Charades is well-known parlor game, where the participants have to guess a word or phrase that is being mimed to them by one of the team members. In the most classical version, participants are divided into teams, each person submits one or more phrases written on a piece of paper and drops them into a […]
Judge Letter @ GP Vancouver
Just got the most excellent email from my friend and regular contributor Dustin: I left two copies of the game in the judge room, and multiple people have played the game. Because of logistical reasons, I never had a full team break, so no opportunity to play it during my own food break. People liked […]
The Kangaroo Court is now in session!
Kangaroo Court Magic is an overlay that can be used for any normal Magic tournament. Everything stays the same, except that flavor matters. What does that mean exactly?
Treasure Hunt
Thanks to Nick Rutkowski who submitted this idea. The premise of Treasure Hunt is very simple. The Huntmaster (for example the team leader) creates a list things that judges are to look out for during the tournament on the floor. The list should contain about 10-15 items, which should keep everyone busy during the day. […]
Bonus: Judge Letter
If you don’t know what Love Letter is, see my short description in my previous post. If you like the game and are in a creative mood, you can try making a judge themed version of the game. And if you do create a print & play version, send it to me and I’ll put […]
Five Fulfilling Fillers
Today something different – five quick games that can be played before your shift starts, during a long lunch break or when winding down after the event. Some of these could also be played during the trip to and from the event. Cardline / Timeline These are two series of two simple games. The goal […]
Bonus: Judge Makes the Card @ GP Brussels
I spent the last weekend in Brussels for the Grand Prix and got invited to take part in Judge Makes the Card by Dustin. Here are the entries: Congratulations to Bruno Matos for winning 1st place. His entry was #7.
Nick’s Tasks
I played this game as a member of Nick Sephton’s team at PT Gatecrash in Montreal. This was the last event I judged with Nick before he left the program, so the memory is bitter-sweet. At Magic tournaments, especially large ones, it’s sometimes easy to fall into “zombie mode” – shuffling around aimlessly, waiting for […]
One in Ten (or Was That Fifteen)
One in Ten is a very popular (over 20 years on the air!) Polish TV game show based on the British format Fifteen to One (only five, ha!). It was adopted as judge trivia “game show” for the Polish judge conferences by Krzysiek “Szeszej” Ciesielka and Łukasz Bylica. Gameplay Players assemble into team, originally each […]
Thank you!
It’s been only two posts and I’ve gotten a lot of positive feedback on the blog and even more descriptions of games. This is great, because otherwise I’d run out ideas fast! I am committed to posting one game per month to make sure that I can continue this blog for some while, rather than […]