============================================================================== Unglued Rulings Summary (CHANGES ONLY) Updated 10/21/98 ============================================================================== Unglued is a special expansion for Magic because it breaks a lot of standard rules of card design. The rulings in this file make use of the humorous nature of the card set. While the rulings do reflect the core game rules, they sometimes bend those rules to make things funny or to meet some intent by the cards' designers. Rulings are collected from many sources. See credits and disclaimer at the end of the file for details. These rulings are updated monthly. The most recent version is available on the web (WWW) as either of the following: http://www.activesw.com/~sdangelo/rulings.html ftp://ftp.activesw.com/pub/sdangelo/magic/rule-unglued.txt The above files are also available via FTP to "ftp.activesw.com" under "pub/sdangelo/magic" as "rule-unglued.txt". If you have neither WWW nor FTP access, send e-mail to "dangelo@netcom.com" requesting a copy of the current Rulings Summaries. A '+' is used to mark changes since the last released version on 09/16/98. Thanx, Stephen. ---- Stephen D'Angelo | Official Magic: The Gathering Rules Summary dangelo@netcom.com | Network Representative for Wizards of the Coast, Inc. ============================================================================== General Rulings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No changes to this section. Printing Information ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No changes to this section. Card Rulings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - - * - * - A - * - * - - - - * - * - B - * - * - - Blacker Lotus: + The ability is played as a mana source, so it cannot be countered. [D'Angelo 09/18/98] + You must pick a valid color (Black, Blue, Green, Red or White) and cannot pick "colorless". [D'Angelo 09/21/98] + Optional Rule: You can pick any color you want, such as Teal. [TomHa 09/15/98] Bronze Calendar: + Your normal voice is determined at the time as casting as the voice you used most often during the past 24 hours. [TomHa 09/15/98] Bureaucracy: + The action needs to be simple, so saying a Censored word twenty times is not acceptable. [QAS 09/09/98] Once is definitely okay, twice is probably okay, and three or more times isn't very simple. [D'Angelo 09/21/98] Burning Cinder Fury of Crimson Chaos Fire: + Does not affect tokens. [D'Angelo 09/21/98] - - * - * - C - * - * - - Cardboard Carapace: + Does not count cards which were removed from the game, are in ante, are phased out, or are in limbo. Only counts ones which were never in this game. [QAS 09/09/98] Sideboard is also in the game. [D'Angelo 09/21/98] + You do have to show the cards to your opponent and let them count them. [TomHa 09/15/98] Censorship: + This card has no artist name, and that is the correct answer for Squirrel Farm. [QAS 09/09/98] The actual artist is Matt Wilson, for those that care. [DeLaney 10/20/98] Charm School: + If you Steal Enchantment this card, take it off its old controller's head, and put it onto yours. [Barclay 08/13/98] Optional Rule: The Steal Enchantment should also be balanced on your head at this time. [D'Angelo 09/21/98] + Enchant Player cards are played in the territory of the player they enchant. [D'Angelo 09/21/98] The Cheese Stands Alone: + If you cast the last card in your hand, you can win while the card is in "limbo" and waiting to resolve. [TomHa 09/15/98] It's cheesy, but true. Clay Pigeon: + Two feet is 61 cm. [TomHa 09/15/98] - - * - * - D - * - * - - Double Cross: + The term "beginning of the next game" means, after both players draw their hands (and do any mulligans), and right before starting the first player's turn. [D'Angelo 09/17/98] Double Deal: + The term "beginning of the next game" means, after both players draw their hands (and do any mulligans), and right before starting the first player's turn. [D'Angelo 09/17/98] Double Dip: + The term "beginning of the next game" means, after both players draw their hands (and do any mulligans), and right before starting the first player's turn. [D'Angelo 09/17/98] Double Play: + The term "beginning of the next game" means, after both players draw their hands (and do any mulligans), and right before starting the first player's turn. [D'Angelo 09/17/98] Double Take: + The term "beginning of the next game" means, after both players draw their hands (and do any mulligans), and right before starting the first player's turn. [D'Angelo 09/17/98] - - * - * - E - * - * - - - - * - * - F - * - * - - - - * - * - G - * - * - - - - * - * - H - * - * - - - - * - * - I - * - * - - Infernal Spawn of Evil: + You can say "It's coming" in any language. For example, "Przybywa!" in Polish, "Kiteimasu!" in Japanese, "Bientot!" in French, or "Es Kommt!" in German. [TomHa 09/15/98] - - * - * - J - * - * - - - - * - * - K - * - * - - - - * - * - L - * - * - - - - * - * - M - * - * - - Mesa Chicken: + Players who cannot stand up due to disabilities, medical conditions, or drunkeness may say "I am standing up" before flapping their arms. [TomHa 09/15/98] - - * - * - N - * - * - - - - * - * - O - * - * - - - - * - * - P - * - * - - Paper Tiger: + Optional Rule: If it blocks a blue creature, it gets wet and soggy and is sacrificed. [TomHa 09/15/98] - - * - * - Q - * - * - - - - * - * - R - * - * - - - - * - * - S - * - * - - - - * - * - T - * - * - - - - * - * - U - * - * - - - - * - * - V - * - * - - - - * - * - W - * - * - - - - * - * - X - * - * - - - - * - * - Y - * - * - - - - * - * - Z - * - * - - Acknowledgments and Disclaimers ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ While this work is not officially issued by Wizards of the Coast, it is the official collected rulings from official sanctioned representatives of and publications by Wizards of the Coast. This summary is collected from rulings made by officials and network representatives of Wizards of the Coast, along with a number of unofficial rulings also collected from the net. Whenever a source for a ruling is known, the name of that person is listed with the ruling. "WotC Rules Team" marks official rulings from the rules team. "bethmo" is Beth Moursund, the Rules Manager at Wizards of the Coast. "Barclay" is Paul Barclay, the network representative for the "mtg-l" mailing list. "DeLaney" is David DeLaney, the network representative for the "rec.games.trading-cards.magic.rules" newsgroup. "D'Angelo" is Stephen D'Angelo, the Rules Summary network representative. "Garfield" is a cat in a comic strip by Jim Davis. "QAS" is the Questions Asked Sometimes. These files may be freely copied and posted anywhere you'd like. The contents can also be included in other formats (such as HTML or databases) or in products, but there are two restrictions. I insist that the files not be sold for profit. Anything you put them in must be available at no more than cost of duplication. Also, you must give credit to me and list the version date your work is derived from. Thanks. Every attempt has been made to make this summary entertaining and accurate, but errors do creep in. Nothing in this work is guaranteed to be accurate. Use at your own risk. 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