Call of the Haunted vs. Des Lacooda

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HolyAlexander16

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Sorry if this seems petty, but I know I've read that if the monster is flipped face down while being targeted by Call of the Haunted then if Call is later destroyed, the monster is safe from Call's destroy effect due to being flipped down. However, I ran into a case where the ruling given to me was the exact opposite (I had flipped Des Lacooda face down then back face up during my turn after having Call special summon it during the end of my opponent's previous turn, then when they played Heavy Storm the turn following mine, the head judge ruled that Call did not stop affecting Lacooda despite having been turned face down and as such was dragged down with Call). The main thing I'm looking for is confirmation one way or the other(my side being that since the monster in question was face down, Call cannot target it in this state and effectively "forgets" that the creature was affected by it [sorry for the poor word choice]). If I was wrong, please tell me so. Also, in either case, could someone please direct me to somewhere that I would be able to print the ruling in the off chance that this occurs again. I can't seem to find a ruling regarding either case anywhere.
 
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go to netrep.net or pull down 'resources' from menu bar to get rulings....
that call of haunted or premie loose their targets when monster summoned (by effect) is flipped face down, is, i think, correct - at least that's always been my undestanding....that they just remain meaninglessly in your back row (stranding your frog in the graveyard... :p )
 
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That's what I thought, but when I went to Netrepâ„¢ and looked under Call of the Haunted and Book of Moon (thought it might be covered under a specific case), I can't seem to find any rulings regarding monsters flipped face down. Also, I tried using Premature as an example in my defense, but my opponent kept striking down my reasoning as that Premature is an equip spell card and Call is a continuos trap card.

P.S. Premature Burial does have a ruling under it that states if the monster is flipped face down, it loses its target and is destroyed, but I don't think the people I'm trying to convince will listen to this logic (despite the cases being very similar [how can Call target a face down monste?]).
 
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I have a similar question here... My opponent special summons Summoned Skull with Call of the Haunted. On my turn I bounce Summoned Skull back to his hand with Golem Sentry's flip summon effect. Call just sits there meaninglessly, right?
 
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