note: i posted this on the mtgrules subreddit; it got zero answers. maybe some people here might be able to answer
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these days, we have the Comprehensive Rules as the authority for Magic rules, and a Rules Manager (plus a community of rules enthusiasts) to make sure the rules are internally consistent. also, changes to the Comprehensive Rules are posted on the Wizard's official Magic website, so theoretically you could see the change made to the Comprehensive Rules, and possibly the reason for making the changes.
i'm curious about how long it's been like this.
a) for example, i know that in the 4th edition rulebook, spells resolved in first-in-last-out order (much like our contemporary stack), except that direct damage spells were always resolved last; so if i Giant Growth my Grizzly Bears, and you respond to my Giant Growth by casting Lightning Bolt on my Grizzly Bears, then the Lightning Bolt resolves last; my Grizzly Bears would live.
is it documented anywhere when they changed this rule (eg was it still true in 5th edition)? is it documented anywhere why they made this rule in the first place?
were changes to pre-6th edition rules actually made by an official party? did they post official changes to the rules? were the rulebooks that came in starter packs the most authoritative rules documentation, or was there a more official documentation? how were amendments to the rulebooks documented?
b) also for example, i vaguely remember someone saying that pre-6th edition rules were not complete nor internally consistent, and that there were boardstates in actual tournaments where rulings were up to the subjective opinions of whatever judge was at the tournament about what was "fair", because the rules themselves could not give a definite answer. is this true?
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Goblins have poor impulse control. Don't click this link!!
some of my favourite flavour text:
Wayward Soul "no home no heart no hope"
—Stronghold graffito
Raging Goblin He raged at the world, at his family, at his life. But mostly he just raged.
You should post this question on the Magic General forum, rather than on this one. The Magic Rulings forum generally deals with current rules, not issues on how older rules worked or how players might have played under those rules. But see, for example, this thread, which gives pointers on how trample worked before the comprehensive rules of Magic existed.
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these days, we have the Comprehensive Rules as the authority for Magic rules, and a Rules Manager (plus a community of rules enthusiasts) to make sure the rules are internally consistent. also, changes to the Comprehensive Rules are posted on the Wizard's official Magic website, so theoretically you could see the change made to the Comprehensive Rules, and possibly the reason for making the changes.
i'm curious about how long it's been like this.
a) for example, i know that in the 4th edition rulebook, spells resolved in first-in-last-out order (much like our contemporary stack), except that direct damage spells were always resolved last; so if i Giant Growth my Grizzly Bears, and you respond to my Giant Growth by casting Lightning Bolt on my Grizzly Bears, then the Lightning Bolt resolves last; my Grizzly Bears would live.
is it documented anywhere when they changed this rule (eg was it still true in 5th edition)? is it documented anywhere why they made this rule in the first place?
were changes to pre-6th edition rules actually made by an official party? did they post official changes to the rules? were the rulebooks that came in starter packs the most authoritative rules documentation, or was there a more official documentation? how were amendments to the rulebooks documented?
b) also for example, i vaguely remember someone saying that pre-6th edition rules were not complete nor internally consistent, and that there were boardstates in actual tournaments where rulings were up to the subjective opinions of whatever judge was at the tournament about what was "fair", because the rules themselves could not give a definite answer. is this true?
Goblins have poor impulse control. Don't click this link!!
some of my favourite flavour text:
Wayward Soul
"no home no heart no hope"
—Stronghold graffito
Raging Goblin
He raged at the world, at his family, at his life. But mostly he just raged.