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Name:<\/strong> Jose Tamargo\nLevel:<\/strong> 2
\nLocation:<\/strong> Barcelona, Spain
\nJudge start date:<\/strong>\u00a0November 2012
\nOccupation:<\/strong>\u00a0 MagicBarcelona\u00ae<\/strong> Employee
\nFavourite card:<\/strong>\u00a0Contract from Below<\/a>, definitely the best Magic card ever.
\nLeast favourite card:<\/strong>\u00a0Sowing Salt<\/a>. I hate this card since I got it played against me 4 times in a row playing Tron.
\nFavourite format:<\/strong> Sealed
\nCommander General:<\/strong>\u00a0Emrakul, the Aeons Torn<\/a>. I like playing ramp decks in all formats.
\nFavourite non-Magic Game:<\/strong> Warhammer
\nBest tournament result:<\/strong>\u00a0I may have won a FNM at most… hahaha.\u00a0Winning Game Day or Pre-Release and a 6-3 record in GP Madrid 2015, which nowadays would mean playing day 2 \ud83d\ude41
\nRandom fact about yourself:<\/strong>
\nThanks to Graphic Design Gang Project, I\u2019ve created more than 20 banners for several Magic Judge blogs, like \u201cExemplar Program,\u201d<\/a> \u201cOfficial Resources\u201d<\/a> and some more funny ones like \u201cWhat\u2019s Up, Docs?\u201d<\/a>, \u201cTime Distortion\u201d<\/a> or \u201cTurner\u2019s Big Boy Blog.\u201d<\/a>\u00a0One of the most fun projects was the one about Facebook infographics for Modern Masters 2015 Weekend.<\/p>\n
Another habit I have is finishing some of my assigned tasks daily, so that they don\u2019t get pending for days.<\/p>\n I am lucky to be in projects like Preparing candidates for level 1 for my region (Spain and Portugal) with Daniel Sole Garcia<\/a> You were also credited with improving the work flow on multiple projects. What projects have you been on and how did you contribute to making them better? I\u2019ve contributed to achieve some improvements in Preparing candidates for level 1 project like improving project management and candidate preparation so that mentors work is e Tell us your favourite Judge story. How did you get involved in Magic in the first place? How has being a Judge influenced your non-Magic life? What\u2019s the best part about your local Magic community? What was the toughest Magic event that you\u2019ve Judged, and how did you deal with it? When you realize a tournament is overwhelming you because of lack of resources or any other external problems, you must concentrate on doing basic things and make to tournament go forward.\u00a0Assign the most valuable resources you have to key things and try to be constructive, don\u2019t bother your TL with problems, be proactive and provide possible solution to a problem you are pointing out.\u00a0I want to say thank Nuno Falcao e Cunha<\/a> What do you see as your greatest strengths as a Judge? What are the areas you feel like you would most like to work on? What do you see as your short-term and long-term goals within the Judge program? Two Truths and a Lie<\/strong> [expand title=”The answer to the last Two Truths and a Lie…”]Ken Bearl humbly admits he’s only\u00a0played in 7 Pro Tours[\/expand]<\/p>\n![\"GPSEVILLE_2015\"](\"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/jotw\/files\/2016\/03\/GPSEVILLE_2015-300x200.jpg\")
One theme that comes out from many of your Exemplar recognitions is that you are always working and always ready to volunteer. How do you juggle all the potential demands on your time as a Judge?
\n<\/strong>I also wonder how I can handle all that work. I think the most important thing is to choose those projects you can really help and will enjoy working on. It\u2019s nonsense joining a project just to be in projects. If you think you won\u2019t have time to work on it or your skill is not appropriate, your part of work will have to be handled by someone else. The same as if you don\u2019t like the project.<\/p>\n<\/span><\/span> and in Graphic Design Gang with David de la Iglesia<\/a>
<\/span><\/span>. Those projects allow me to contribute our community educating other Judges and graphic designing. This is something I really like working on.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>I\u2019ve participated in several one-shot project like GP Guides or Regional Conferences and some regular project like Preparing candidates for level 1, PPTQ staffing in Spain and Graphic Design Gang.<\/p>\n![\"IMG_9854\"](\"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/jotw\/files\/2016\/03\/IMG_9854-300x200.jpg\")
asier. We are proud of our work during last year getting better certification statistics and quality in mentorship thanks to our work.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>There is a fun fact about a playset of my nametag. Every time I requested my nametag, it was given to my area L3, Daniel Sole, so that he was supposed to give it to me. However, it always got lost once Daniel had it, up to 4 times!!!!! The key thing is that only my nametag got lost. Any other one was given to his\/her owner.
\nEven worse, every time I attended a GP or judge conference, Judges made fun about my missing nametag. For a long time I thought I would never get mine. I suspect Daniel Sole was collecting my nametags…hehehe.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>A long time ago. I was in a group that played role-playing games, Warhammer, etc. One day a friend came with a couple of Magic decks and we played some games during breaks. Although we had a Revised rulebook, we didn\u2019t know the rules, so we did what we wanted\u2026 Soon we were trapped by the game and we quit playing anything else but Magic.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>I\u2019ve met some friends in our community with whom I share some non-Magic life. It\u2019s been a pleasant surprise meeting people with much more in common than Magic.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>As I\u2019ve said before, the group of friends I\u2019ve met and their Judge quality. This helps us to have better results in our local tasks and I feel satisfied about our good job. This is my biggest motivation to continue being a Judge.<\/p>\n![\"IMG_9847\"](\"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/jotw\/files\/2016\/03\/IMG_9847-200x300.jpg\")
What\u2019s the biggest rule-breaking play you\u2019ve ever made as a player?
\n<\/strong>This is not exactly a rule-breaking play but this play should be prohibited by rules.
\nI cast Lightning Bolt<\/a> on my opponent\u2019s Vendilion Clique<\/a> when he was actually at 3 life… I admit my mistake. My friends reminded me about it for long, long time, too much.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>GP Madrid 2015.<\/p>\n<\/span><\/span> again for his help during a ruling at GP Madrid 2015. I was very tired and he helped me to attend a player.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>I work very hard and prepare tournaments in advance.\u00a0I like preparing for the tournament \u00a0beforehand, talking with the TO to help him and ensure him everything will be ready the day of the tournament. Thanks to this habit, I\u2019ve never had any big issue in my tournaments.\u00a0The day before the tournament I reread IPG for some time. This has become my pre-tournament ritual.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>My English knowledge is very low. That\u2019s why I can\u2019t attend GPs abroad and can’t achieve L3. I\u2019ve had to ask someone else to translate this interview. By the way, thank you, David Larrea<\/a><\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Short-term: Continue working in the same line if I can continue investing my time and I continue enjoying.
\nLong-term: Learn English and work towards L3. That would be a nice plan.<\/p>\n
\nTwo of the following statements are true and one is false. Figure out which!<\/p>\n\n