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Re:Magic: The Gathering Is Turing Complete (2019) by swagasaurus-rex on Thursday December 14, 2023 @04:39PM (#38647640)
Infinite combos that require the player to opt into repeating an action will not end in a draw, because the player is expected to decide on the number of times the combo will repeat for.

Infinite combos that not optional but win you the game instantly, like the sanguine bond + exquisite blood combo I mentioned earlier, means you just win.

Infinite combos that are not optional but do not win you the game result in a draw.

Re:Magic: The Gathering Is Turing Complete (2019) by pierat on Thursday December 14, 2023 @06:57PM (#38649219)
> Infinite combos that are not optional but do not win you the game result in a draw.

There's the 'donate an unsacrificable islandhome creature to an opponent who has no islands'.

Infinite amount of state based checks happen that are unavoidable, and cause the game to draw.