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Name:<\/strong>\u00a0Alejandro Raggio<\/a>\nLevel:<\/strong> 3
\nLocation:<\/strong> Buenos Aires, Argentina
\nJudge start date:\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>August 1999
\nWhy did you become a Judge?<\/strong>
\nThe Magic<\/strong> tournaments I started playing at my local store were poorly run and there were always rules discussions. There was no judge there, so when I saw the opportunity of becoming a judge I thought, “I’ll fix these tournaments. Even if I can’t play in them, other people will enjoy tournaments being run properly.”
\nOccupation:<\/strong> I run a Magic website.
\n<\/a>Favourite card:<\/strong>\u00a0Enter the Dungeon<\/a>
\nLeast favourite card:\u00a0<\/strong>Spitting Image<\/a>\u00a0(I hated that card in Cube)
\nFavourite format:<\/strong> Booster draft (I still miss Rochester draft though).
\nCommander General:<\/strong> Currently none. \ud83d\ude41
\nFavourite non-Magic Game:\u00a0<\/strong>Mansions of Madness.
\n<\/a>Best tournament result:\u00a0<\/strong>I won an old PTQ in Mirrodin Block playing Krark-Clan Ironworks<\/a>.<\/p>\n
How did you get involved in Magic in the first place?<\/strong> What motivates you to continue being a judge?<\/strong> What\u2019s the best part about your local Magic \u00a0community?<\/strong> What is your favourite non-Magic hobby?<\/strong> What has been your favourite Magic event that you\u2019ve judged?<\/strong> What would you be doing now if Magic no longer existed?<\/strong> What hobbies do you have outside of Magic?<\/strong> Two Truths and a Lie<\/strong> [expand title=”The answer to the last Two Truths and a Lie…”]Eliana Rabinowitz has been south of the Equator.[\/expand]<\/p>\n
\nI saw some friends playing it in high school. It seemed interesting, they let me play a game to see if I liked it. The very first thing I did the following day was to go to a game store and buy an Ice Age Tournament Pack.<\/p>\n
\nThe main reason for me to stay active after so many years is the people. I’ve met amazing colleagues and friends over the years and I still enjoy flying thousands of miles to another continent and realizing that I already know 90% of the judges attending.
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What is one tip you have for other judges?<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Find the right spot for you in the program, find something that you like and enjoy doing. Do not get pressured into leveling up or doing things you don’t like.<\/p>\n
\nThe best part is that we do not only play Magic<\/strong> but we enjoyed the company of each other in different settings, be it a BBQ or going to watch a movie.<\/p>\n
\nBoard games! Besides Mansions of Madness, I find Sid Meier’s\u00a0Civilization<\/a> great (especially because I’m a fan of the PC series as\u00a0well).
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\nWhat is your favourite non-judging moment that happened with other<\/strong>\u00a0judges?<\/strong>
\n<\/span>At GP Orlando 2014, we spent a full week of theme parks after the GP. It was one of the best trips I’ve ever done.
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What\u2019s the biggest rule-breaking play you\u2019ve ever made as a player?<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Playing both Primeval Titan<\/a> and Summoning Trap<\/a> in the same deck I once cast Summoning Trap and just grabbed my library to start searching for\u00a0the card I wanted, as if it were Primeval Titan mixed with Tooth and\u00a0Nail<\/a>. I got a Warning for that. And a few turns later, I just did it\u00a0again. It was funny that I just called a judge on myself before my\u00a0opponent realized what was happening. “Yes, I did it again,” I told the\u00a0judge.<\/p>\n
\n<\/span>Worlds 2009 in Rome. It was the first Worlds I attended, and the biggest and longest event I had attended so far. Visiting Italy for the first time and meeting many European judges in an environment full of people from all over the world really opened up my mind to new possibilities.
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\nWhat positive aspects has the Judge Program contributed to your everyday life?<\/strong>
\n<\/span>I learned many things, how to deal with people, Logistics of big and smaller events. I just noticed that I’ve learned many things over the years by participating in different events and Projects and having interacted with many different people.<\/p>\n
\nMost likely doing translations.
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What is your favorite \u201cafter event\u201d story?<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Rome 2009, dinner at a place called “FUTURARTE<\/a>“. Anyone present there may or may not remember the ordeal of getting food there and the hilarious aftermath at that crazy Italian restaurant.
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\nHow do you have fun during events?<\/strong>
\n<\/span>I try to share funny stories with other judges and ask them to share their own funny stories with me.
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\nIf you were a creature what would be your creature type?<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Definitely Human, the second one could vary, anything inside the Azorius faction.<\/p>\n
\nBoard Games, PC Games, TV Series, PC Hardware enthusiast.
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\nProudest moment of your Judge life?<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Head Judging GP Santiago 2016<\/a>, my first time as Head Judge of a Grand Prix.
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\nIs there anything else you\u2019d like to add?<\/strong>
\n<\/span>I’ve a degree in English to Spanish Translation. But almost everything\u00a0I have translated so far has been Magic-related.<\/p>\n
\nTwo of the following statements are true and one is false. Figure out which!<\/p>\n\n