MTG Judge Infraction Procedure Guide (IPG) Practice Test

The correct choice highlights a unique scenario within the guideline for addressing Game Rule Violations, specifically the notion that typically, violations involving game actions can result in either a complete reversal of the action or no remedy at all. However, when a player forgets to draw a card, and then subsequently draws a card to correct the oversight, this situation doesn't fall into the “reverse all or none” guideline strictly.

The reason this choice stands out is that forgetting to draw a card occurs in the context of a mandatory action. Once the player realizes the mistake and draws the card, the game state has been restored in a way that reflects the correct progression of the game, as the action (drawing the card) becomes mandatory after it is recognized as overlooked. Any prior implications of what that missed draw might have changed still hold, but the game can continue from the corrected state without undue disruption.

In contrast, the other choices involve actions that do not easily revert to their previous state. For example, discarding too many cards typically represents a decisive action that cannot merely be undone; simply reversing that action doesn’t accurately restore the game’s integrity. Similarly, determining the winner of a round incorrectly or declaring incorrect attacks affects multiple players and their game states in more complex ways