Re:Magic: The Gathering Is Turing Complete (2019)
by pyrale on Thursday December 14, 2023 @06:07PM
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> or, most likely, just not invite you back
Paper magic works with infinite combos on the basis that if you can prove them, you can "fast forward".
And someone with a draw infinite combo would definitely be welcome in some player circles (see the Jhonny definition).
Re:Magic: The Gathering Is Turing Complete (2019)
by rtkwe on Thursday December 14, 2023 @11:45PM
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Yeah you demonstrate the loop once and show that other whatever the output of the loop is (damage, mana, creature tokens, mill for your opponents) your board is in the same initial state so it can be repeated an arbitrary number of times (or it's forced to repeat in which case you're in a forced infinite loop).
Re:Magic: The Gathering Is Turing Complete (2019)
by mathgeek on Thursday December 14, 2023 @06:20PM
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The tournament rules, section 4.4, differ from the comprehensive rules and take precedence in tournaments:
https://media.wizards.com/2023/wpn/marketing_materials/wpn/M...
Re:Magic: The Gathering Is Turing Complete (2019)
by n_plus_1_acc on Friday December 15, 2023 @05:12AM
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Does that mean the judge must solve the halting Problem?
Edit: I was wrong! I’ve only been playing competitively on Arena for years now. Per Rule 725.4 infinite loops are draws.