is presented to the player’s opponent. This signals that the player believes their deck is legal and random. |
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Players must notify a judge if they believe their opponents’ deck has not been made sufficiently random. |
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See 703.7 for more information on insufficient randomization. |
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| 421.6. |
Players may shuffle their opponents’ decks additionally. |
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