Dave Lartigue - Victim of DCI's new Discpline Policy!

[Dave A. Lartigue]

Ouch! Dave Lartigue, the Unknown Magic PLayer Who Will Suprise You (TM),
has now been the first player to suffer from the DCI's new policy
regarding cheating and unsportsmanlike conduct in tournaments.

At a Sanctioned Type 2 tournament, Dave's opponent called a judge over to
rule on a questionable card Dave played. The judge took a look at the
card, which was not so much a card as a crude drawing of a Spinal Villain
on looseleaf paper with the casting cost changed, and ruled that Dave had
cheated. Dave defended himself by arguing, "I thought it was a Forest."

The DCI took advantage of this opportunity to test out its new policy on
cheating and unsportsmanlike conduct. For those who may have missed the
announcement, here it is in summary (full text can be found on the WOTC
home page):

First Offense: Player can no longer use "Disenchant".
Second Offense: Player can no longer use white cards at all.
Third: Player can no longer use Blue Cards and nonbasic lands at all.
Fourth: Player can no longer use Green or Artifacts at all.
Fifth: Player can no longer use any Red cards except Dwarven Song.
Sixth: Player can no longer use Dwarven Song.

Dave's comment was, "Doesn't matter, Disenchant is overrated anyway.
Besides, my killer Bog Imp deck doesn't use them, so I'm still okay,
unless the DCI finally decides to ban the incredibly underpowered Imp."

The DCI judge confiscated the Spinal Villain and WOTC has said that if
Dave wins the '97 Pro Tour (as he is favored to do) they will photocopy
the card in a special non-playable version and offer it for $125.

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