{"id":332,"date":"2019-06-12T21:25:37","date_gmt":"2019-06-12T21:25:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/fold\/?p=332"},"modified":"2019-06-12T21:25:37","modified_gmt":"2019-06-12T21:25:37","slug":"magicfest-copenhagen-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/fold\/2019\/06\/12\/magicfest-copenhagen-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"MagicFest Copenhagen 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This weekend in Copenhagen, we have 1 new judges to Welcome to the fold!<\/p>\n<h2>John Barkestedt<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-caption alignleft judgeimg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/2319039904\"><img src=https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=2319039904&size=200 alt=\"\"><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Name:<\/strong> John Barkestedt<\/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> Location Hidden<\/li>\n<li><strong>Region:<\/strong> Europe &#8211; North <\/li>\n<li><strong>Approximate date\/month\/year you started playing Magic:<\/strong> 2011, then 2015, then 2017&#8230;<\/li>\n<li><strong>L1 Certification Date:<\/strong> September 13, 2018<\/li>\n<li><strong>Favorite thing (e.g., card, deck, group of people) about Magic:<\/strong> There are many opportunities for excellence in how we act towards one another that are proviced by the community building networks of LGSes and casual play groups, or provided by tournament structure. They\u2019re mostly missed, or worse, ignored. My favourite thing about Magic, is when I see someone or some group seize these opportunities, and create a fair and  inclusive environment for all players.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Occupation:<\/strong> Production  manager for a graphics design bureau.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Random fact about yourself:<\/strong> If I\u2019m sad, I\u2019m easy to cheer up with a good excel spreadsheet, or a well-designed schedule. This works even during stressful events.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Why did you become a judge?:<\/strong> I\u2019ve always been an organiser, and I\u2019ve organised events and play groups for different games. I\u2019ve organised larps and worked conventions. I\u2019m the person in the group project that makes mini-deadlines and makes sure everyone has a task assigned. Becoming a judge was just a natural step in wanting to organise more Magic, both at the local store and with my LGBT-focused gaming club.<\/li>\n<li><strong>What excites you most about this event?:<\/strong> To get to see more of the inner workings of a really large event, and to visit Denmark for the first time. I\u2019m also hoping to test for L2 either at the MagicFest or later this year &#8211; and either way the experience will be super useful.<\/li>\n<li><strong>What worries you most about this event?:<\/strong> If I\u2019m worried about anything, it\u2019s that I\u2019ll get overwhelmed because of noise levels or stress or misunderstandings, and stop being able to process my instructions. Or that there\u2019s something super important that I\u2019ve missed because nobody thought to tell me, or I didn\u2019t know to ask. But it\u2019s the small kinds of worries that just gives your brain something to do, I\u2019m not anxious or actively worrying. I trust my fellow judges enough to know that they won&#8217;t let me mess up too bad if I just try my best.<\/li>\n<li><strong>What are you hoping to learn at this event?:<\/strong> How to work a larger event, and I\u2019m hoping to get more insight into how they\u2019re run. Also I imagine that the sheer volume of judge calls and rounds will give me a lot of experience very quickly and help some things become routine that aren\u2019t all the way there yet.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Who are your mentors?:<\/strong> I ask so many different people so many different things, especially regarding L2-things that right now, I can\u2019t point to a particular person as a mentor but instead I view the entire community as my collective mentor. But when I studied for L1, it was Silver Almerl\u00f6v who basically gave me a masterclass on judging, and whenever I need a moral compass, I go to her first.<\/li>\n<li><strong>What challenges have you faced or are you facing to become a better judge?:<\/strong> I\u2019m much quicker with learning rules than learning meta, which means that I have a harder time with calls where we factor in strategic information during an investigation, especially in formats I rarely play. I\u2019ll get the rules and interactions right for the questions, but maybe miss an angle where a player is trying to get an advantage while I\u2019m investigating, or just need to double-check a card that someone familiar with the meta would know by heart.<\/li>\n<li><strong>How have you worked to overcome those challenges?:<\/strong> Now I would perhaps have liked to answer \u2018by playing all of the formats and grinding all of the tournaments\u2019\u2026 but no. Instead, I\u2019ve just learned to ask players one more time for the name of the card, and double-check with someone if I\u2019m insecure if something matters. Sometimes I step away and double-check something unnecessary, but I don\u2019t see that as a problem, it just makes it less embarrassing for me to take a step back when I actually need it.<\/li>\n<li><strong>What is the best part about your local Magic community?:<\/strong> Honestly basically that both the club and the LGS operate on a firmly inclusive and feminist moral framework. This wasn\u2019t always the case, but nowadays a lot of effort is put into making the environment welcoming, in a way that\u2019s historically been rare at gaming clubs.<\/li>\n<li><strong>What is your favorite Magic memory?:<\/strong> One of the memorable things I\u2019ve had happen at an LGS was when I was discussing my terrible control deck with a player, and mentioned that I built it for my boyfriend and was just testing it out. There was a significant pause, before the player suddenly looks relieved. He stands up a little straighter and smiles, saying: \u201cOh! My boyfriend isn\u2019t that interested in Magic unfortunately.\u201c Sometimes this memory makes me angry, because I think of how many places in the community this conversation would have led to problems with other players, but mostly I\u2019m just happy that more and more players can be themselves openly and honestly and be welcomed in the community now.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This weekend in Copenhagen, we have 1 new judges to Welcome to the fold! 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