My name is Jonathan Goud and I am a Level 5 M:TG Judge. I have been a judge since April 2012 and a Level 3 under the old system since June 2015. I was the Regional Coordinator for Canada for a couple of years. I first began playing M:TG in 1994 and never really stopped! This blog is a place where I will be sharing some thoughts on evergreen judge topics such as investigations, community involvement, mentorship, and so on.
I am also looking forward to sharing my “Metagame Reports” that I typically share with the judge staff prior to events. I was recently convinced that they may be beneficial for judges beyond each tournament and could serve as a fun historical document of our tournaments together.
- Why “Tree of Tales”?My first “judge friends” outside of Canada were the US judges in New England because the Boston and Maine area are closest to where I live in Canada. I have… Read more: Why “Tree of Tales”?
- RC Calgary – Pioneer – Nov 2024This is an interesting tournament metagame-wise because the flagship tournaments lately have been standard. We do have the RC in the states a few weeks back, but otherwise the action… Read more: RC Calgary – Pioneer – Nov 2024