My understanding of Storm counts is that it happens automatically every turn only no one knows or cares. That it is an unchecked event. It only becomes relevant when a card looks for it. grapeshot I noticed that online when a player has a storm card in hand the program automatically starts a count. This made me think.
My first thought is that this is giving free information to my opponent on what my hand contains and style of play I an trying. Information I do not want them to have. Do I have to give them the information, in paper players don't count until relevant.
Question 1. Is there a way to turn off the count to keep what I am doing a bit quit for a few more turns?
Question 2. If I am NOT playing storm can I start a storm count, and bluff an archetype I am not really playing?
Question 3. Is bluffing a storm count even legal? If I was playing storm or not playing storm. It just as easy to flub, and not get enough for lethal in which case the storm card is never cast. The count goes away. Maybe its an ethical question and this is the wrong forum for it?
question 4. Am I a good man?
Thank you for your answers and thoughtful responses.
Q1. I'm not familiar enough with MTGO to answer this, its also not a rules question, ask in general I guess.
Q2. At any time during any game you can announce or ask for the storm count. It is simply the number of spells played that turn, if you do this often and aren't playing storm its possible you could get slow play warning or even be considered stalling/cheating.
Q3. Bluffing is fine, excessive bluffing can be interpreted as stalling/cheating so its a fine line to walk.
Q4. Again, not a rules question, and usually if you have to ask this question you already know the answer.
Thank you for your answers.
Apologies for Q1 not being a rules question. It struck me as being a flaw in the program.
Q2-3, not illegal but possibly a jerk move.
Q4 was meant to be a bit of humor and a meme of Doctor Who.
Thank you again for your answers and quick response.
Unless anyone has anything more to add Ill consider this solved.
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My first thought is that this is giving free information to my opponent on what my hand contains and style of play I an trying. Information I do not want them to have. Do I have to give them the information, in paper players don't count until relevant.
Question 1. Is there a way to turn off the count to keep what I am doing a bit quit for a few more turns?
Question 2. If I am NOT playing storm can I start a storm count, and bluff an archetype I am not really playing?
Question 3. Is bluffing a storm count even legal? If I was playing storm or not playing storm. It just as easy to flub, and not get enough for lethal in which case the storm card is never cast. The count goes away. Maybe its an ethical question and this is the wrong forum for it?
question 4. Am I a good man?
Thank you for your answers and thoughtful responses.
Q2. At any time during any game you can announce or ask for the storm count. It is simply the number of spells played that turn, if you do this often and aren't playing storm its possible you could get slow play warning or even be considered stalling/cheating.
Q3. Bluffing is fine, excessive bluffing can be interpreted as stalling/cheating so its a fine line to walk.
Q4. Again, not a rules question, and usually if you have to ask this question you already know the answer.
Apologies for Q1 not being a rules question. It struck me as being a flaw in the program.
Q2-3, not illegal but possibly a jerk move.
Q4 was meant to be a bit of humor and a meme of Doctor Who.
Thank you again for your answers and quick response.
Unless anyone has anything more to add Ill consider this solved.