I didn't look at the round thread today yet, so I didn't see it. I would have seen it later in the day. Oh, well, thank you for that too then.
EDIT - In the meantime, the
judge signup thread for June has been posted.
And now for a lot of answers. A lot has been going on in this thread while I was away to sleep:
@Rithaniel
Rithaniel wrote: ↑4 years ago
I'll second this. There's no rule against getting help with your design, as far as I am aware.
Please see section 5.3.4 of the guidelines, called "External help":
All cards you submit to this contest must be your own creation. If you have troubles with finding the correct wording for your card, first try to look for similar cards on Gatherer, Scryfall, or other card databases. Then, if you still have trouble, you're allowed to pm a rules guru or an experienced MCC judge to ask for advice. They are not required or forced to give you advice in any way, but if you ask politely, most will. That's the only case when outside help is allowed.
Notice that "only" at the end. Asking for help with wording is the only admitted case of external help, even if it should be done by pm. That's explicitly written in the guidelines, and as far as I know it has always been this way in the MCC, even on Salvation.
Rithaniel wrote: ↑4 years ago
Really? My sensibilities tell me that having "you control" on the activated ability would make the card far too narrow, and therefore weak, which would result in a lower balance score.
But two whole points lower? Or better, two and a half, which was the deduction you would have needed to get eliminated and have somebody else advance instead of you? I should have given you 0.5 in Balance for that to happen. While it's true that I didn't realize the removal potential at all, it's also true that it wouldn't have changed the outcome, intending not the scores but who advances.
@Stankweed Imp
Stankweed Imp wrote: ↑4 years ago
I get help in every MCC with templating. I did with every competition on mtgsalvation.
That's perfectly fine, at least in the MCC. See again the quoted section of the guidelines, above in this post.
Stankweed Imp wrote: ↑4 years ago
Also it's not to be unsportsmanlike I have a disability (which you weren't to know ) so I struggle with small details (commas, wording, capitalisation).
Here in Italy you could get certified for that and have specific kinds of help if you were a student in school. In Italian, you'd be called a DSA student, and there are some in every class. If you care, the acronym stands for "disturbi specifici di apprendimento", which would translate to something like "specific learning disturb" in English. A lot of people are in your condition, way more than you might think, and I'm saying this as a teacher myself. You're not alone. I also have my own problems, that might or might not be recognized as disability, I had the final decisive visit on March 23rd, and it has been postponed indefinitely due to the pandemic. Somebody here knows what I'm talking about, you weren't among those people who knew about me, but again, you're not alone. I am with you at the very least, and I'm sure other people are too. I am open to talking more about my own potential disability if you want to know more, just not here publicly. If you want, just write me a pm and I'll tell you everything in detail. Once again, you're not alone, and I totally understand you both as a teacher and as a person. Sorry, I've got those reversed: first as a person and only then as a teacher. I've got you, don't worry.
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The June MCC is ongoing. Most recent thread: Round 1. Design deadline on the 8th.
For my projects (Jeff Lionheart, "One pierced heart, two mindful horns", republished articles from my series "The Lion's Lair", and custom sets), see
Leo's content index (Last updated on April 25th 2024 - Added TLL #5).
After I'm done republishing my articles I want to reprise the series focusing it more on editing, wording, and templating.
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