Official Tournament Rules vs. Your Own

[Palmer]

Originally Posted by Nerftw

Not to mention the issue with promo items, especially easily reproduced ones such as the Munchkin mask, that can render a player immune for the entire game.

My thought on the easy solution to that is to limit it like bookmarks.
One per game, 2 if you change sex.
Or better yet, to classify it AS a bookmark, meaning using the mask counts as your bookmark for the game, and vice versa.

Personally, I'd limit items to one Permanent, and one Temporary. A temporary item is one that must be destroyed, consumed, given away or the like... pretty much after using it, you no longer own it. This covers most bookmarks.

I haven't played in any tournaments, but I have played with some outright cheaters who cling to the "owner gets final say" (to mean they can say anything) and "2.5 seconds" (even when there's no way to see the card that's been played) rules before.

See, in my games, the "2.6 second rule" doesn't apply. Instead, I auctionize it.

Declare the situation. "Bob is beating then Nose by 4."
Ask for action. "Anyone stopping this?"
Count off. "Going once, going twice, dead"

It doesn't take that long, is quite courteous and avoids all arguments.
When declaring, be loud enough everyone can hear. If people aren't paying attention and miss it, THEIR FAULT. No take backs.
Now, if they miss it, and interrupt during the count off asking what's happening, you tell them. But if they don't know, and miss the count, they're screwed.

As for dice and such, there should just be simple guidelines for cheating and consequences. For instance:

"Minor Rule Violation: A player who breaks a rule with a minor effect shall be penalized with immediate death, along with the consequences of whatever they avoided. The body is looted as per usual. Examples include exceeding your hand limit, forgetting to apply a penalty, or using prohibited items.
If you exceed your hand limit, you must discard (and Charity) immediately, followed by death. If you ignore a Run Away or Sex Change penalty, then you must suffer the Bad Stuff, followed by Death."

"Bad Sportsmanship: A player who exhibits bad sportsmanship during a game will be immediately removed from the game, and given a score of zero for the round. The player may continue to play in subsequent rounds of the tourney. Others may loot the body as if the player had just died. Any cards not claimed after the looting go to Charity."

"Cheating: A player caught explicitly cheating is immediately ejected from the tournament without recourse. Others may loot the body as if the player had just died. Any cards not claimed after the looting go to Charity."

"In the absence of a Judge directly witnessing these acts, accusations must be substantiated by a quorum of players at the affected table. A quorum consists of all the players at a table, less one, excepting the accused. Thus at a 6 player table, 4 players must substantiate an accusation."