New Magic Player Receives Warning For Improperly Flipped Permanent

Posted on August 23, 2009
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PHILADELPHIA — New Magic: the Gathering player Marvin Lursen received a warning at a local tournament this weekend for improperly putting one of his lands into play flipped when no game rule allowed it.

Lursen was reminded by pro Magic player and store owner Quincy Loftus that lands and other permanents have to be put into play unflipped.

“You can’t play with your permanents flipped just because you feel like it,” Loftus said. “First he’s putting his lands into play flipped — before you know it, he’ll be putting Erayo into play flipped or something,” he said.

“I’ve got to draw the line somewhere,” Loftus said.

Lursen received a warning for the improper play. He was also told that he would be forced to leave the store unless he stopped playing music out loud from his iPod.

Loftus explained that in Magic: the Gathering, permanents come into play unflipped.

“Just like you can’t tap your permanents unless something allows it, you can’t flip your permanents unless something allows it,” Loftus said.

“What are we — a bunch of dirty cheaters?” he asked.

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2 Responses to “New Magic Player Receives Warning For Improperly Flipped Permanent”

  1. El Peña on September 9th, 2009 6:04 pm

    This makes me LOL xDD
    I needed it, thanks

  2. Seedborn Musings – The Ultimate Nightmare(s) of Wizards of the Coast® Customer Service | Muse Vessel on September 7th, 2011 12:04 am

    [...] You’ll read in rantings on double-faced cards that flip creatures were just fine.  At the time, they were considered terrible, ruining, and the doom of Magic, as it was turning into a kiddie game.  Today, the biggest confusion regarding them is whether you flip them when the condition at the end of the various abilities is fulfilled (you don’t; you have to have used the ability that puts that text at its end before you can flip it), with secondary confusion over what’s even going on in the artwork and text boxes (flip creatures tend to look very cluttered and busy, which no doubt informed Innistrad design).  I liked them but their form limited their function in ultimately frustrating ways.  Regardless of your take on them, this article is hilarious.  [...]

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