New Posts For Thread: Serious violations at prerelease!http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29092417/Serious_violations_at_prerelease!Hello, all. I have had several players come to me and tell me about a prerelease they attended in which the store owner/T.O. made some critical errors which include (but may not be limited to):1. Allowing some players to open their packs and trade caAny «attack» you may seem to perform is actually an act of self-defense. Alas! So many people have the nasty habit of confounding the attacker with the attackee!Attackers oftentimes do their deeds under the cover of darkness: they passhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29092417/Serious_violations_at_prerelease!?post_id=519232255#519232255Any «attack» you may seem to perform is actually an act of self-defense. Alas! So many people have the nasty habit of confounding the attacker with the attackee!Attackers oftentimes do their deeds under the cover of darkness: they passTue, 01 May 2012 17:22:19 -0500I have no intention of "attacking" him. I am trying to mediate between him and the upset players. I do feel it may be necessary to caution him about allowing some players unfair advantages, and I definitely feel it necessary to explain to him what "Shttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29092417/Serious_violations_at_prerelease!?post_id=519229951#519229951I have no intention of "attacking" him. I am trying to mediate between him and the upset players. I do feel it may be necessary to caution him about allowing some players unfair advantages, and I definitely feel it necessary to explain to him what "STue, 01 May 2012 16:05:48 -0500Don't forget to TELL the store owner that you're spending good money ELSEWHERE because of his fraudulent behavior.http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29092417/Serious_violations_at_prerelease!?post_id=519220921#519220921Don't forget to TELL the store owner that you're spending good money ELSEWHERE because of his fraudulent behavior.Tue, 01 May 2012 11:51:13 -0500Some store owners are so oblivious to MTG rules that they kind of rely on the players to "judge themselves" if you will. This isn't good. Some shop owners have regulars they don't want to upset in fear of losing their business. This is not good. Andhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29092417/Serious_violations_at_prerelease!?post_id=519215223#519215223Some store owners are so oblivious to MTG rules that they kind of rely on the players to "judge themselves" if you will. This isn't good. Some shop owners have regulars they don't want to upset in fear of losing their business. This is not good. AndTue, 01 May 2012 09:04:26 -0500Agreed, Jeff. I'm not sure what the motivations were for all of the infractions, but the disgruntled players obviously think it was that the T.O. was catering to certain players, especially the ones he gave round one byes to in a single- eliminationhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29092417/Serious_violations_at_prerelease!?post_id=519213539#519213539Agreed, Jeff. I'm not sure what the motivations were for all of the infractions, but the disgruntled players obviously think it was that the T.O. was catering to certain players, especially the ones he gave round one byes to in a single- eliminationTue, 01 May 2012 08:14:32 -0500