Ruling Tie Game?

[poleskitty]

I had an interesting situation last night come up in a game I was playing. Both myself and opponent had Claydol up, his was active (30 hP left -- no energy) mine on the bench (80 hP - no energy). We each had one prize cards left. He had a Gardevoir Lvl X on his bench - 2 Psychic. I had a Butterfree with 80 hP and no energy. Neither of us had any energy remaining in our deck, no NMs, Stone's etc.

If he brought up Gardy he could only do Bring Down which would mean I won. Obviously I could only wait for him to deck out with no energies left. But with both of us have Claydol, we kept refreshing our hands. As this was a just a friendly, we played a couple of rounds, laughed at the insanity of it and called it a game.

If this was a tourney, would a stalemate on this lead to a sudden death elimination with a new deal or is there some other way of determining a winner.

 

[Krucifier]

Interesting scenario.

Albeit, what happens in that situation is determined by your TO.

Personally though, I would make you start again. Or go to sudden death. Depends on time constraints.

 

[abaxter94]

If this was a tournament match, the game would just go on untill time ran out. You would then proceede to play a sudden death.
This is what I would think would happen.

 

[Oddish196]

Very interesting. If this happened at a tournament, the TO/Judge must be told of the situation. If in swiss the correct way would to start a sudden death game from scratch. If in match play, it will be counted as a draw and the next game would be played (if 3rd game: SD).

However these would be done only done if both players agree to draw.

 

[Raichu/Leafeon]

He does not have to attack, so I would of just of waited until time ran out.

 

[poleskitty]

Just for clarification, if this proceeded to Sudden Death (i.e. next prize card taken) without a new game start the game would go on forever, neither of us would deck out.

I'm sure there are other variants of this ending, but Claydol makes it possible for games without end.

 

[luxneji]

Start a new one and if it is a tornament start it in sudden death

 

[Chairman Kaga]

If this was a tournament I was head judging, I would force a sudden-death restart.

 

[poleskitty]

@CK

This was my thought as well, but only after time had expired in the round or as soon as the inevitability set in (thinking of it in context in a Best 2/3 scenario rather than single round Swiss).

Thx

 

[RunningWithScizors]

I agree with the rest of you - in a tournament, it would be a sudden-death restart. The judges might give one or both players penalties for stalling, however.

 

[Lou Cypher]

Actually RWS, they wouldn't. Because neither of the players would actually be stalling the game, they both know that the only way to prevent a loss is by preventing the deck-out AND by not attacking (For the Gardy X player). As such, it would be unfair to call either on stalling, for they were merely continuing the gamestate, altho they are keeping it in a stalemate.