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<\/a>\nLevel:<\/strong> 2
\nLocation:<\/strong> Paris, France
\nJudge start date :<\/strong> GP Strasbourg 2014
\nWhy did you become a Judge?<\/strong> I liked the idea to help give back to the community that gave me a lot when I was a child, so I wanted to be more entangled in the game I love! So, as I was always a fan of the rules and the interactions between cards, I passed my test at my first GP \ud83d\ude42
\nOccupation:<\/strong> Industrial Risks Engineer
\nFavourite card :<\/strong>\u00a0Cultural Exchange<\/a> (for the art)
\nLeast favourite card :<\/strong>\u00a0Supreme Verdict<\/a> (Made me lose a lot)
\nFavourite format:<\/strong> Sealed
\nCommander General:<\/strong>\u00a0Animar, Soul of Elements<\/a>
\nFavourite non-Magic Game:<\/strong> Five Tribes<\/a>
\nBest tournament result:<\/strong> 6-3 at 2 separate GPs… before the new 6-3 cut \ud83d\ude41
\nRandom fact about yourself:<\/strong> Actively competing to be the tallest\u00a0judge of the program<\/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 community? What is your favourite non-judging moment that happened with other Judges?<\/strong> What\u2019s the biggest rule-breaking play you\u2019ve ever made as a player?<\/strong> What positive aspects has the Judge Program contributed to your everyday life?<\/strong> If you were a
\nI began at school, when I was 9 years old, as some friend were beginning to play it. It was the time of the wonderful Mercadian Masques<\/a>.\u00a0I remember opening a Pangosaur<\/a> and ended up trading it for a Sixth Edition Scaled Wurm<\/a> because the other guy said that the Wurm was better with 1 power more. I still regret this trade at the day as I would like to have my first rare back!<\/p>\n
\nI like the interactions with aspirant\u00a0judges, which is the reason why I stepped in to organize small conferences in Paris every two weeks. The idea originated from Aurelie Violette<\/a><\/span><\/span>, the area captain. I am thrilled to see players come to us during the meeting, curious of seeing a bunch of people in a Magic store who actually aren’t playing, and talk with us about judging. They always say something like “I always wanted to be a judge but never took the time to write you an email” or “I have a friend who wants to become a judge, can I have your contact info?” And then these people keep coming to our meetings, and they progress on rules knowledge, while the judges that make the courses improve on communication and teaching skills. By the time the\u00a0pupils are certified, they are already part of our local community, and are eager to help me with the conferences! This is a benevolent circle I am proud of being part of, and that’s my main reason to keep on judging.<\/p>\n
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\nThe community in Paris is full of benevolent people, always eager to help other judges to improve. I run small conferences twice a month with the local L1s\/L2s, and there is always someone who wants to talk about some rules aspects they’ve\u00a0just read, or people willing to take time thinking on game situations to simulate a real tournament environment, helping new judges to feel more confident when they have to face a real tournament.<\/p>\n
\nI think my vote will go to the Judge dinner after BoM Annecy 2016. We had a lot of fun and I had the occasion to meet a lot of French and Italian judges I didn’t know at the time. I love this type of cultural exchange (hint: just like my favourite card), when you can learn from other people about their judge community, their good stories and their way of life!<\/p>\n
\nBack when I first started playing, I didn’t know anything about the rules, except the ones that I learned from the awesome “Starter” PC game – the one with the awesome videos. I just bought random packs – mostly Planeshift<\/a> – and played with them. At the time, I thought that you had to play with your lands front, one land in front of each creature, and creatures without landwalk could not attack if they didn’t have, for example, forestwalk if it was put behind a forest. Yup, my games were slow.<\/p>\n
\nThe Judge Program helped me a lot with improving my self-esteem. I started as a new level 1 who had everything to learn, and thanks to some nice judges, I had the opportunity to grow and become stronger and more self-confident on Magic related topics… and I started to see that I had the potential to now teach these things to other judges. This helped me a lot to understand what I was worth and what I could give to other people. Now, I am less afraid of making tough decisions at work or to express my opinion, because judging taught me that I could do these things!<\/p>\n![\"IMG_6535\"](\"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/jotw\/files\/2016\/12\/IMG_6535-300x225.jpg\")
creature what would be your creature type?<\/strong>
\nDragon, of course! As long as I remember, I always loved dragons and even began a collection of figurines when I was a kid. I think that they represent me well: calm, humble and always thinking before acting, but if you\u00a0push them too hard, they can become a little hot-blooded and savage…<\/p>\n