I wonder why wizards doesn't update the site on this. For everyone that doesn't know there is in fact a sideboard option for commander. I'm posting this as an informational piece for everyone to see.
I went to a sanctioned EDH event about 3 weeks ago, before the tournament started the judge stood in front of everyone and explained the rules as a judge should. The tournament was 1 v 1 - one round(no best 2 out of 3).
In the rules he also stated the sideboard rules.
Side Board rules are:
1-Ten cards, none which may have the same name as a card already in your deck
2-You may not have basic lands in your sideboard
3-You are not required to have a sideboard, however, if you do it must have ten cards. No more, no less.
4-Sideboard options are available before the games starts but only after commanders are revealed.
I just thought I'd post this because when I went to the tournament I had no sideboard. I didn't even think it was an option. Needless to say I wasn't the only one without a sideboard lol.
Also the mulligan rule works differently that in a constructed format, but that's something ill add to this later of you guys want.
Wizards does not make the rules for Commander. Sideboards are not part of the official EDH gameplay, they are optional.
I was just going by the rules that the judge stated at the tourney.
Different events have different rules, different stores have different ban lists, ect ect. The 1v1 thing proves it is not an EDH sanctioned event. EDH is a multiplayer game based on social interaction.
He used the banned list on the wizards site. As for the multiplayer, it would have been nice to play one single game with 27 other people lol
The original and official commander rules are here (http://mtgcommander.net/rules.php). Wizards does not make the banned list nor the rules, those are all handled by this 3rd party. Wizards commander product is made using their rules, banned list and everything else.
Ok, I see where he got the sideboard. However the page does state that its not strictly a multiplayer game, so 1 v 1 can be sanctioned. But I do agree with you that he used the sites sideboard option in his rulings.
Quote from: Dudecore on March 16, 2013, 05:38:18 PM
Different events have different rules, different stores have different ban lists, ect ect.
They do need to update the rules on sideboards, rules, and ban list for tournament purposes. That way everyone is doing the same thing. For instants let say I go to visit a cousin in another state. He says, "hey let's go the shop and play in this EDH event". Get there and I'm playing cards deemed "unfair and banned". He forgets to tell me about them. Now what am I suppose to do. To avoid ackward situations such as that they need to have a rule set for everyone to follow, seeing as how it is recognized by wizards as a format now.
Quote from: Karrthus on March 16, 2013, 06:31:16 PM
Quote from: Dudecore on March 16, 2013, 05:38:18 PM
Different events have different rules, different stores have different ban lists, ect ect.
They do need to update the rules on sideboards, rules, and ban list for tournament purposes. That way everyone is doing the same thing. For instants let say I go to visit a cousin in another state. He says, "hey let's go the shop and play in this EDH event". Get there and I'm playing cards deemed "unfair and banned". He forgets to tell me about them. Now what am I suppose to do. To avoid ackward situations such as that they need to have a rule set for everyone to follow, seeing as how it is recognized by wizards as a format now.
EDH does not support organized play. It is not in the spirit the game was designed for. I do not want an organized rules system. I like being able to decide with a close group of friends in our own little way. Part of the fun of EDH is that Wizards doesn't ruin it. Leave the format in the players hands.
I wasn't meaning for wizards to update the rules, I meant the people who run that site you linked. Because I would prefer to play in tournaments that have rules set.
As for your play group, I'm sure if a rule was set that everyone doesn't agree on yall would just ignore it.