Tournament Guidelines FAQ

These are specialist articles, relating to conduct during Tournaments, for both players and Judges. Some of these are based on UDE Policy Documents, to assist players that don't have access to the documents, or who prefer to just read a small section.


 * What is Advanced Format?
 * What is Traditional Format?
 * What is Sealed Deck Format?
 * What is Booster Draft Format?
 * What is Team Dueling Format?
 * What does Constructed Deck mean?
 * What Cards are currently Legal for Tournament use?
 * Booster Sets & Promotional Cards Legality
 * Counterfeit or Fake Cards
 * When should I Cut & Shuffle a Deck?
 * Status of the Egyptian God Cards
 * Can I use non-English Cards in a Tournament?
 * Can I shufle face-down Cards?
 * Can I shuffle my Graveyard?
 * Searching Effect Rules


 * Officials during a Tournament
 * What is a Tournament Organiser?
 * What is a Head Judge?


 * Responsibilities during a Tournament
 * Player Responsibilities
 * Tournament Organiser Responsibilities
 * Assistant Judge Responsibilities
 * Head Judge Responsibilities


 * Penalty Guidelines
 * Types of Penalties
 * How is a Penalty Decided?
 * What is a Warning?
 * What is a Game Loss?
 * What is a Match Loss?
 * What is a Disqualification?
 * List of Offences
 * Deck Error Penalties
 * Deck Error - Failure to De-Side Deck
 * Deck Error - Illegal Deck
 * Deck Error - Illegal Decklist
 * Drawing Cards Penalties
 * Drawing Cards - Drawing at Extra Cards
 * Drawing Cards - Looking at Extra Cards
 * Marked Cards Penalties
 * Marked Cards - Minor
 * Marked Cards - Major
 * Procedural Error Penalties
 * Procedural Error - Minor
 * Procedural Error - Major
 * Procedural Error - Severe
 * Procedural Error - Tardiness
 * Procedural Error - Playing the Wrong Opponent
 * Procedural Error - Slow Play
 * Unsporting Conduct Penalties
 * Unsporting Conduct - Minor
 * Unsporting Conduct - Major
 * Unsporting Conduct - Severe
 * [[Unsporting Conduct - Cheating]