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Some cards ask for something to be chosen at '''random''' | Some cards ask for something to be chosen at '''random''', often for discarding purposes. For games, [[Mark Rosewater]] defined randomness as a state that, if not interfered with, has unpredictability. <ref>{{DailyRef|mtg/daily/mm/37|Kind Acts of Randomness|[[Mark Rosewater]]|May 04, 2009}}</ref> <ref>{{DailyRef|mtg/daily/mm/37&page=2|Kind Acts of Randomness (2)|[[Mark Rosewater]]|May 04, 2009}}</ref> | ||
Popular cards asking for something random include <c>Balduvian Horde</c> and <c>Hymn to Tourach</c>. A popular way of resolving this is to place your hand of cards under the table or behind your back and mixing them up then letting your opponent choose the random card. Other means are the [[coin flip]] or the rolling of [[dice]] | |||
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**If a spell, ability, or effect requires a player to choose something at random, that player can use any method of making a random choice (rolling dice, flipping a coin, and so on). The outcome must be truly random.}} | **If a spell, ability, or effect requires a player to choose something at random, that player can use any method of making a random choice (rolling dice, flipping a coin, and so on). The outcome must be truly random.}} | ||
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Revision as of 08:07, 7 March 2014
Some cards ask for something to be chosen at random, often for discarding purposes. For games, Mark Rosewater defined randomness as a state that, if not interfered with, has unpredictability. [1] [2]
Popular cards asking for something random include Balduvian Horde and Hymn to Tourach. A popular way of resolving this is to place your hand of cards under the table or behind your back and mixing them up then letting your opponent choose the random card. Other means are the coin flip or the rolling of dice
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References
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (May 04, 2009). "Kind Acts of Randomness". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ May 04, 2009. "[[Mark Rosewater]]". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.