{"id":325,"date":"2019-05-22T19:18:04","date_gmt":"2019-05-22T19:18:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/fold\/?p=325"},"modified":"2019-05-22T19:18:04","modified_gmt":"2019-05-22T19:18:04","slug":"magicfest-providence-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/fold\/2019\/05\/22\/magicfest-providence-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"MagicFest Providence 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This weekend in Providence, we have 4 new judges to Welcome to the fold!<\/p>\n<h2>Joseph Curran<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-caption alignleft judgeimg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/2030804211\"><img src=https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=2030804211&size=200 alt=\"\"><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Name:<\/strong> Joseph Curran<\/li>\n<li><strong>Level:<\/strong> Level 1<\/li>\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> Revere, Massachusetts, United States of America<\/li>\n<li><strong>Region:<\/strong> USA &#8211; Northeast <\/li>\n<li><strong>Approximate date\/month\/year you started playing Magic:<\/strong> July 2017<\/li>\n<li><strong>L1 Certification Date:<\/strong> December 28, 2017<\/li>\n<li><strong>Favorite thing (e.g., card, deck, group of people) about Magic:<\/strong> The Community, by far. Magic is sort of unique among activities that it can be so many things to so many people, and those people can connect at a level about the game they love, even if those two people are a MagicFest grinder and a tabletop Commander player. The game unites those people despite how differently they experience the game.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Occupation:<\/strong> Manager, Friendly Local Game Store<\/li>\n<li><strong>Random fact about yourself:<\/strong> I own 18 Commander decks of different color identity.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Why did you become a judge?:<\/strong> When I started working at the FLGS, I was never meant to be the Magic guy. But the best laid plans oft go awry, and I found myself working every Friday night. And I found myself being asked Judge calls and having to run the event. So I came to the conclusion that the members of our Magic community deserved a certified Judge for FNM.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Maria Luiza Rodrigues Garcia<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-caption alignleft judgeimg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/4107624014\"><img src=https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=4107624014&size=200 alt=\"\"><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Name:<\/strong> Maria Luiza Rodrigues Garcia<\/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> Bauru, New Jersey, Brazil<\/li>\n<li><strong>Region:<\/strong> Brazil <\/li>\n<li><strong>Approximate date\/month\/year you started playing Magic:<\/strong> 09\/11\/2012<\/li>\n<li><strong>L1 Certification Date:<\/strong> September 9, 2019<\/li>\n<li><strong>Favorite thing (e.g., card, deck, group of people) about Magic:<\/strong> The Gathering is the best part and what holds everything together in this wonderful game! <\/li>\n<li><strong>Occupation:<\/strong> Exchange student <\/li>\n<li><strong>Random fact about yourself:<\/strong> I broke my right arm 3 times :o.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Why did you become a judge?:<\/strong> The rules of MTG always fascinate me, since the beginning. Besides it, my local community needed a judge to help with some issues, so I was more than happy to become a judge to read and study the rules and help my community.<\/li>\n<li><strong>What excites you most about this event?:<\/strong> It\u2019s the biggest opportunity in my judge life until today and I couldn\u2019t be more excited to learn more, work with people I admire, live the atmosphere of the event.<\/li>\n<li><strong>What worries you most about this event?:<\/strong> The amount of people and the responsibility a judge has to make sure everyone is having a good and absolutely fair experience! <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Dylan Stephano-Shachter<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-caption alignleft judgeimg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/3111514510\"><img src=https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=3111514510&size=200 alt=\"\"><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Name:<\/strong> Dylan Stephano-Shachter<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pronouns<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/pronoun.is\/he\">He\/him\/his<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Level:<\/strong> Level 1<\/li>\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America<\/li>\n<li><strong>Region:<\/strong> USA &#8211; Northeast <\/li>\n<li><strong>Approximate date\/month\/year you started playing Magic:<\/strong> 2015<\/li>\n<li><strong>Favorite thing (e.g., card, deck, group of people) about Magic:<\/strong> Ensnaring Bridge<\/li>\n<li><strong>Occupation:<\/strong> Software Engineer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Sam Wiles<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-caption alignleft judgeimg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/3223755177\"><img src=https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=3223755177&size=200 alt=\"\"><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Name:<\/strong> Sam Wiles<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pronouns<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/pronoun.is\/he\">He\/him\/his<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Level:<\/strong> Level 1<\/li>\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> Bealeton, 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> August 1997<\/li>\n<li><strong>L1 Certification Date:<\/strong> October 21, 2018<\/li>\n<li><strong>Favorite thing (e.g., card, deck, group of people) about Magic:<\/strong> Storm mechanic<\/li>\n<li><strong>Occupation:<\/strong> Software Engineer<\/li>\n<li><strong>Random fact about yourself:<\/strong> Learned to play Starcraft in Seoul, Korea.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Why did you become a judge?:<\/strong> Originally because the store I went to didn&#8217;t have a judge.<\/li>\n<li><strong>What excites you most about this event?:<\/strong> EDB was a big part of me getting back into magic back in 2009. In 2018 he certified me as a judge. Now he&#8217;s on staff for my first MagicFest. I guess I&#8217;m saying I&#8217;m excited to have EDB as my judge spirit animal.<\/li>\n<li><strong>What worries you most about this event?:<\/strong> That I&#8217;ll just forget how to judge an event.<\/li>\n<li><strong>What are you hoping to learn at this event?:<\/strong> Anything and everything that judges with more experience than me are doing to improve player experience.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Who are your mentors?:<\/strong> Vincent Roscioli and Tyrik Strachan<\/li>\n<li><strong>What challenges have you faced or are you facing to become a better judge?:<\/strong> The IPG. There are a lot of times where I know that an infraction has occurred but I have to really stop and think about what infraction and how to fix it. I don&#8217;t like doing this in front of players.<\/li>\n<li><strong>How have you worked to overcome those challenges?:<\/strong> Setting aside some time to read different sections of the IPG and taking policy tests on judgeApps.<\/li>\n<li><strong>What is the best part about your local Magic community?:<\/strong> EDH Night, on Thursdays we get together and play some friendly games of EDH and everyone has a good time with tried and tested decks as well as jank that they threw together to show off an idea they had. It&#8217;s the one time I&#8217;m playing Magic and am certain everyone is just there to have fun.<\/li>\n<li><strong>What is your favorite Magic memory?:<\/strong> My opponents reaction the first time I cast a summoner&#8217;s pact with a hive mind in play.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This weekend in Providence, we have 4 new judges to Welcome to the fold! 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