{"id":297,"date":"2019-03-12T18:21:31","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T18:21:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/fold\/?p=297"},"modified":"2019-03-21T03:47:04","modified_gmt":"2019-03-21T03:47:04","slug":"magicfest-bilbao-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/fold\/2019\/03\/12\/magicfest-bilbao-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"MagicFest Bilbao 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This weekend in Bilbao, we have 2 new judges to Welcome to the fold!<\/p>\n<h2>Maria Delgado Rodriguez<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-caption alignleft judgeimg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/3205302907\"><img src=https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=3205302907&size=200 alt=\"\"><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Name:<\/strong> Maria Delgado Rodriguez<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pronouns<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/pronoun.is\/she\">She\/her\/hers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Level:<\/strong> Level 1<\/li>\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> Fuenlabrada, Spain<\/li>\n<li><strong>Region:<\/strong> Iberia <\/li>\n<li><strong>Approximate date\/month\/year you started playing Magic:<\/strong> 2008<\/li>\n<li><strong>L1 Certification Date:<\/strong> December 5, 2018<\/li>\n<li><strong>Favorite thing (e.g., card, deck, group of people) about Magic:<\/strong> Commander<\/li>\n<li><strong>Occupation:<\/strong> Technical Architect<\/li>\n<li><strong>Random fact about yourself:<\/strong> Crossfit addict <\/li>\n<li><strong>Why did you become a judge?:<\/strong> Between my friends I\u2019m always the one that learns the rules about a new game (board, cards&#8230;) and teach the others, with Magic wasn\u2019t different. Also, I had a talk with a judge in a GP in Barcelona about becoming a judge. I loved the ambient in this event but I didn\u2019t like to play in a competitive environment, so being a judge allows me to enjoy these events in another way.<\/li>\n<li><strong>What excites you most about this event?:<\/strong> As my first time judging, facing a MF excites me a lot. I think the most exciting thing about this MG will be all the people I will met and the things I will learn. <\/li>\n<li><strong>What worries you most about this event?:<\/strong> To stay blank. I haven\u2019t act as a judge on my own after certifying. But I will not be alone there so I will ask for help if it happens.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Who are your mentors?:<\/strong> David Esquinas took me to L1 and now I\u2019m working with Monica Gonzalez about IPG and going further.<\/li>\n<li><strong>What is your favorite Magic memory?:<\/strong> The first time I won a championship at my local store. It was a modern FNM and I won the last game in turns with all the store looking the game. It was pretty stressful, but I think this stress made me play better.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Beatriz Taranc\u00f3n Gued\u00e1n<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-caption alignleft judgeimg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/6018101174\"><img src=https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=6018101174&size=200 alt=\"\"><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Name:<\/strong> Beatriz Taranc\u00f3n Gued\u00e1n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pronouns<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/pronoun.is\/she\">She\/her\/hers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Level:<\/strong> Level 1<\/li>\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> Soria, Spain<\/li>\n<li><strong>Region:<\/strong> Iberia <\/li>\n<li><strong>Approximate date\/month\/year you started playing Magic:<\/strong> 1999<\/li>\n<li><strong>L1 Certification Date:<\/strong> August 18, 2018<\/li>\n<li><strong>Favorite thing (e.g., card, deck, group of people) about Magic:<\/strong> Every person I&#8217;ve met playing it \ud83d\ude42<\/li>\n<li><strong>Occupation:<\/strong> Teacher<\/li>\n<li><strong>Random fact about yourself:<\/strong> I started playing Magic in the PC game Shandalar. I was surprised when I found out that the cards really existed xD<\/li>\n<li><strong>Why did you become a judge?:<\/strong> I&#8217;ve been always the one who answers rule questions in my LGS, so I decided to become a proper judge.<\/li>\n<li><strong>What excites you most about this event?:<\/strong> I&#8217;m looking forward to testing myself.<\/li>\n<li><strong>What worries you most about this event?:<\/strong> Players not taking me seriously. Ah, and oversleeping xD<\/li>\n<li><strong>What are you hoping to learn at this event?:<\/strong> How to deal with huge competitive events, how so many judges are coordinated, how a Magic Fest works from the inside.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Who are your mentors?:<\/strong> M\u00f3nica Gonz\u00e1lez was my mentor to become lvl 1, but I learnt a lot from Maxim Antipov and Raquel Monle\u00f3n.<\/li>\n<li><strong>What challenges have you faced or are you facing to become a better judge?:<\/strong> I&#8217;m trying to involve in every project I find interesting. But, most of all, I try to keep Magic alive in my hometown. That&#8217;s a full time job \ud83d\ude42<\/li>\n<li><strong>How have you worked to overcome those challenges?:<\/strong> I&#8217;m looking for help and counselling, getting advice from people that has overcome the same problems.<\/li>\n<li><strong>What is the best part about your local Magic community?:<\/strong> We&#8217;re always willing to travel anywhere to have some Magic-styled fun.<\/li>\n<li><strong>What is your favorite Magic memory?:<\/strong> The Sealed PPTQ I won at Seville Nationals last year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This weekend in Bilbao, we have 2 new judges to Welcome to the fold! 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