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Top8, tournament best practices, Tribal Knowledge

Cutting to Top8

June 27, 2024June 28, 2024 | brookgd

So, you got to HJ your first event with multiple judges. Congratulations! That’s quite a feather in the cap. You got your briefing out before the event, took a couple appeals, and guided the event through the Swiss rounds. You even remembered to take some notes so you’re ready to write a review or two […]

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deckchecks, Top8, tournament best practices

Against Courtesy Deckchecks

March 5, 2024March 6, 2024 | brookgd

As time marches ever onward, we’re in a constant state of re-teaching. Old folks retire and take their knowledge with them, and newer faces need to be taught the stuff that established folks can sometimes take for granted. This came to mind recently when I saw a post on that most-cursed of social media sites, […]

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