JudgeCast #365 – Game Rule Violations (and a light dusting of Failure to Maintain)

Join Bryan and Charles as we return to policy episodes and talk about Game Rule Violations (GRVs) from the Magic Infraction Procedure Guide. Magic is a complex game, and there are many things that players can do to cause problems in the game. As Tournament officials we need to know how to recognize and, if possible, fix the situation. However, how can you fix a mistake that happened 3 turns ago, and has had its impact build over three turns. In this episode, we talk about how to recognize a GRV, how to recognize if you can fix the problem, how to fix the problem if you can, and then why you shouldn’t just make up your own fixes. GRVs are among the most common infraction given at Competitive tournaments, and definitely something any judge working an RCQ or higher should understand.

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JudgeCast #365 – Game Rule Violations (and a light dusting of Failure to Maintain) is an episode from JudgeCast by JudgeCast.

This episode is 1:00:43 long.

This episode was published on Feb 13, 2026.

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