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- Name:<\/strong> Logan Anbinder<\/li>\n
- Level:<\/strong> Level 2<\/li>\n
- Location:<\/strong> Ellicott City, Maryland, United States of America<\/li>\n
- Region:<\/strong> USA – Midatlantic <\/li>\n
- Approximate date\/month\/year you started playing Magic:<\/strong> Odyssey block in 2001\/02– still have my Squirrel deck!<\/li>\n
- L1 Certification Date:<\/strong> March 29, 2017<\/li>\n
- Favorite thing (e.g., card, deck, group of people) about Magic:<\/strong> The versatility of the game and the number of ways it can be enjoyed– I have just as much fun drafting at FNM and going to PPTQs now as I did playing kitchen table (or, living room floor) Magic against my friend’s mono-black Thrashing Wumpus deck.<\/li>\n
- Occupation:<\/strong> Academic Advisor<\/li>\n
- Random fact about yourself:<\/strong> I also volunteer for the US national quidditch league, training tournament organizers to make sure they can hold official events.<\/li>\n
- Why did you become a judge?:<\/strong> The same reason I became a tour guide in college– I really enjoy being a resource to people about things that I’m knowledgeable about. I had developed a good sense of the rules from playing for so long (and partially from printing out a giant binder full of the Comprehensive Rules back in middle school, in case we encountered any rules disputes), so I was already a “”rules advisor”” for players at my LGS, but I wanted to increase my knowledge and develop my ability to effectively give rulings. <\/li>\n
- What challenges have you faced or are you facing to become a better judge?:<\/strong> I don’t play a lot of constructed Magic, so I don’t have as good an understanding as I’d like of the constructed metagame, which can be important for rulings and is especially important in understanding potential lines of play during investigations. <\/li>\n
- How have you worked to overcome those challenges?:<\/strong> Judging more constructed events has given me a better understanding of the metagame, as has reading more constructed-centric articles on Magic sites and watching more coverage. I’ve also been working on my investigation skills in general by attending workshops about investigations hosted by one of my area L3s. <\/li>\n
- What is your favorite Magic memory?:<\/strong> My first-ever prerelease, Fifth Dawn, which was also my first-ever organized play event. I lost my first match and was really disappointed to see that on the pairings for the next round, next to my name it just said “”BYE.”” I thought that was the tournament’s way of telling me that I had been eliminated from the prerelease! Fortunately I had to stick around with my friend who was playing that round, or else I might have actually left altogether!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Name:<\/strong> Derrin Ashley<\/li>\n
- Level:<\/strong> Level 1<\/li>\n
- Location:<\/strong> Brunswick, Maryland, United States of America<\/li>\n
- Region:<\/strong> USA – Midatlantic <\/li>\n
- Approximate date\/month\/year you started playing Magic:<\/strong> 09\/1997<\/li>\n
- L1 Certification Date:<\/strong> February 3, 2018<\/li>\n
- Favorite thing (e.g., card, deck, group of people) about Magic:<\/strong> Building new decks<\/li>\n
- Occupation:<\/strong> Elevator Mechanic<\/li>\n
- Random fact about yourself:<\/strong> I helped tear down the Berlin Wall to end communism in Germany<\/li>\n
- Why did you become a judge?:<\/strong> Have more interaction with Magic and help my local stores have a judge at home<\/li>\n
- What excites you most about this event?:<\/strong> Because it is local I am able to participate in more of the weekend than I could if I had to travel<\/li>\n
- What worries you most about this event?:<\/strong> Blowing some calls<\/li>\n
- What are you hoping to learn at this event?:<\/strong> How to handle myself in a large scale event with many many players<\/li>\n
- Who are your mentors?:<\/strong> Martha Lufkin<\/li>\n
- What challenges have you faced or are you facing to become a better judge?:<\/strong> Understanding some of the many complex interactions in formats that I don’t typically play in<\/li>\n
- How have you worked to overcome those challenges?:<\/strong> Researching and watching games that wouldn’t normally be of interest to me<\/li>\n
- What is the best part about your local Magic community?:<\/strong> We have players for all formats, so you can really branch out and explore<\/li>\n
- What is your favorite Magic memory?:<\/strong> Building a deck for my brother that had Leviathan in it and convinced him how good the card was<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Alex Bell<\/h2>\n
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- Name:<\/strong> Alex Bell<\/li>\n
- Level:<\/strong> Level 1<\/li>\n
- Location:<\/strong> San Angelo, Texas, United States of America<\/li>\n
- Region:<\/strong> USA – South <\/li>\n
- Approximate date\/month\/year you started playing Magic:<\/strong> July 2003<\/li>\n
- L1 Certification Date:<\/strong> January 28, 2018<\/li>\n
- Favorite thing (e.g., card, deck, group of people) about Magic:<\/strong> The competitiveness <\/li>\n
- Occupation:<\/strong> ER Tech<\/li>\n
- Random fact about yourself:<\/strong> I love cooking. Most of my time not spent playing Magic is spent in the kitchen.<\/li>\n
- Why did you become a judge?:<\/strong> I had been playing for a long time and I figured it was about time I became certified<\/li>\n
- What excites you most about this event?:<\/strong> It\u2019s both the first GP I\u2019m judging as well as a great opportunity to meet up with friends\/family in the area<\/li>\n
- Who are your mentors?:<\/strong> Phillip Robinson <\/li>\n
- What is the best part about your local Magic community?:<\/strong> How tight-knit the community is. Most everyone becomes fast friends at our local events.<\/li>\n
- What is your favorite Magic memory?:<\/strong> My first time making day 2 of a Grand Prix<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Charles Burger<\/h2>\n
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- Name:<\/strong> Charles Burger<\/li>\n
- Level:<\/strong> Level 1<\/li>\n
- Location:<\/strong> Union Bridge, Maryland, United States of America<\/li>\n
- Region:<\/strong> USA – Midatlantic <\/li>\n
- Approximate date\/month\/year you started playing Magic:<\/strong> Sometime during Innistrad block<\/li>\n
- L1 Certification Date:<\/strong> November 16, 2014<\/li>\n
- Favorite thing (e.g., card, deck, group of people) about Magic:<\/strong> Belcher, it’s a great deck<\/li>\n
- Occupation:<\/strong> Customer Service Rep for a Debt Relief Company<\/li>\n
- Random fact about yourself:<\/strong> I missed T64 of an SCG Legacy Open with Belcher by less than 1 percent.<\/li>\n
- Why did you become a judge?:<\/strong> I had a few friends who owned a store with no judge in the area. I wanted to help them out.<\/li>\n
- What excites you most about this event?:<\/strong> I finally get to make day 2 of a GP!<\/li>\n
- What worries you most about this event?:<\/strong> Making a huge mistake.<\/li>\n
- Who are your mentors?:<\/strong> JD Nir, Ben Harris<\/li>\n
- What is the best part about your local Magic community?:<\/strong> We’re fairly close-knit<\/li>\n
- What is your favorite Magic memory?:<\/strong> GP NJ 2014. Played solidly with Belcher in a room full of Force of Wills and was certified by Elliot Raff on Sunday!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Brad Copenhaver<\/h2>\n
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- Level:<\/strong> Level 1<\/li>\n
- Level:<\/strong> Level 2<\/li>\n