Time to sideboard?

[Spencer Addington]

How much time am I given to sideboard in an event?

[griffin131]

There used to be a 3 minute rule.
They've apparently removed that below the pro level.

[Spencer Addington]

I ask because my friend was playing in scg standard event, and during side boarding his opponent called a judge after 2 or 3 minutes and accused my friend of slow rolling. Judge gave him a warning and I was kinda like, "what the hell?"

[particle]

I ask because my friend was playing in scg standard event, and during side boarding his opponent called a judge after 2 or 3 minutes and accused my friend of slow rolling. Judge gave him a warning and I was kinda like, "what the hell?"

So slow playing is still a thing but it's up to the judges discretion. Normally they'll just give a warning to appease the angry party. But even for professionals they are no longer timed while sideboarding. They just have to do it in an efficient manner.

[Oldschoolmtgnoob]

Did he actually call it slow rolling?? I thought that was a poker thing where you're just being a dick.
"Yeah, that three of a kind beats my two pair"
"Alrig--"
"Good thing it's actually a full house..."

Yeah you'll get kicked off a table for that crap.
But 3 minutes doesn't seem very long. I've never tried side boarding before so I don't know.

[griffin131]

3 minutes is an awfully long time really.

Depending on the rest of the match, calling it makes sense.