{"id":3917,"date":"2025-03-19T17:04:52","date_gmt":"2025-03-19T17:04:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.judge.fabtcg.com\/?p=3917"},"modified":"2025-03-19T17:05:17","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T17:05:17","slug":"rewinds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.judge.fabtcg.com\/pt\/blog\/2025\/03\/19\/rewinds\/","title":{"rendered":"Rewinds"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Where people meet to play games of Flesh and Blood it can happen that players commit errors within or outside of a game. These errors are called infractions and are the breaking of the Comprehensive Rules or the Tournament Rules and Policy. Infractions committed within a game often alter the course of the game, giving one player an advantage because of the error they or their opponent committed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

The judges responsibility at events is to educate players, record the infraction and repair the game as best as possible.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

One of the ways to repair a game is rewinding the game to the point before an error happened. This article aims to be a guide on making the decision if rewinding is an appropriate course of action.<\/span><\/p>

\u201cRewinds\u201d are referenced in the <\/span>Procedure and Penalty Guide (1.3)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a>, and describes the procedure of undoing all game actions to the point just before the infraction happened, to repair an illegal gamestate.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Before Judges decide if a rewind is appropriate, they should talk with both players and read all the cards involved to make sure they understand the situation correctly. To carry out a rewind, the judge should propose the rewind to the players first, to make sure both players agree on all the actions that need to be undone. It can happen that players realize they forgot to mention actions taken as they didn\u2019t seem to matter much to them, but these may alter the decision if rewinding is appropriate. It is better to find that out sooner than later. Then, if the rewind is still appropriate, the judge should methodically reverse every action taken in reverse order to prevent anything being missed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

There are 3 key questions a judge should ask themself before proposing a rewind:<\/span><\/p>

  1. Can a partial fix restore the game?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>
  2. Would a rewind disrupt the game less than letting play continue with the error?<\/span><\/li>
  3. Would a rewind be fair?<\/span><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    1. Can a Partial Fix Restore the Game?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    A partial fix is another way judges can repair an illegal gamestate, and is referenced in the <\/span>Procedure and Penalty Guide (1.3)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a>. A partial fix changes only the infraction, to artificially create a legal gamestate without interrupting the game in a significant way.<\/span><\/p>

    If a partial fix can be applied, it should be the preferred method unless a player is likely to have made strategic decisions based on the infraction or if the action, and the consequences it had within the game, are too complex to be fixed this way.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

    A simple rewind (rewinding the current \/ last action) can aid a partial fix implementation, especially if one player currently is performing an action that would be influenced by the partial fix.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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    Example: Tyler Attacks Nic with their Beckoning Mistblade<\/strong><\/a><\/span>.\u00a0Nic defends with a <\/span>Blade Beckoner Helm<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a> and puts one -1 defense counter on their equipment. Three turns later Tyler attacks Nic with their Beckoning Mistblade<\/strong><\/a><\/span>\u00a0again and Nic blocks again with their <\/span>Blade Beckoner Helm<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a>. During damage calculation Tyler notices that the Helm should have two -1 defense counters on it as it had blocked a weapon before.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>

    In this case, a simple rewind to before Nic declared their blocking cards and then partial fixing the situation by adding a second -1 defense counter to the equipment should be sufficient enough to bring the game back to the point it should have been. After the fix Nic then can choose their blocking cards with a corrected game state.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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    2. Would a Rewind Disrupt the Game Less?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    Rewinding is a great tool to restore the game, but there are scenarios in which rewinding, or attempting to, can be quite disruptive or not possible at all.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

    Examples of difficult rewind scenarios include but are not limited to:<\/span><\/p>