Quick-play/trap question

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zeraforming

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Here is the scenario:

It's Player A turn.
Player B a has a BLS-EotB and an other monsters on the field and a set Enemy Controller.

Player A plays Snatch Steal on Player B's BLS-EotB.
Player A takes control of BLS-EotB.
Player B activates Enemy Controller tributing there monster and take control of BLS-EotB (without Player A activating any effects)

Can this happen?

I always thought for a player to activate a set card on an opponent's turn it had to be in response to something.
 
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Fiendish Envoy said:
As long as you have priority [and activation timing is correct], you can activate cards like Enemy Controller during your opponent's turn.
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But the they didn't have priority, I had done nothing to pass priority to my opponent, yet the head judge said it was fine.

To give a better example I'll tell you exactly what happened:

My opponent had BLS-EotB, Jinzo, Blade Knight and a set Enemy Controller on the her side of the field.
I Snatch Steal her BLS-EotB and she does not chain.
Then straight after I take control of her BLS-EotB (before I can activate its effect) she activates Enemy Controller tributing her Blade Knight and taking back BLS-EotB.

Is this allowed or did she have to wait for me to activate BLS-EotB's effect so she had something to chain.
 
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You can't just end the Chain without letting your opponent have a chance to respond. If you are unable [or don't want] to activate an effect, you would pass priority to your opponent and they would a chance to activate an effect.
 
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Spell Speed 2 effects don't have to directy respond to something. If the turn player doesn't use his prioerity in, say, Main Phase 1 then priority is passed to th opponent. They won't leave Main Phase 1 until both players agree that the Phase is over. If this were'nt true, then the turn player could just do nothing in Main Pahse 1, nothing in Main Phase 2 and nothing in the End Phase and just bypass your cards that can only be activated during your opponent's turn (Physical Double for example)
 
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zeraforming said:
But the they didn't have priority, I had done nothing to pass priority to my opponent, yet the head judge said it was fine.

To give a better example I'll tell you exactly what happened:

My opponent had BLS-EotB, Jinzo, Blade Knight and a set Enemy Controller on the her side of the field.
I Snatch Steal her BLS-EotB and she does not chain.
Then straight after I take control of her BLS-EotB (before I can activate its effect) she activates Enemy Controller tributing her Blade Knight and taking back BLS-EotB.

Is this allowed or did she have to wait for me to activate BLS-EotB's effect so she had something to chain.
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I understand your question and why you are asking it, but I think the head judge was correct. Your opponent could not activate Enemy Controller in chain to Snatch Steal because the Soldier was not yet on your side of the field. Your question is, I believe, why did you not have priority to activate the Soldier's removal effect? I believe the situation is that when you activated Snatch Steal, priority switched to your opponent. Your opponent chose not to chain and Snatch Steal resolved. Your opponent still had priority and then activated Enemy Controller. Priority does not switch back to you just because your opponent did not respond in chain to Snatch Steal. That's the way I see it, anyway.
 
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When I look more closely at what Zera stated it looks as if you allowed the effect of Snatch Steal to resolve, so you have passed on the chain. An effect resolves when both players pass consecutively.

Zera activates Snatch Steal.
His opponent passes
Zera passes
This one link chain can now resolve.

Notice that Zera has to pass before the chain can begin to resolve. It was now his opponent's option to play Enemy Controller.
 
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