missed land drops

[santeria]

whats the rulling if you're like 8-10 turns into the game and your opponent asks you if he played a land this turn and you have absolutely no idea and him playing a land might give him the game ?

[majikal]

If it's their turn and they're not sure if they played a land, then they probably did. If you didn't pay close enough attention to their turn, there is no way to tell if they played a land that turn apart from literally counting every card in everyone's hand, graveyard, and in play and determining what kinds of interactions they've had with the gamestate.

The solution here is to just take notes. Write down what they play every turn and you won't find yourself in this mess.

[Forbiddian]

There's a rule against taking excessive notes. I'm pretty sure writing down every single action qualifies.

In this situation, I'd just count all their cards, but I usually pay pretty close attention, especially if making a land drop is the difference between winning and losing.

[tivadar]

There's a rule against taking excessive notes. I'm pretty sure writing down every single action qualifies.

In this situation, I'd just count all their cards, but I usually pay pretty close attention, especially if making a land drop is the difference between winning and losing.

Actually, no, it doesn't. It's perfectly valid simply to write "Played 'cardname'" every time they play a card, unless something's changed. Or unless it takes you excessively long.

[cdr]

2.9 Taking Notes
Players are allowed to take written notes during a match and may refer to those notes while that match is in progress. At the beginning of a match, each player’s note sheet must be empty and must remain visible throughout the match. Players do not have to explain or reveal notes to other players. Judges may ask to see a player’s notes and/or request that the player explain his or her notes. Players may not refer to outside notes during games. This includes notes from previous matches.

You are allowed to take notes as you like, but taking them cannot slow down the game in any way or you will be subject to Slow Play penalties.

As far as figuring out whether your opponent played a land (a) pay better attention, (b) call a judge to help you if you can't figure it out.