Subject: Notes on suggested Morphing Jar #2/Serpentine Princess/Jowgen
the Spiritualist combo - Tiger

On the last set of tips posted, a player who called
himself "Ded" described this situation:

His opponent had Morphing Jar #2 and Serpentine
Princess set on the field.  He had one monster in
defense.  On his opponent's turn, his opponent flipped
Morphing Jar #2.  With Serpentine Princess's effect
(it was sent from the field to the deck), his opponent
summoned Jowgen the Spiritualist.  Now the players
shuffled and began to pick up cards from the effect of
Morphing Jar #2.  The opponent said that because
Jowgen prevented special summons, both players had to
keep picking up cards without being able to special
summon a monster until they both ran out of cards to
pick up.  Then, the opponent ended his turn and "Ded" 
apparently lost the duel because he could not draw for his turn.

The opponent is INCORRECTLY interpreting the effect of
Morphing Jar #2.  The card says both players must pick
up cards until they have the same number of Monsters
that they originally had on the field.  THEN, they
must special summon those monsters (if they are level
4 or lower) in face down defense position.  Any other
cards are sent to the graveyard.  Meaning any magic,
trap, or monsters that cannot be special summoned are
sent to the graveyard.  But any monster you pick up
that you can't special summon STILL COUNTS for
satisfying Morphing Jar #2's effect.  So if you have
one monster out when Morphing Jar #2 is flipped,
whenever you pick up your first monster YOU ARE DONE
PICKING UP.

Some examples:

You have one monster out and your opponent flips
Morphing Jar #2.  You pick up cards until you get

a) a level 4 or below monster with no special
requirements for summoning (Gemini, Goblin Attack
Force, Cyber Jar, etc.) - you special summon him face
down and you're done.

b) a high level monster like Summoned Skull - you
discard Summoned Skull to the graveyard and you're
done.

c) a monster with special summoning requirements like
Rock Spirit - you discard Rock Spirit to the graveyard
and you're done.

d) a monster that cannot be special summoned like
Yata-Garasu - you discard Yata and you're done.

etc. etc. etc.  You only have to pick up until you get
one monster, whether you can actually put that monster
on the field or not.

Now, in Ded's situation, since Jowgen the Spiritualist
is on the field, no matter what monster he picks up,
he cannot special summon it.  Same for the other guy.
But they each must only pick up cards until they have
picked up an amount of monsters equivalent to the
amount they had on the field when Morphing Jar #2 was
flipped.  So Ded should not have decked out unless he
had no monsters left in his deck (or his last card was
his only monster).

Also, if Morphing Jar #2 is flipped in battle and
destroyed, it does not count for itself.

I know that's complicated - hope it helps - send all
questions to SamTiger54@yahoo.com

Happy dueling!
Tiger

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