I've read some stuff in the tournament rules about how you can take certain notes during a match, and use other during sideboarding, and others between matches... And this has got me all confused :P there was also something about be required to show your opponents your notes?
I don't need a "novel" typed out for me, but I'd appreciate if someone could give me a quick explanation of what's legal and what's not at a GP level tournament.
I believe you can keep your own notes but you do not have to show notes. But judges can ask you to see them. If you show other players your notes of your past opponents in an event you can be thrown out too.
2.11. Taking Notes
Note: The use of electronic devices for taking notes is not permitted at Competitive and Professional Rules Enforcement Level (see section 2.12 – Electronic Devices)
Players are allowed to take written notes during a match and may refer to those notes while that match is in progress. At the beginning of a match, each player's note sheet must be empty and must remain visible throughout the match. Players do not have to explain or reveal notes to other players. Judges may ask to see a player's notes and/or request that the player explain his or her notes.
Players may not refer to other notes, including notes from previous matches, during games.
Between games, players may refer to a brief set of notes made before the match. They are not required to reveal these notes to their opponents. These notes must be removed from the play area before the beginning of the next
game. Excessive quantities of notes (more than a sheet or two) are not allowed and may be penalized as slow play.
Players and spectators (exception: authorized press) may not make notes while drafting. Players may not reference any outside notes during drafting, card pool registration, or deckbuilding.
Players may refer to Oracle text, either electronically or in paper form, at any time. They must do so publicly and in a format (such as gatherer.wizards.com, other official Wizards of the Coast sources, or printouts of their sources) which contains no other strategic information. If a player wishes to view Oracle text in private, he or she must ask a judge.
Artistic modifications to cards that indirectly provide minor strategic information are acceptable. The Head Judge is the final arbiter on what cards and notes are acceptable for a tournament.
Taken from http://rules.wizards.com/rulebook.aspx?game=Magic&category=Tournament%20Policy#4526
Watch this you can fast forward past 1st game and it shows the jund player looking at notes
http://youtu.be/PcVBqn1DAa8
I believe it's within the first 10 minutes or so
Thanks guys, +1s all around.
You can also write down cards in their hands if you t seize or probe
Can someone tell me why my comment above got down voted?