This week\u2019s Judge of the Week is level 1 James Fields. He just moved to Bellevue WA, from Spokane, so for those of us who do not know where Bellevue, WA is, it is in the United States. James began playing in 10th edition, which sounds like not too long ago, but that\u2019s 10th Edition not M10. He then moved into Tournament Organising. James\u2019s most memorable judge experience was in Grand Prix Toronto. He was assigned to the deck check team, but soon got pulled off to run side events. He was on the main event floor for day 2 where he got to be part of the draft calling, and is excited to get the chance to do it again. As for what interested him in judging here is what James had to say:<\/p>\n
\u201cI first became interested in judging because of the Tournament Organizers Forums on Wizards Community. It was apparent that the judges had all the answers to how to run tournaments properly. It really interested me, partly because there was only one active judge in my region, and partly because I like to know how things work and to help, others figure it out as well. I looked into becoming a judge and worked hard on my rules knowledge and policy knowledge to help grow my local community and help other Tournament Organizers as they need.\u201d Favourite Magic<\/strong> storyline character \/ Favourite Magic<\/strong> card?<\/em> What do you do outside of judging?<\/em>
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\nFavourite Magic<\/strong> format?<\/em>
\nEDH is my favourite format. It’s casual fun with complex rules interactions. What could be better?<\/p>\n
\nOne and the same: Kaervek, the Merciless<\/a>. I love that he deals the pain out whenever someone is brave enough to cast a spell. He is the general for my first EDH deck and the ultimate finisher.<\/p>\n
\nI’m a manager of a local board game store, Uncle’s Games in Bellevue. I work hard at providing all the best games, great customer service, and in growing our events.<\/p>\n