responding to reinforcements of the army

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when my opp plays reinforcements of the army, when do i respond?? do they have to say what they r going to get, then i respond OR do i respond when reinforcments of the army is played??

if the answer is after my opp. tells me what card he is going to get, what if he doesn't know?? does he/she get to look at his deck first and then i respond after he chooses??

when i say "respond," i mean using something to stop reinforcments like magic jammer.
 
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well if they have been playing the deck for some time, there is a good chance they can name every monster in their deck.

So Look at your hand, Look at your graveyard. Figure out what is left in your deck, look at what your opponent has on the field, figure out what monster is in your deck that you need.

Then activate reinforcements of the army.
 
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If your opponent does not know what they are going to get they can look through their deck and when they decide, you can chose to chain to it or not.


(They will then of course have to shuffle even if you negate the effect.)
Spot's Knight
 
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spotsknight said:
If your opponent does not know what they are going to get they can look through their deck and when they decide, you can chose to chain to it or not.


(They will then of course have to shuffle even if you negate the effect.)
Spot's Knight
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finally, a straight answer. thank you.
 
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I was not sure they were allowed to look, that is why I did not want to say that.

If you are not at a tournament and are just playing with friends, then if you want to let them look so they know what monster to get then it is up to you.

If you are playing at a tournament and it is you, check with the head judge to see if you are allowed to look through your deck before telling your opponent what monster you want.

For some reason I don't think that it would be allowed.
 
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Reinforcement of the Army is a non-targeting effect. You don't get to know what they are grabbing until Reinforcement is resolving (by which time it is too late).
 
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In general, when an effect requires a search of the Deck, you check upon resolution because the Deck is not public information, not even to you. If a suitable card is not found, the opponent may check to verify.
 
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I ask the same question to judge list but the message didn't pass but Curtis answered me :

When the player resolves "Reinforcement of the Army" they reveal the chosen Warrior-Type monster to their opponent.

They don't say who they are choosing until they actually pull it out of their Deck and reveal it.

I usually play mine like this:

I activate (place it face-up) into my Spell/Trap Card Zone and say "I activate 'Reinforcement of the Army.' Would you like to respond?"

I don't tell them who I am choosing. They will have to react without knowing whom I will pick.

Then when I resolve it I search through my Deck, pull out a Warrior-Type monster, show the monster to my opponent, Shuffle my Deck, and then present the shuffled Deck to my opponent for cutting.

- The Moderator

Voilà !
 
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novastar said:
In general, when an effect requires a search of the Deck, you check upon resolution because the Deck is not public information, not even to you. If a suitable card is not found, the opponent may check to verify.
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What happens if a warrior is not found? Would that be an illegal activation of "Reinforcement of the Army", or would it resolve without effect?

Thanks,
 
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kbs8014 said:
What happens if a warrior is not found? Would that be an illegal activation of "Reinforcement of the Army", or would it resolve without effect?

Thanks,
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One never knows the contents of ones deck so there is no possibility of an illegal activation. If a suitable card may not be found, you must show your deck to the opponent to confirm there was no suitable card.
 
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kbs8014 said:
What happens if a warrior is not found? Would that be an illegal activation of "Reinforcement of the Army", or would it resolve without effect?

Thanks,
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The effect resolves properly, but since a proper card to fit the requirement is not found, you present your Deck to prove it, and then you shuffle.
 
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DUH!!! Color me foolish. I forgot it just says you have to search for a warrior not a specific card. My mind was stuck on Monster reborn and that your opponent can search the graveyard before declaring which monster to reborn. :eek:

Oh well, we all make mistakes. Maybe next time I'll wake up before posting. LOL
Spot's Knight
 
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You're Deck is not public Knowledge, as been stated, so you may activate the effect of Reinforcement of the Army even if you do not have a selectable Warrior in your Deck when this cards effect is activated.

If there are no eligible Warriors, then the effect of Reinforcement Disappears.
 
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spotsknight said:
DUH!!! Color me foolish. I forgot it just says you have to search for a warrior not a specific card. My mind was stuck on Monster reborn and that your opponent can search the graveyard before declaring which monster to reborn. :eek:

Oh well, we all make mistakes. Maybe next time I'll wake up before posting. LOL
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You do have to search for a "Specific Warrior". It has to be LV4 or below.
 
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