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Penalty Guidelines
The DCI Penalty Guidelines provide a structure to determine the appropriate penalties for infractions that occur during the course of online play. Penalties exist to protect players from potential misconduct. All penalties in this document (with the exception of section 160) assume that the infraction is unintentional.

If we believe that an infraction was intentional, the penalty may be upgraded as appropriate (see section 160). Please remember that these are only guidelines.

10. Format of Infractions
20. Definitions of Penalties

150. Unsporting Conduct
151. Unsporting Conduct—Minor
152. Unsporting Conduct—Major

160. Cheating
161. Cheating—Bribery
162. Cheating—Fraud
163. Cheating—Other

Appendix A—Contact Information

10. Format of Infractions
Infractions are listed in the following manner:
• Infraction Type, Infraction Name—The category and designation of the infraction.
• Definition—The description of what qualifies as an infraction.
• Example—Sample incidents of the infraction.
• Philosophy—The reasoning behind the penalty.
20. Definition of Penalties
Warning: Moderators assign warnings for minor infractions of the EULA. The purpose of a warning is to alert a player that their actions are in violation of the EULA. Warnings are tracked and any player who receives two warnings may receive a suspension.

Suspension: A moderator who feels a player's violations of the EULA require that player's suspension may refer the case to an Administrator. The Administrator will determine if that player will be suspended.

150. Unsporting Conduct
This section deals with unsporting conduct online. A player does not have to be actively involved in an event to receive a penalty for unsporting conduct.

151. Unsporting Conduct—Minor
Definition
Minor unsporting conduct is defined as behavior that may be disruptive to another person in an event, but that has no significant impact on the operation of the event in any way.

Examples
(A) A player uses profanity in the any chat session.
(B) A player makes demands to a moderator that his or her opponent receive a penalty.

Philosophy
Different levels of unsporting conduct should be penalized accordingly. The moderator or Administrator is always the final authority on what constitutes unsporting conduct and is free to interpret the guidelines as he or she sees fit.

152. Unsporting Conduct—Major
Definition
Major unsporting conduct is defined as behavior that is disruptive to a player or players in an event, but does not cause delays in the event.

Philosophy
Different levels of unsporting conduct should be penalized accordingly. The moderator or Administrator is always the final authority on what constitutes unsporting conduct and is free to interpret the guidelines as he or she sees fit.

160. Cheating
This section deals with intentionally committed infractions that can give a player a significant advantage over others.

161. Cheating—Bribery
Definition
A player attempts to bribe an opponent into conceding, drawing, or changing the results of a match, or two players attempt to determine the outcome of a game or match using a random method such as a coin flip or die roll.

Examples
(A) A player in a Swiss round offers his opponent $100 to concede the match.
(B) Two players roll a die to determine the winner of a match.

Philosophy
Bribery disrupts the integrity of the tournament and is strictly forbidden. Randomly determining the outcome of a game or match is also specifically prohibited. Please refer to section 25 of the Universal Tournament Rules to ensure the proper application of this penalty.

162. Cheating—Fraud
Definition
A player intentionally misrepresents rules, procedures, personal information, or any other relevant information.

Examples
(A) A player uses a fake log on  id or uses the log on id of another player.
(B) A player has multiple accounts.

Philosophy
There is zero tolerance for this type of activity.

163. Cheating—Other
Definition
This category includes any intentional infraction that does not fall into the categories of bribery or fraud.

Philosophy
Any player who intentionally violates the rules should face a serious penalty.

Appendix A—Contact Information
For the most recent version of this document, or to learn about DCI tournaments and judging, please contact the DCI in any of the following three ways:

DCI Website: thedci.com
Email: magicconduct@wizards.com (DCI judge certification and training administrator)
Phone: (800) 324-6496 (Wizards of the Coast® Game Support)