If you’re here, then you’ve probably been judging competitive Magic for a while now. You’ve done tons of constructed events. A pinch of Pioneer, a slew of Standard, and a whole mess of Modern. Player meeting, pairing top 8, collecting decklists, you’ve been there, done that. But what happens when your LGS asks you to […]
Category: Work & Run a Tournament
The Perfect Deck Check at Constructed Grands Prix
In this article, Dustin de Leeuw discusses the perfect Grand Prix (constructed) deck check, from start to finish. If you're going to be performing constructed deck checks, this article is a must-read!
Selección de jueces para Grand Prix
He estado involucrada en selecciones para GP durante algún tiempo en mi rol como coordinador regional. En diciembre de 2014, Jürgen Baert estaba hablando conmigo sobre el GP Utrecht de 2015. Él me dijo algo como “Vamos a necesitar un supervisor de jueces para ese GP. A propósito , eres tú”. Como supervisor de jueces […]
Creating Physically Inclusive Spaces
Everybody who registers for an event wants to play and enjoy that event, but for some people it may involve jumping more hurdles than for others. This week, we'll take a look at which needs some players may have, what challenges judges may encounter, and how we can create together an enjoyable event for everyone.
Public Events Management – Part 2: Preparing your Management Tools
Jeremie Granat shares with us some of the lessons learned from Public Events Management - continuing with part 2 - preparing your management tools!
Travailler dans l’équipe Paper
Lors d’un tournoi de Magic, il nous faut un moyen rapide et efficace de communiquer aux joueurs des informations telles que les pairings et les standings. Nous devons garder une trace des résultats de chaque match pour que le Scorekeeper puisse les enregistrer et que le Head Judge puisse, au besoin, s’y référer en cas […]
Public Events Management – Part 1: Preparing the Judges
Jeremie Granat shares with us some of the lessons learned from Public Events Management - starting with part 1 - preparing judges!
The End of Round by Zone
Sophie Pagès discusses a new way to handle the End of Round procedure at large tournaments.
Investigations – Counting Cards
Antonio Zanutto demonstrates with many examples a very useful technique during a judge call - how to count cards!
Faire en sorte que l’arbitrage en salle reste actif et orienté vers l’expérience du joueur
Bonjour tout le monde ! Dans cet article, je vais discuter de quelques idées pour arbitrer le mieux possible un événement – où se placer, comment agir et que faire. C’est facile de faire preuve de complaisance à propos de cette tâche fondamentale du rôle d’arbitre, mais c’est plus compliqué qu’il n’y paraît. […]