{"id":5002,"date":"2015-04-24T18:23:57","date_gmt":"2015-04-24T23:23:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/jotw\/?p=5002"},"modified":"2015-04-24T18:59:39","modified_gmt":"2015-04-24T23:59:39","slug":"david-greene-judges-corner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/jotw\/david-greene-judges-corner\/","title":{"rendered":"David Greene – Judge’s Corner"},"content":{"rendered":"

Greetings Judges!\u00a0 This week we\u2019re featuring David Greene, an L2 from the great state of Florida (look for the alligator riding photos), who works on the project you may have heard of, “Judge’s Corner<\/a>“.\u00a0\u00a0 Judge’s Corner produces YouTube videos for rules and policy knowledge to share!<\/p>\n

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Location:<\/strong> Orlando, Florida
\nJudge start date<\/strong>: Level 1, January 15, 2012. Level 2, June 6, 2012
\nWhy did you become a judge?<\/strong> I became a judge because I was the local rules guy who everyone turned to with their questions.
\nOccupation:<\/strong> Licensed Practical Nurse
\nFavourite card:<\/strong> Spiritmonger<\/a>, the face of my first deck.
\nLeast favourite card:<\/strong> Cryptic Command<\/a>
\nFavourite format:<\/strong> Anything constructed. I\u2019ve been losing a lot at Tiny Leaders recently.
\nCommander General:<\/strong> Currently Olivia Voldaren<\/a>, but I\u2019ve been looking to reformat Omnath, Locus of Mana<\/a> into something with black and green in it. Maybe Sidisi<\/a>.
\nFavourite non-Magic Game:<\/strong> Battlefield Bad Company 2
\nBest tournament result:<\/strong> 34th place at the last Magic<\/strong> Scholarship Series Nationals <\/a>in 2007. I actually changed my deck the night before the event, and used my friends\u2019 lists instead with a personalized sideboard.
\nRandom fact about yourself:<\/strong> I was a level 2 Yu-Gi-Oh judge back when their judges had levels.<\/p>\n

Tell us an embarrassing story that you\u2019re not afraid of everyone knowing.
\n<\/strong>I went through an entire year playing the clarinet in middle school without ever learning how to read sheet music.<\/p>\n

How did you get involved in magic in the first place?<\/strong> I played Yu-Gi-Oh in grade 6 because my friends got me into it. This brought me to a local game store, where I found Magic<\/strong>, and eventually I picked up the game. The rest is history.<\/p>\n

How has being a judge influenced your non-Magic life?<\/strong>
\nIt has matured me. Being thrust into a role of responsibility will do that to a person, and honestly it was a great direction for my life. It\u2019s nice to see how motivated to learn and teach I\u2019ve become thanks to the judge program, and the people in it. It also has brought a lot of wonderful people into my life.<\/p>\n

What motivates you to continue being a judge?<\/strong>
\nI don\u2019t get to play Magic<\/strong> as often as I\u2019d like, and I get to judge even less. Fortunately there is a lot you can do as a judge aside from judging events. This keeps me in touch with M<\/strong>agic<\/strong>, and lets me continue to enjoy the game without necessarily enjoying the game play.<\/p>\n

What is one tip you have for other judges?<\/strong>
\nListen to many, speak to few.<\/p>\n

\"david<\/a>What\u2019s the best part about your local Magic community?<\/strong>
\nThe best part about my local Magic<\/strong> community is how open and accepting we all are. People have their differences, but the players are generally very friendly, competitive, and helpful across multiple stores.<\/p>\n

What is your favourite non-magic hobby?<\/strong> Board games. I never thought I would like so many different board games. Ticket to Ride<\/a> is one of my most recent favorites.<\/p>\n


\nWhat is your favorite \u201cafter event\u201d story?<\/strong>
\nBack when I was about 16, I carpooled with a friend and his friends to a PTQ a couple of hours away. I didn\u2019t do too well, but had a lot of fun while I watched one of our companions actually top 8. I learned later that he had actually been to the pro tour a couple of times, and he ended up winning the whole thing. We celebrated by going out to a local restaurant to eat. Lots of laughs, good food, and few hours later we\u2019re heading home. On the way home it turns out the pro player had a little too much to drink, but you wouldn\u2019t have known it by talking to him. He seemed to have his wits about him, and kept composure, but politely urged us to pull over.<\/p>\n

After a quick exchange to assess how serious the matter was, we pulled over on the side of some interstate highway, in middle of nowhere at about one in the morning. The player proceeded to calmly exit the vehicle, throw up all over the ground, and then disappear into the woods for about 15 minutes.<\/p>\n

The designated driver and I speculated that a bear had eaten him. He returned, we asked where he had gone, and he replied \u201cinto the woods\u201d.<\/p>\n

What has been your favourite magic event that you\u2019ve judged?
\n<\/strong> Grand Prix Charleston. It was my first GP ever, the furthest I\u2019ve ever traveled to judge an event, and the most over staffed event with one of the lowest player turnouts at the time. I learned a ton, experienced many aspects of multiple teams, and interacted with a bunch of judges. It was a great opportunity to learn a lot.<\/p>\n

What would you be doing now if Magic no longer existed?<\/strong>
\nI\u2019ve actually contemplated this before, like \u201cwhat if a weeping angel transported me to 1914\u201d or \u201cwhat if the zombie apocalypse occurred?\u201d\u00a0 I\u2019d probably be too preoccupied with World War 1 or the undead to think much of Magic<\/strong>, but I\u2019d like to think that if Magic<\/strong> spontaneously ended I\u2019d try to recreate it, or at least occupy my time with something equally as consuming.<\/p>\n

What hobbies do you have outside of Magic?<\/strong>
\nI play video games, board games, and go out with my wife and\/or friends. I also spend a lot of my time working in some way on a Youtube series I host called Judge\u2019s Corner<\/a>. I probably have other hobbies I\u2019m just not thinking of, but Magic<\/strong> really does consume a large portion of my life.<\/p>\n

Speaking of Judge\u2019s Corner, tell us about your project.<\/strong>
\nAlright, so I\u2019m the host of a series produced by Gathering Magic<\/a> and Cool Stuff Inc<\/a> called Judge\u2019s Corner.<\/a> In each episode I go over different aspects of Magic<\/strong> rules or policies and explain those aspects as simply as possible to help viewers understand some of the basics and more advanced rules of the game.<\/p>\n

What is your role within the Judge project?<\/strong>
\nFirst let me say that this is not an official \u201cjudge project\u201d per say. With that aside, I\u2019m basically the brain and face of the series. I write the scripts, host the series, and answer comments or e-mail questions from viewers. Richard Castle (no, not the fictional character on \u201cCastle\u201d) is my editor. Producer? Manager? He does everything else, from filming, editing scripts to make them a bit more cohesive, editing and uploading the videos, and handling the majority of the technical side. We\u2019re pretty much a two man team.<\/p>\n