Subject: Reading and Writing


I ve seen several tips and forum posts where it s clear the writer either 
doesn t know how to read and comprehend what they read,  they just ignore 
part of the text on the card or they don t know the rules/specific card 
rulings involved in their tip. A lot of these same folks also write with 
such poor net slang that it s difficult to make out what they re saying. 
Typos are understandable to a point, but some of this stuff is beyond my 
ability to decipher.



One example comes to mind because I ve seen it a lot is with the Miracle 
Dig magic card.



Miracle Dig

Normal Magic (spell speed 1)

If there are 5 or more monsters that have been removed from play in the 
current Duel, return 3 of them to the Graveyard.



Notice how the wording of this card says the monsters are returned to the 
GRAVEYARD?  Well a large number of folks seem to be reading that as return 
3 of them to you hand and are posting tips about using this card to make an 
Exodia win easier. Others have said that this is like back-up Soldier for 
removed from play monsters, only better because it s a magic card instead 
of a trap. Again, this is because they are not reading and comprehending 
the text on the card correctly.



The whole point of this card is for getting monsters back into the 
graveyard that have been removed from play due to Kycoo, Gravedigger Ghoul, 
Soul Release, Bazoo, Skull Lair, Fusion Gate, special summoning monsters 
such as Soul of Purity and Light and Rock Spirit, etc, etc.



Another example is Scapegoats. Folks tend to ignore the part that says you 
can not summon any other monster during the turn this card is activated.



In any case I d like to ask everyone to please read the full text of the 
card, then check the PDF rulings or ask questions on the forums if that 
text is unclear. Please verify the rules from the rulebook and the specific 
card rulings before you post tips about a card or combos with that card to 
be certain they are valid uses of that card. Please type your tips and 
questions as clearly as possible and use the spell checker so you can get 
the help you re asking for. That includes spelling out the name of the card 
in question instead of using just the initials, especially with those that 
could be several cards such as SS which could be Summoned Skull, Sinister 
Serpent or Snatch Steal.



Monthar

MLONG4@austin.rr.com