But its not a "moot point". If its for all intents and purposes ONLY affecting a face-up monster, and there is no reason for why, even if we have to reason out one, its better than telling a Player who may win or lose his Match because of your ruling, that, "I dont know why, but that's the way it is..."
Doesnt inspire much faith in your ruling and doesnt leave them with that warm and fuzzy feeling you get when you ask a question like, "Does a 5-Star monster only require 1 monster as a Tribute to summon it?"
If you know the answer is right, but you are continually using the "Because Konami Said So" as your reply, that is a dis-service to yourself and the player you give that answer to. In this world, it's all about "The Answer". "The Answer", whether it's based on fact, rumor, or inuendo, is STILL an answer.
Because Konami Said So is not an answer. It's an attempt to cover a lack of concern with "why" Konami said so. To every problem, there is an eventual solution, regardless of how long it takes to arrive at it. I am not endorsing anyone to lie or make up an answer, but a answer based on logical
Reasoning is why we do what we do.
If you have one side trying to say that
Call of the Haunted doesnt lose its target if it is flipped face-down, but they KNOW that nothing has supported that perception, and actually rule it that way in a Tournament (because someone reading this thread WILL try to do it, I guarantee that!!), and another side that supports the idea that ONLY a face-up monster is affected, and rules it that way, and at least gives a credible answer that will spread from player to player, that's a GOOD THING!
At least the player with the answer that is more right, will tell others that
Call of the Haunted can only affect face-up, based upon what he knows. The player with the bad information will never pass anything to anyone that is believable because it isnt based on a credilbe ruling, and it will continue to cause confusion.
Logic is still alive. If you shove it to the side, you create the can of worms we have opened in this thread. There is a logic to this Game. However, since we arent the ones that are being relied upon to create a logically based ruling, only the "Interpretation" of them, then that is left to those who may not always think logically, and base their Rulings that they pass on to us, on what they see, and not what they "read".
Sometimes even the smartest person doesnt always know enough to change a light bulb when he cant turn on the lights...
