For verbal gotcha cards, what counts as a legal gotcha?
The word must be used exactly. The only exception is plurals. If your opponent says “guys”, that triggers a gotcha for the word “guy.” When doing verbal cards, how do you treat homophones (words that sound alike but are spelled differently — such as wait and weight), homographs (words that are spelled the same but sound differently — such as read and read), homonyms (words that are spelled and sound alike but have different meetings — such as counter and counter), and homarids (low-level, highly confusing lobsterfolk from the _Fallen Empires_(TM) set)? Let’s go through them one at a time. Homophones — You have an Evil Eye of Orms-by-Gore in your graveyard. Your opponent says, “I attack.” You say “Gotcha!” (I is a homophone of eye). NO GOOD. The words have to be the same as the one written on the card. Homographs — You have a Contract from Below in your graveyard. Your opponent says, “Because you’re playing banned cards in your deck, I hope you contract an annoying but non-deadly d
