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So I'm playing Legacy with my playgroup (which is pretty much what we always play) last week, and I cast a Starstorn to clear the board. Mark, our resident duals-and-Morphlings guy, plays Reverberation. Now, I misread the card, and Mark probably did too; Reverberation only works on sorceries, and Starstorm is an instant. But I thought I was dead, and scooped.
Now, here's where it gets interesting.
About 30 seconds after scooping, after having shuffled my deck, I pause and say, "...I shouldn't be dead. That shouldn't have worked. Oh well.' And Evelyn, another player (who's very much the beginner, and who I have helped with trades and decks in the past) says, "Oh, I noticed. I just didn't say anything."
Now, to me, that's the same thing as Mike Long hiding a card in his lap. Knowingly participating in an infraction of the rules to your own personal benefit. I don't blame Mark; I suspect it's an honest mistake. But I'm pretty much done helping Evelyn, as I consider her to have cheated.
Now, here's the question...
Was she cheating?
Was she merely dishonest?
Is it her prerogative?
What do you think?
Now, here's where it gets interesting.
About 30 seconds after scooping, after having shuffled my deck, I pause and say, "...I shouldn't be dead. That shouldn't have worked. Oh well.' And Evelyn, another player (who's very much the beginner, and who I have helped with trades and decks in the past) says, "Oh, I noticed. I just didn't say anything."
Now, to me, that's the same thing as Mike Long hiding a card in his lap. Knowingly participating in an infraction of the rules to your own personal benefit. I don't blame Mark; I suspect it's an honest mistake. But I'm pretty much done helping Evelyn, as I consider her to have cheated.
Now, here's the question...
Was she cheating?
Was she merely dishonest?
Is it her prerogative?
What do you think?