Proper Coin Flipping Etiquette
Asked by DaggerV 11 years ago
I wish they would just use odd/even die rolls, but alas, there's a lot of coin-flipping effects in MTG. Aside from fact you're required to call it in the air I think, what is the proper technique(?) for flipping coins in tournament play? I've always been weary of it, because I've been flipping coins since I was a wee lad, so i have it down to an art. If I flip a coin, even if I call it in mid-air, I'll get my result every time, which is hardly fair. I think the best way is to let it hit the table, but then it just bounces all over the damn place, but have your foe do it for you is same reason I feel like I'm cheating when I flip a coin. What is DCI's ruling on flipping coins? Do we settle for coin in a cup like we do with dies?
GreatSword says... Accepted answer #2
This is the copied rules for flipping a coin:
- Flipping a Coin
705.1. To flip a coin for an object that cares whether a player wins or loses the flip, the affected player flips the coin and calls heads or tails. If the call matches the result, that player wins the flip. Otherwise, the player loses the flip. Only the player who flips the coin wins or loses the flip; no other players are involved.
705.2. To flip a coin for an object that cares whether the coin comes up heads or tails, each affected player flips a coin without making a call. No player wins or loses this kind of flip.
705.3. A coin used in a flip must be a two-sided object with easily distinguished sides and equal likelihood that either side lands face up. If the coin thats being flipped doesnt have an obvious heads or tails, designate one side to be heads, and the other side to be tails. Other methods of randomization may be substituted for flipping a coin as long as there are two possible outcomes of equal likelihood and all players agree to the substitution. For example, the player may roll an even-sided die and call odds or evens, or roll an even-sided die and designate that odds means heads and evens means tails.
September 24, 2013 2:26 a.m.
There's one in particular that's new that is seeing a lot of play from me so it's an issue. I'll stick with coin in a cup >.> though I wonder if one can get away with the odd/even die roll too?
Thanks.
September 24, 2013 2:26 a.m.
705.3 was exactly what I was looking for, thank you Greatsword !
Skyfolk says... #1
There are only 58/~130000 cards that have to do with coin flips.
As long as both players agree on a valid way to flip the coin, it's fine. If there is a dispute, you could call a judge and they could flip the coin for you/determine a valid way to flip.
September 24, 2013 2:24 a.m.