OK, thanks guys. I'll check that link out. I'm not trying to find a way to cause a "gotcha moment". I just felt that if all the steps were announced at a slow pace then the constant retro-activity should be stopped.
I literally talk throughout my turn, it helps me keep track of stuff. Like I said it's been awhile, there are lots of pauses for opponents to do stuff.
Example of how my turn goes:
"OK, my turn?"
"I'm untapping (untap lands)"
"Drawing (draw a card)"
"OK, tapping these lands (tap lands)"
"To play this card (put card onto table)"
Let opponent see card to read or read aloud if they ask what it is/does.
"End of my first main phase"
"I'm gonna attack (tap creature already out if there was one)"
"Second main phase"
"I can't do anything else this turn"
I look up at opponent and pause
"anything?"
"So that's my turn"
Sometimes I ask again and sometimes I just pause again
"ok, your turn"
really slow paced friendly games at this point, but the playing a card like he does really irks me
Recently started playing again and am unfamiliar with rules/normal play (last time I played mana burn was still around.)
Example:
Player 1:"That's the end of my attack phase. Pauses while checking cards(5-6 seconds). I can't do anything else this turn so, your turn."
Player 2:"OK". Looks at cards. "Actually during your turn I wanna use my mana to play this card (instant of some sort), then it's now my turn so I'm gonna untap..." and play continues as normal.
Basically a guy I play with will be about to untap or actually untapping his mana, then realize he could have used his leftover mana to do something before his turn and say "actually on your turn I wanted to do this..."
Is this legal/normal play?
I feel announcing my phases like saying "attack phase" and "second main phase" is plenty of warning and if he wanted to play a card so as to use his mana before his turn then he should have done so. And yes I really do say my phases as I'm doing them with pauses. He says magic is a game of turns and he should have the opportunity to do this.
Example of how my turn goes:
"OK, my turn?"
"I'm untapping (untap lands)"
"Drawing (draw a card)"
"OK, tapping these lands (tap lands)"
"To play this card (put card onto table)"
Let opponent see card to read or read aloud if they ask what it is/does.
"End of my first main phase"
"I'm gonna attack (tap creature already out if there was one)"
"Second main phase"
"I can't do anything else this turn"
I look up at opponent and pause
"anything?"
"So that's my turn"
Sometimes I ask again and sometimes I just pause again
"ok, your turn"
really slow paced friendly games at this point, but the playing a card like he does really irks me
Example:
Player 1:"That's the end of my attack phase. Pauses while checking cards(5-6 seconds). I can't do anything else this turn so, your turn."
Player 2:"OK". Looks at cards. "Actually during your turn I wanna use my mana to play this card (instant of some sort), then it's now my turn so I'm gonna untap..." and play continues as normal.
Basically a guy I play with will be about to untap or actually untapping his mana, then realize he could have used his leftover mana to do something before his turn and say "actually on your turn I wanted to do this..."
Is this legal/normal play?
I feel announcing my phases like saying "attack phase" and "second main phase" is plenty of warning and if he wanted to play a card so as to use his mana before his turn then he should have done so. And yes I really do say my phases as I'm doing them with pauses. He says magic is a game of turns and he should have the opportunity to do this.