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MTG: Level 3 Preliminary Policy Quiz

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This is the Policy portion of the Level 3 Preliminary Quiz. This test is timed but with open resources. You can access Oracle Text, as well as the CR, IPG, MTG, and JAR as needed. It has a time limit of 45 minutes and will automatically be submitted if this time is reached. This quiz has a six-month cooldown and will need at least an 80% to pass. This test contains 10 questions.

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Question 1 of 10

1. Question
Addie is drafting in the Top 8 of a Regional Championship, being run at Competitive REL. This is a timed and called draft. Addie selects a card from their current booster and places it across their current pile of drafted cards so that it is easily distinguishable from the rest. Still within the time limit for this pick, they shuffle the pack once, then pick up the first card and draft a different card instead. The judge notices and pauses the draft. What infraction has Addie committed, if any, and the corresponding penalty?
- 1. Tournament Error – Limited Procedure Violation, the penalty is Game Loss.
- 2. Unsporting Conduct – Theft of Tournament Material, the penalty is Disqualification.
- 3. Tournament Error – Limited Procedure Violation, the penalty is Warning.
- 4. Unsporting Conduct – Cheating, the penalty is Disqualification.
- 5. No infraction, no penalty.
Rules

Rules
Once a card has been removed from the pack and placed on their drafted pile, it may not be returned to the pack (MTR 7.7). Doing so is a Tournament Error – Limited Procedure Violation, the penalty for which is a Warning (IPG 3.6).
Question 2 of 10

2. Question
Before the round timer has started at a Regional Championship Qualifier being run at Competitive REL, Alex looks at their hand and chooses to take a mulligan. What infraction has Alex committed, if any?
- 1. Game Play Error – Hidden Card Error
- 2. Game Play Error – Mulligan Procedure Error
- 3. Game Play Error – Game Rule Violation
- 4. No infraction
- 5. Tournament Error – Mulligan Procedure Error
Rules

Rules
Pregame procedures, which include mulligan decisions, may be completed before the round timer officially starts (MTR 2.3). Alex has committed no infraction and should be issued no penalty.
Question 3 of 10

3. Question
At a Regular REL event, Amir is playing against Nan. Time is called and Amir states that they believe that match will end in a draw. Nan rolls a six-sided die, saying that the highest roll will determine the match winner. Amir calls a judge and explains what happened. Upon interview, Nan says that they do this all the time at their local game store and that they did not know this was against the rules. The Head Judge believes Nan’s explanation. What is the appropriate resolution to this situation?
- 1. Disqualify Nan and explain that this is a Serious Problem and that they should stop engaging in this practice.
- 2. Issue a Match Loss to Nan and explain that this is a Serious Problem and that they should stop engaging in this practice.
- 3. Allow Nan to continue playing, but explain that this is a General Unwanted Behavior and that it will become a Serious Problem if they continue this practice.
- 4. Issue a Match Loss to both players and explain that this is a Serious Problem and that they should not engage in this practice.
Rules

Rules
Determining match outcomes by outside-the-game methods falls under General Unwanted Behaviors unless the player knows that it is against the rules (JAR General Unwanted Behaviors). Once the player has been informed of this fact, further violations are Serious Problems. Since Amir reported the issue immediately, they should not receive a penalty.
Question 4 of 10

4. Question
Anand has defeated Nicky in game two of their match in Swiss rounds at a Players Tour Qualifier. The match score is now 1-1. While sideboarding and shuffling for game three, time is called. What happens?
- 1. The players start game three and have five turns to finish the game. If there is no winner by the end of turn five, the winner is determined by life totals. If the players have the same life total, they continue playing until one player has a higher life total, and that person wins the game as a state-based action.
- 2. The players start game three and have five turns to finish the game. If there is no winner by the end of turn five, the winner is determined by life totals. If the players have the same life total, the game is a draw. In this case, the match would be a draw.
- 3. The players do not start game three. The match is a draw.
- 4. The players start game three and have five turns to finish the game. If there is no winner by the end of turn five, the game is a draw. In this case, the match would be a draw.
Rules

Rules
Once time is called, no new games should begin (MTR 2.5). In Swiss rounds, matches are able to end in draws (MTR 2.1, 2.5). The “sudden death” rule is only for single-elimination rounds, where draws are not allowed (MTR 2.5).
Question 5 of 10

