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Whether it is Simon Keys or Simon Sangpukdee, 2 highly respected L3 judges, I too am accustomed to doing what "Simon Says"... Skey23 will be the first to tell you that his ruling with Shift is his interpretation and not a FAQ ruling which he has pretty well memorized. The ruling with Command...

Whether or not these cards target has no bearing on determining which card effect goes first on chain in this scenario. Skey23's ruling can be confirmed on the judge site here: http://entertainment.upperdeck.com/community/forums/thread/858758.aspx Tributing Sangan for Thestalos is not quite a...

Be careful what you compare here. Face-down Six Samurai cannot be destroyed with the "Samurai substitution" effect. doc

Thanks Emerald Dragon for the cool info. I leave for Ireland on June 9th, but won't arrive in Dublin until June 10th. I'm staying at the Camden Court Hotel which I don't believe is too far from Wynn's hotel, but looks like I'll miss the Irish National tournament. Good luck if you attend...

Hi All! I am traveling to Ireland this weekend for a 9 day trip and will go through Dublin and Belfast and a whole lot of other places. Any good Yu-Gi-Oh! gaming stores in Ireland that I should visit? I'd appreciate a list of names and addresses. Any U.S. cards needed in Ireland? doc

Comparing this scenario with an outdated ruling on Last Will is pointless. Current rulings with Last Will do not apply to this specific scenario, since timing is not an issue with Last Will with the exception of not being allowed to summon the monster during Damage Calculation. doc

You are correct in that Giant Kozaky destroying itself is a continuous effect and does NOT go on chain. However, the effect damage to the current controller does go on chain. When the turn player tributes Kozaky to summon Dark Ruler Ha Des, the opponent may chain Bottomless Trap Hole to Giant...

Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV8 cannot negate monster card effects. It is the effect of Crystal Beast monsters that allows the controller to place it in the Spell/Trap zone as a continuous Spell card. Think about the situation if Horus LV8 destroys a set Kiseitai in battle? doc

What is it that you are asking? The definition of a infinite loop as pointed out by UDE's Kevin Stewart or my answer? The only other published information regarding infinite loops is Amplifier with Jinzo vs. Imperial Order. My answer and everybody's answer is certainly their opinion as there...

Digital Jedi is correct. You guys are confusing effects of cards with game play. The last example is different. Muka Muka will gain ATK due to the drawing of a card during Draw Phase. We cannot skip the Draw or Draw Phase. We cannot rewind the game to a point prior to the loop because there is...

Your friend is right! That's why Thousand-Eyes Restrict is a banned card in Advanced Format. doc

Everyone is correct in applying the infinite loops rulings regarding Pole Position to this situation. The key ruling is this: You cannot choose to Summon a monster, Set a monster, or Set or activate a Spell or Trap Card, or card effect, if it would cause an infinite loop. This ruling applies...

No, phase effects resolve using priority, not SEGOC. doc

John, with the announcements you made, I certainly cannot argue the penalties you issued. Even in the situation with P1, which as you can see I would have ruled as an Illegal Deck, not Illegal Decklist, this player has definitely committed a serious error. He was asked at the time he submitted...

OK, remember you asked for comments, so here's mine: First, when deckchecking players, I always like to wait until both players have shuffled their decks and then presented their decks to their opponents for randomization. At that time, I will stop both players and ask the players to hand me...

Beware absolute statements in Yu-Gi-Oh! I wish "discard" only applied to the Hand. Remember if it is Yu-Gi-Oh! that means terms will be inconsistent and cards are allowed to break the rules. Do you know of any other TCG's that have even half the number of rulings that Yu-Gi-Oh! has? Read the...

Your laughing, I was almost crying. I wrote the original question because in scenario 2, a duelist wanted to argue that the last thing that happened in the game state was the summoning of a monster with Call of the Haunted. As Such, the Turn Player was limited in his options, although he...

Wow! John you answer the questions as if you've been a Head Judge more than a few times. Sorry, I haven't got back to this list in awhile but I do want to comment on my own questions. Regarding the first scenario, although the opponent did not respond to the second special summon of Treeborn...

You cannot activate Thunder Dragon's effect when it is discarded as a cost or effect of another card. You must be using the effect of Thunder Dragon itself to retrieve additional copies of itself from your Deck. doc

I almost forgot. One big question I got asked at the St. Louis SJC involved priority and there were several twists regarding priority. As stated in the 6.0 version Rulebook: * The Turn Player has priority to activate a card or effect first in each phase or step of their turn. * After a...