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- Name:<\/strong> Apollo Appolito<\/li>\n
- Pronouns<\/strong> He\/him\/his<\/a><\/li>\n
- Level:<\/strong> Level 1<\/li>\n
- Location:<\/strong> Savannah, Georgia, United States of America<\/li>\n
- Region:<\/strong> USA – Southeast <\/li>\n
- Approximate date\/month\/year you started playing Magic:<\/strong> September 2007<\/li>\n
- L1 Certification Date:<\/strong> November 15, 2016<\/li>\n
- Favorite thing (e.g., card, deck, group of people) about Magic:<\/strong> Brainstorm for sure<\/li>\n
- Occupation:<\/strong> Teacher<\/li>\n
- Random fact about yourself:<\/strong> I go rock climbing as a hobby<\/li>\n
- Why did you become a judge?:<\/strong> It excites me to help others learn interactions in the rules<\/li>\n
- What excites you most about this event?:<\/strong> I get to experience working with a large judge team.<\/li>\n
- What worries you most about this event?:<\/strong> I worry that my knowledge won’t be enough and my lack of experience at GPs will show.<\/li>\n
- What are you hoping to learn at this event?:<\/strong> I’m hoping to learn how to effectively work together with judges to minimize the impact of unexpected events on player.<\/li>\n
- Who are your mentors?:<\/strong> David Homan<\/li>\n
- What challenges have you faced or are you facing to become a better judge?:<\/strong> I am struggling with trying to find a balance between being too hard on players and not being hard enough<\/li>\n
- How have you worked to overcome those challenges?:<\/strong> I have talked to other judges about what an adequate stance to take concerning issuing penalties and how much leeway I should give the infracting player.<\/li>\n
- What is the best part about your local Magic community?:<\/strong> My favourite part of the local magic community in Savannah is how welcoming and nice all of the players are, and how hospitable many of our players are towards new players.<\/li>\n
- What is your favorite Magic memory?:<\/strong> My favourite memory is probably playing miracles before the sensor’s divining top ban, the deck was a lot of fun and it was always rewarding to set up next level counterbalances, though I’ve kind of shied away from the deck in favour of grixis control recently.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Dakota Cone<\/h2>\n
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- Name:<\/strong> Dakota Cone<\/li>\n
- Pronouns<\/strong> He\/him\/his<\/a><\/li>\n
- Level:<\/strong> Level 1<\/li>\n
- Location:<\/strong> Tifton, Georgia, United States of America<\/li>\n
- Region:<\/strong> USA – Southeast <\/li>\n
- Approximate date\/month\/year you started playing Magic:<\/strong> June 2013<\/li>\n
- L1 Certification Date:<\/strong> February 5, 2017<\/li>\n
- Favorite thing (e.g., card, deck, group of people) about Magic:<\/strong> Casting Thoughtseize <\/li>\n
- Occupation:<\/strong> College Student <\/li>\n
- Random fact about yourself:<\/strong> I am training to become a professional opera singer<\/li>\n
- Why did you become a judge?:<\/strong> To better support my local community <\/li>\n
- What excites you most about this event?:<\/strong> The chance to learn from judges more experienced than I am<\/li>\n
- What worries you most about this event?:<\/strong> My relative lack of big tournament experience <\/li>\n
- What are you hoping to learn at this event?:<\/strong> How to implement policy as effectively as possible <\/li>\n
- Who are your mentors?:<\/strong> Adam Blaylock, Michael Starr, and David Homan<\/li>\n
- What challenges have you faced or are you facing to become a better judge?:<\/strong> Very few Comp REL events worked, so less chance to reinforce Policy<\/li>\n
- How have you worked to overcome those challenges?:<\/strong> Applying to work more events and more regimented study of the IPG (the flashcards have been great)<\/li>\n
- What is the best part about your local Magic community?:<\/strong> The camaraderie between players <\/li>\n
- What is your favorite Magic memory?:<\/strong> The first GP I went to as a player. GP Atlanta 2015. I walked into the event hall and knew I was hooked for life.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Jose Alberto Estrada Diaz del Castillo<\/h2>\n
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- Name:<\/strong> Jose Alberto Estrada Diaz del Castillo<\/li>\n
- Level:<\/strong> Level 1<\/li>\n
- Location:<\/strong> Ciudad de M\u00e9xico, Mexico<\/li>\n
- Region:<\/strong> Hispanic America – North<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Thomas Fletcher<\/h2>\n
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- Level:<\/strong> Level 1<\/li>\n
- Pronouns<\/strong> He\/him\/his<\/a><\/li>\n
- Pronouns<\/strong> He\/him\/his<\/a><\/li>\n