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<shrug> Maybe. OTOH, there have been enough recent changes to the UDE rulings that bring them in line with how the online game plays (Apprentice Magician is only the latest) to make it seem as likely that the problem is actually a mistranslation of the effect on the UDE cards. All it would take...

Yes, I will be working. How about you?

I just tried it online and it played the way I figured it would. Copycat is summoned, it's effect activates and it targets one card to copy the ATK/DEF values. King Tiger's effect activates and is Chain Link 2. The chain resolves and Copycat is destroyed before its effect can resolve.

I've been away for a while and I'm just getting caught up on threads, so this is kind of late. Anyway, standard disclaimer: I know not to use games for rulings. Having said that, Unity and Friendship just came out in the Yugioh! Online game and Unity is in fact seeing some play in combination...

Lord of D. is face-up on the field preventing Dragon-Type monsters from being targeted. Why is it possible for Premature Burial to target a Dragon-Type monster in the Graveyard? Is this a translation/text error and Lord of D. should read, "all Dragon-Type monsters on the field cannot be...

Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon (and the Yugi and Kaiba starter decks): Two-Pronged Attack.[/color] Magic Ruler: Spellbinding Circle [color=red][color=black] Tributing Vampire Lord was the cost to activate Deck Devastation Virus in the first place. He's long gone before CED can be activated.

You might want to have a look at the following: http://lists.upperdeck.com/read/messages?id=4686#4686 Strangely enough (or perhaps not so strangely enough) Kevin's exposition on card text was actually written in response to a question on none other than Soul Exchange. Ironic, hey?

The Vampire Lord would already be Tributed for the activation cost of Deck Devastation Virus. There would be no chace to CED it and the effect of DDV will resolve. You can Tribute face-down monsters to activate DDV.

Sure. That's why I said: I think we're in agreement on this.

Okay, I understand and, for the most part, agree with the edict not to use video games for rulings. That's why I always put the disclaimer in my message when I do it anyway. :) Having said that, I think it is valid to point out how cards work in WC 2006 and especially in Yu-Gi-Oh! Online. WC...

Are you saying the "correct" answer on the TEST indicated that Gearfried the Iron Knight has a Continuous Effect??? How on earth did whoever (wink, wink) wrote that test reconcile that with this ruling: [Re: Butterfly Dagger - Elma] When "Butterfly Dagger - Elma" is destroyed by "Gearfried the...

Good point. It appears the timing would be correct for Michizure, and if that is true the timing must be wrong for Torrential Tribute.

I'll probably get blamed for having to replay round 9 too. :(

Argh, I need to learn to type slower. Or think faster. :)

I'm not gonna build the whole chain, but it would be the turn player's 3 Dark World Monsters first, followed by the opponent's 3 Dark World Monsters. If the turn player chains Disappear to the last event on the chain, he would be able to remove any of the 3 Dark World monsters in his opponent's...