On a secondary note, I think this the most "On Topic" we've ever been at this close to the close of a thread.

If you decide to let it slide, use sheets from here on out to take that responsibility out of your hands. I personally would add bonus points to the people he played, but I couldn't tell you how many points.

That's my 2 cents.

Right.

Any decision is going to be a compromise, of course, so trying to find one that is least harmful is likely the target.

Me too. Seems like a win to me.

Are we this close?

Edit: Apparently so.

The last 50 closing in on 2000 went by in a flash.

post 2000???


Nope 2001

I would also say you should have opponents sign off after game. We do that at our venue.

Miraclo, make the new thread

It was a good attempt. Unfortunately Miraclo is a bit quicker on the trigger

He's been playing the game longer than I have.

His specific team was this:

Ultron + Fortitude + Protected
Moonstone + Thunderbolts
Songbird + Thunderbolts
V Taskmaster (didn't pay for Thunderbolts)
Blizzard
Hydra Medic
Hand Ninja
Sidewinder + Serpent Society
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508

That's what she said?

Is he the type of guy who would try to cheat to win?

This is exctly why I include a spot for opponents to initial a player's scoresheet. If I can demonstrate that no one caught an error, everyone shares a measure of responsibility. Something to consider.

Now, hindsight aside, there aren't many ways to proceed wherein someone isn't getting hosed. Equitably speaking, the best way to handle the situation is to perhaps admit to the error as the Head Judge and declare the event a "wash", removing its results from consideration.

That said, I can see how that may not be an attractive solution, but the only other options I can see is to either DQ the player from the event in question and move everyone else up in the rankings (or however you're tracking progress) or to penalize the player in question's points or however you're ranking their progress.

What I do not see as a viable option is opening it up for a larger discussion and hoping for a consensus. Don't get me wrong; I'm sure your players can come to an agreement but: a) you're the Head Judge, and b) no matter what they all say someone will not like the situation. Best to not open yourself up to that.

I do not think letting this slide is a viable option either. In the interest of a level playing field something should be done to offset the significant advantage the player in question was allowed to exercise over their opponents.

I've always found it best in these situations to deal just with the facts rather than speculate on the motivations of players, including situations involving my own.

Just my $.02

Play a cheesy team, yes. Cheat? I don't think so. He has only started showing up since I put the brick up as a prize.

It was probably a completely honest mistake, then. I didn't even realize that Taskmaster had the T-bolts keyword until JUST RECENTLY. Probably because he SHOULDN'T HAVE IT!

Other than my beloved Symbiotes, I agree with you. But in thier case, it is rare they are used as generics in Monster teams. Have about 14 of them and I could always use more. Never had more fun then playing that team.