Forum:Spell Speed

I've played for fun for a long time and I've probably misunderstood some rules, but I'm very puzzled by the Spell Speed levels. I went to a local card shop and when I was playing I was told after they activated "Lightning Vortex" that my "Mystical Space Typhoon" could not negate it. This puzzled me because I thought that as his normal spell card was a level lower than my quick-play spell that it would work. Also I was told my "Mystical Space Typhoon could not destroy normal trap cards that were played. I thought that to destroy a spell or trap your card had to be equal to or higher than their card's spell-speed level. Can anyone help me understand?  66.168.81.167 20:32, 11 July 2009 (UTC)