A recent thread got me thinking. What do you do at a Tourny if
1. A judge makes a wrong call.
Do you
A. Politely correct them and bring out your copy of the rules/FAQs.
B. Politely correct them and ask for conformation from other judges/players.
C. Suck it up and play on.

2. You are watching a game and player A does something wrong
both player A and player B don't realise it. And you don't know either player.
Do you
A. Politley point out the mistake.
B. Get a judge so he can check for himself.
C. Wander off and let them play.

As far as a Judge making an incorrect call, I would appeal to the head judge/TO/whoever was available in the chain of command. If you still think the ruling is incorrect and it is EASILY findable in a rules forum somewhere then I think it would be OK to take a few seconds to try and look it up. It is not ok to take 10-15 or more minutes to try and find some obscure ruling. I know at regional level type events, many times there are other players who know the rules quite well and could possibly assist the judge in determining a ruling.

However, the Head Judge (ie judge #1 in our 3 judge panel that we have used for regionals) should always have the final say.

If after the game or in between rounds, it can be found that an incorrect ruling has occurred it should be pointed out to the judge and the judge can make a determination about whether to change the ruling going forward or to stick with the ruling that was issued for the rest of the event. Any previous rulings should stay as they were made at the time in this situation. I know from personal experience that at the PA regional, Jim (with assistance from myself and Lou) made an incorrect ruling about Suppressive fire. Between rounds we were made aware (one of the older rules threads) that the ruling had been in error, and Jim announced that going forward we would use the CORRECT ruling. Also at Kokomo, we had a rules question come up. The judge ruled correctly, but during lunch we looked and after about 20 mins of searching verified that it was in fact the correct ruling.

We all make mistakes from time to time as this is a very complex game. And I know that many of us over the years have played various things incorrectly from a rules standpoint. I know I just recently learned some of the more in depth rulings of Death Shots and even now, I am not 100% that I could answer every single question about them correctly.

It all depends on what kind of tourney it is. Gencon Championships or a Regional? Or a simple for-fun tournament with no real significance outside of itself?

If it's a big and high-profile event, then I honestly think that C is the worst choice in both scenarios. I think the key here is "politely" (repeated 3 out of 4x). The idea is not to be heavy-handed, but rather just to make sure that the game turns out properly and fairly--not only for both players, but also for the rest of the people in the tournament.

If it's pretty much an insignificant event, I'm not sure it would matter what you did, because people are just there to play anyway. In the first situation, I'd still want to have a correct ruling in a game I'm playing, but it wouldn't be worth pressing the judge on it, since there's really nothing at stake. In the second situation, I personally would wait until one of the players asked my opinion before sharing it.

I'd vote a combo of "c" for both questions........wander off and suck it up