Anatomy of an Investigation
Every judge call is a(n)
Investigation
When investigating you will want to do this to player's if they start to get confrontational or to try to preserve information.
Separate them
What are we "protecting" as judges during a tournament?
tournament integrity
Changing results story
Who can you gather information for your investigation from?
Pretty much anyone associated with the ruling (within reason)
This is something that is easy to verify once you arrive at the judge call, both player's will agree on this (IE Life totals, games won, status of cards)
Facts
What is the first thing your should do in an investigation?
Find out what happened
In general a player's (blank) language should not be used to determine guilt or innocence
Body Language. Unless you have trained and know what to look for this should generally be avoided
What determines cheating?
Breaking a rule
Knowing you broke a rule
Attempting to gain an advantage
Summoner pact story
What should you do with witness statements you gather?
Take them into account, What's the point of gathering them if you ignore them
This is information that will be more difficult to double check and may be subjective (Past actions, Creatures that attacked last turn, Did I play a land, ect)
Statement
Handy Pen Tip
True/False
Once you issue a penalty/ruling it is final
False
What is asking your players to recap what happened in a different way?
Hint: "taeper"
repeat backwards
What is a penalty in the IPG that can result in disqualification?
Cheating, Stalling, Unsportsmanlike Conduct - Major, Unsportsmanlike Conduct - Aggressive Behavior,
Theft of Tournament Material
What is something you can do to insure that if you are adjusting the board state, you can return it to it's proper setup, before you were called over?
Take a picture
Sharing a false perspective with intent to deceive
Lying
Phone booth crime study
You should stop gathering information and issue a ruling when
Player's stop giving you new information
Player's previous "P_a_ H__t____" may be taken into account when determining the outcome of your investigation
Play History
Summoner Pact Story
Can you issue a penalty if we have changed rounds?
Yes, The investigation may take longer than you are willing to hold up the tournament for
Pre-release cheating story
This footwear related idiom will allow you to attempt to figure out what the player might be planning.
Put yourself in their shoes
This idea of weighing actions to determine outcome is a factor to determine if a player is cheating
Risk vs Reward
Although required to convict someone of a crime, this is not needed when we issue a ruling/penalty
Hard Evidence
Players will often lie to us and figuring out the lies is part of the investigation. However don't discount this as well when determining the outcome.
Players giving lack of information
Card Counting story
Should you need to issue a disqualification, what website would you upload the disqualification report to?
wpn.wizards.com, go to contact us, email us, and for the subject use "Disqualification report"
Not disqualifying people for Tournament Integrity
When you have started to gather information and formed a hypothesis, what should you then look for?
Something to support your theory, or more recommended, something to change your mind.
Repeatedly questioning a player, while you are gaining no new information, hoping that their story may change.
Witch-Hunt