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Now Accepting Submissions for No Mercy 4
Every December, I publish a special article sure to fill all the Melvins of the world with holiday cheer: The No Mercy! rules challenge. All year long, I collect the hardest rules questions I can find into the most merciless …
Leadership and leadership roles page
This month, I’ve turned my attention to a topic that’s at once intimidating and intoxicating: Leadership. Whether you revel in the challenge of being in charge or dread taking on the possibility of screwing everything up, few judges are ambivalent …
How to organize a PPTQ
The following article is based on a document I wrote some time ago for store owners interested in running their first PPTQ. As such, it’s a little unique for content on this blog, since the target audience wasn’t originally judges. …
Returning Mechanic Review – Phasing
There's no need to be phased by this wacky old mechanic! If you're wondering how phasing works, you're in luck. The returning mechanic review article for it covers all the situations that are likely to come up with fun examples and explanations.
IRL Rulings 02
IRL Rulings is a feature focused on sharing interesting rulings that happened in real life. Unlike many of the articles here, IRL Rulings can come from any part of rules or policy, without being bound to a specific category. They …
IRL Rulings 01
IRL Rulings is a new feature I’m starting with a goal of sharing interesting rulings that happened in real life. Unlike many of the articles here, IRL Rulings can come from any part of rules or policy, without being bound …
Keywordmail – Keyworded abilities
For far too long, keyworded abilities was a topic embarrassingly left out of the L1 prep material section of this site, but no more! Learn all about the evergreen keywords of Magic from the new article here.
Diplomacy of the Wastes
Diplomacy skills are among the most important to develop for a judge of any level. That’s why I’m excited to introduce our first guest columnist, fellow Ft. Wayne judge Marcos Sanchez. Marcos’ “real-world” background in sales gives him insights into …
The Judge Code – 2015.01.12
Note: Because of the nature of the topic, this post contains references to issues some audiences may find offensive, including harassment, use of insensitive language, and assault. Reader discussion is advised. This month’s meeting was about the newly released judge …
Judging to Protect Players’ Skill Advantage – 2014.11.11
This month’s theme is something that I’ve wanted to talk about for a while now because in my experience, it’s something a lot of L3+’s have different opinions about than other judges. The topic is “How much of an advantage …