{"id":279,"date":"2019-01-22T16:51:51","date_gmt":"2019-01-22T16:51:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/fold\/?p=279"},"modified":"2019-01-22T16:51:51","modified_gmt":"2019-01-22T16:51:51","slug":"magicfest-new-jersey-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/fold\/2019\/01\/22\/magicfest-new-jersey-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"MagicFest New Jersey 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This weekend in New Jersey, we have 2 new judges to Welcome to the fold!<\/p>\n<h2>Elaine Cao<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-caption alignleft judgeimg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/8103617406\"><img src=https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=8103617406&size=200 alt=\"\"><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Name:<\/strong> Elaine Cao<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pronouns<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/pronoun.is\/she\">She\/her\/hers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Level:<\/strong> Level 2<\/li>\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America<\/li>\n<li><strong>Region:<\/strong> USA &#8211; Central <\/li>\n<li><strong>Approximate date\/month\/year you started playing Magic:<\/strong> February 2012<\/li>\n<li><strong>L1 Certification Date:<\/strong> September 13, 2014<\/li>\n<li><strong>Favorite thing (e.g., card, deck, group of people) about Magic:<\/strong> Gifts Ungiven!<\/li>\n<li><strong>Occupation:<\/strong> Private tutor<\/li>\n<li><strong>Random fact about yourself:<\/strong> I have a dog!<\/li>\n<li><strong>Why did you become a judge?:<\/strong> Because there was a need for more judges in my area.<\/li>\n<li><strong>What worries you most about this event?:<\/strong> Feeling out of my league and messing up calls<\/li>\n<li><strong>What are you hoping to learn at this event?:<\/strong> Everything that comes with being a judge outside my local store.<\/li>\n<li><strong>What challenges have you faced or are you facing to become a better judge?:<\/strong> Learning how to educate players with significant rules misunderstandings<\/li>\n<li><strong>How have you worked to overcome those challenges?:<\/strong> Practice!<\/li>\n<li><strong>What is the best part about your local Magic community?:<\/strong> They are super accepting and close knit!<\/li>\n<li><strong>What is your favorite Magic memory?:<\/strong> Beating ANT with delver after they resolved Xantid Swarm on turn 1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Jack Pullman<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-caption alignleft judgeimg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/6103609510\"><img src=https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=6103609510&size=200 alt=\"\"><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Name:<\/strong> Jack Pullman<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pronouns<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/pronoun.is\/he\">He\/him\/his<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Level:<\/strong> Level 2<\/li>\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> Blacksburg, Virginia, United States of America<\/li>\n<li><strong>Region:<\/strong> USA &#8211; Midatlantic <\/li>\n<li><strong>Approximate date\/month\/year you started playing Magic:<\/strong> June 24, 2013<\/li>\n<li><strong>L1 Certification Date:<\/strong> August 18, 2017<\/li>\n<li><strong>Favorite thing (e.g., card, deck, group of people) about Magic:<\/strong> The community as a whole. Without it I can&#8217;t even imagine where I would be today.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Occupation:<\/strong> Student\/Part time Software Testing Contractor<\/li>\n<li><strong>Random fact about yourself:<\/strong> Until I turned 18 I&#8217;d never seen snow before<\/li>\n<li><strong>Why did you become a judge?:<\/strong> To better aid my local community and gain the tools to more easily get out into the global magic scene. Also to improve my play skills with better rules knowledge<\/li>\n<li><strong>What excites you most about this event?:<\/strong> It&#8217;s my first MagicFest! I am working with one of my best friends on Saturday and am looking forward to the entire weekend<\/li>\n<li><strong>What worries you most about this event?:<\/strong> Fielding a call and freezing up and having no idea what to do or say<\/li>\n<li><strong>What are you hoping to learn at this event?:<\/strong> To add fluidity to my ability to handle situations both at and away from the table<\/li>\n<li><strong>Who are your mentors?:<\/strong> Ryan Freeburger, Patrick Vorebroker, Mitchell Wetherson<\/li>\n<li><strong>What challenges have you faced or are you facing to become a better judge?:<\/strong> Getting more opportunities to judge at competitive REL and being able to travel to those events<\/li>\n<li><strong>How have you worked to overcome those challenges?:<\/strong> Worked more to earn enough to be able to travel more and applying more often to events<\/li>\n<li><strong>What is the best part about your local Magic community?:<\/strong> The people and their comradery<\/li>\n<li><strong>What is your favorite Magic memory?:<\/strong> A tie between Top 16ing the 2017 US Nationals, getting my L2 Certification, and getting my first Pro Point at GP Orlando 2017<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This weekend in New Jersey, we have 2 new judges to Welcome to the fold! 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