5. Question
During a Competitive REL tournament, Ariel casts Shimmer of Possibility. After selecting a card, Ariel shuffles the remaining cards around a few times, then puts them on the bottom of their library. What infraction has Ariel committed, if any, and the corresponding penalty?
- 1. Unsporting Conduct – Minor, the penalty is Warning.
- 2. Tournament Error – Insufficient Shuffling, the penalty is Warning.
- 3. No infraction, no penalty.
- 4. Game Play Error – Game Rule Violation, the penalty is Warning.
- 5. Game Play Error – Hidden Card Error, the penalty is Warning.
Rules

Rules
Shimmer of Possibility instructs the player to put the remaining cards on the bottom of their library in a random order. Ariel shuffled the cards but did not present the cards to their opponent for additional randomization as required (MTR 3.10). The infraction is Tournament Error – Insufficient Shuffling and Ariel should be issued a Warning (IPG 3.9).
Question 6 of 10

6. Question
Ash is playing in a Competitive REL tournament and has received one Tournament Error – Slow Play infraction, with a penalty of Warning. After which of the following additional infractions would Ash receive a Game Loss? (Choose any/all that apply)
- 1. Tournament Error – Communication Policy Violation
- 2. Game Play Error – Hidden Card Error
- 3. Tournament Error – Slow Play
- 4. Tournament Error – Decklist Problem
- 5. Tournament Error – Insufficient Shuffling
Rules

Rules
Tournament Error infractions that have Warning as a base penalty are upgraded on the second occurrence in the same category (IPG 3). Ash will receive a Game Loss if they receive another Slow Play infraction during this day of the tournament (IPG 3, 3.3). Tournament Error – Decklist Problem is always a Game Loss (IPG 3.4). Tournament Error – Communication Policy Violation, Tournament Error – Insufficient Shuffling, and Game Play Error – Hidden Card Error are all Warnings at baseline (IPG 2.3, 3.7, 3.9).
Question 7 of 10

7. Question
Amory is playing against Nikita in a Competitive REL tournament. Nikita has controlled a Narset, Parter of Veils for several turns and it currently has three loyalty. Amory casts Foresee, which Nikita does not respond to. Amory scries four, putting three cards on the bottom of their library and one card on top. Amory then draws two cards and passes the turn. Nikita untaps and draws a card for their turn, then as they are about to active Narset’s -2 loyalty ability, they realize that Amory should not have drawn the two cards for Foresee. Both players call a judge. What is the appropriate infraction and fix?
- 1. Both players have committed Game Play Error – Game Rule Violation. Since no partial fixes apply, our only options are to continue playing from here or request a backup. With permission from the Head Judge, we can back up this situation by placing a random card from Nikita's hand on top of their library, re-tapping their lands, then putting two random cards from Amory's hand on top of their library.
- 2. Both players have committed Game Play Error – Game Rule Violation. Since Amory drew two cards that they were not allowed to draw, we can use a partial fix to place two random cards from Amory's hand to the top of their library.
- 3. Amory has committed Game Play Error – Game Rule Violation and Nikita has committed Game Play Error – Failure to Maintain Game State. Since no partial fixes apply, our only options are to continue playing from here or request a backup. With permission from the Head Judge, we can back up this situation by placing a random card from Nikita's hand on top of their library, re-tapping their lands, then putting two random cards from Amory's hand on top of their library.
- 4. Since both players were involved in the error, no infraction is necessary. The players should continue playing from here.
- 5. Amory has committed Game Play Error – Game Rule Violation and Nikita has committed Game Play Error – Failure to Maintain Game State. Since Amory drew two cards that they were not allowed to draw, we can use a partial fix to place two random cards from Amory's hand to the top of their library.
Rules

Rules
Amory drew two cards that they were not allowed to draw and Nikita controls the continuous effect modifying the game rule that made the action illegal, so Amory has committed Game Play Error – Game Rule Violation and not Game Play Error – Hidden Card Error (IPG 2.3, 2.5). For this same reason, it is appropriate for Nikita to receive Game Play Error – Game Rule Violation as well (IPG 2.5). None of the listed partial fixes for Game Rule Violation apply to a player who has drawn cards illegally (IPG 2.5). The only potential remedies are a full backup or leave the game state as-is.
Question 8 of 10

8. Question
According to the IPG, which of the following is an appropriate reason for a Head Judge to deviate from the MTR and/or IPG? (Choose any/all that apply)
- 1. The player committing the infraction is a new player at their first tournament.
- 2. The player committing the infraction is a popular streamer and content creator.
- 3. The situation is happening in the finals of a Regional Championship.
- 4. A ceiling tile has collapsed and damaged the cards in several matches.
- 5. The IPG has no applicable philosophy for guidance in the situation.
Rules

Rules
Judges are expected to uphold and apply policy documents fairly and consistently as much as possible. The IPG dictates that the only situations where a deviation is appropriate are in significant and exceptional circumstances, such as a table collapsing, or where there is no applicable philosophy for guidance (IPG 1). The REL, round of the tournament, age, or experience level of the players involved are not valid reasons for a deviation from policy.
Question 9 of 10

9. Question
Anh is playing against Noam in a Competitive REL tournament. Anh currently has an Arclight Phoenix and six other cards in their graveyard and controls a Thing in the Ice with three ice counters on it. During Anh’s first main phase, they cast Consider , remove an ice counter from their Thing in the Ice, choose to leave the card on top, and draw it. Then Anh casts Treasure Cruise . In response, Noam casts Mystical Dispute targeting Treasure Cruise. Finally, Anh casts Spell Pierce targeting Mystical Dispute. Noam does not respond. In quick succession, Anh removes two ice counters from Thing in the Ice, puts their Spell Pierce and Treasure Cruise in the graveyard, transforms Thing in the Ice, puts their Arclight Phoenix on the battlefield, draws three cards, and says, “Swing for 10.” Noam calls a judge. What infraction, if any, has Anh committed?
- 1. Anh has committed no infraction, any irregularities in that sequence fall under Out-of-Order Sequencing.
- 2. Anh has committed Game Play Error – Game Rule Violation and should receive a Warning.
- 3. Anh has committed Game Play Error – Missed Trigger and should receive a Warning.
- 4. Anh has committed Game Play Error – Missed Trigger but should receive no penalty.
- 5. Anh has committed Game Play Error – Hidden Card Error and should receive a Warning.
Rules

Rules
Players must demonstrate awareness of triggers at the first time that they would affect the game in a visible fashion (IPG 2.1). For Thing in the Ice, this means removing the ice counter when the trigger would resolve. Anh removes the ice counters from the Treasure Cruise trigger and the Spell Pierce trigger before taking any actions that advance the game state past the point where those triggers should have resolved. Anh does not immediately transform Thing in the Ice, but there is no information or advantage gained from transforming it slightly later in the sequence, so this falls under Out-of-Order Sequencing (MTR 4.3). Transforming Thing in the Ice is part of the trigger that removes the last ice counter, so Anh has already demonstrated awareness of it by removing the last counter (CR 113.2c, IPG 2.1, MTR 4.5). Anh has put the Treasure Cruise in the graveyard early, moved the Arclight Phoenix from the graveyard before explicitly moving to the combat phase, and drawn his cards from Treasure Cruise after moving the Arclight Phoenix, which is not the technically correct order of those actions. However, as they were done as a single block of actions that would have been legal in the correct order and the resulting game state is legal and clearly understood, these also fall under Out-of-Order Sequencing (MTR 4.3). Anh has committed no infraction.
Question 10 of 10

10. Question
Angel is playing against Noel at a Competitive REL tournament. Angel casts Dig Through Time and Noel has no responses. Angel picks up four cards from their deck, looks at them and sets them in one pile. Then Angel picks up another five cards from their deck and changes their order a few times before realizing their error. Angel calls a judge, keeping the five cards separate from the first four and their hand. What is the appropriate infraction, penalty, and fix?
- 1. Game Play Error – Game Rule Violation, penalty is a Warning. Shuffle two random cards from the full set of nine cards into the random portion of Angel's library.
- 2. Game Play Error – Game Rule Violation, penalty is a Warning. Shuffle two random cards from the set of five cards into the random portion of Angel's library.
- 3. Game Play Error – Drawing Extra Cards, penalty is a Game Loss. There is no fix.
- 4. Game Play Error – Hidden Card Error, penalty is a Warning. Reveal the full set of nine cards to Noel, who selects two cards to be shuffled into the random portion of Angel's library.
- 5. Game Play Error – Hidden Card Error, penalty is a Warning. Reveal the set of five cards to Noel, who selects two cards to be shuffled into the random portion of Angel's library.
Rules

Rules
Drawing Extra Cards is an obsolete infraction that no longer exists. Angel has committed an error in the game that cannot be corrected by only publicly available information, so the infraction is Game Play Error – Hidden Card Error (IPG 2.3). Since the two portions of the Dig Through Time set were kept distinct, we should apply the Hidden Card Error to the smallest set possible. The set affected by the error contains more cards than it is supposed to contain. Angel should reveal the set of five cards to Noel, who will select two cards. Those cards will be shuffled into the random portion of Angel’s library (IPG 2.3).