You are the HJ of a Sealed PPTQ. Axl is playing with Norman. Axl is taking a mulligan to 4 while Norman kept his 7. Axl draws 4 and says “Keep, gonna Scry” and looks at 3 cards. Norman asks him what is he doing and Axl answers “I Scry 3, one for each mulligan […]
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Rebound swinging
You’re the head and only judge at a limited GPT. Amy is playing against Neil, and controls and . As Amy is about to enter her combat phase, Neil casts on her , placing the spell sideways beside his graveyard. Amy thinks for a bit and decides not to attack with her Surrak and passes […]
I am Head Judge, hear me roar!
You find out you are the head judge of the Dragon’s Maze prerelease at your local store, problem is, you’ve never given head judge announcements before! What are some of the things we want to include or avoid when doing HJ announcements at Regular REL? Judges, feel free to discuss this scenario here!
Two-“oh”
Ansel and Nicodemus are playing a match in a Pro Tour Qualifier. Ansel wins game 2 of the match, picks up the result slip, and starts to fill it out as a 2-0 win. Nicodemus interrupts and says, “You didn’t win game 1 – I did!” Ansel says “No, I’m pretty sure I won game […]
Trial by Fire
Your local game store is running a Sealed GPT next weekend, and they call you up. You’re flying to a Grand Prix out of the state that weekend, so you’ll have to delegate this event to another judge. Problem is, after searching high and low, the only available judge is a recently certified Level 1 […]
Let’s play an RPG
You are playing a Competitive REL Legacy event and, after you have finished your match, Anthony comes to you to ask you a question about a ruling he just received: He was solving a mulligan and drew again 7 cards and looked at them. Both players immediately realized the mistake and called Marcus, the only […]
The Enlightened Enigma
Adam is playing Nolan in a Legacy Grand Prix, Day 1. At the end of Adam’s turn, Nolan casts , searches for a card and places it on top of his library forgetting to reveal it. On Nolan’s turn, he draws his card and Adam realizes that Nolan did not reveal properly for . Nolan […]
The False Roman Spirit
You are the Head Judge of a Modern GPT. In his precombat main phase, Anthemius casts on Numerian’s , which he puts into his otherwise empty graveyard. Anthemius now animates his and attacks with it and some creatures. Post combat, Anthemius casts and resolves , draws 2 cards, then casts , putting a card from […]
Arrested (Decklist) Development
At a Limited-format Pro Tour Qualifier, after the initial pool registration and swap, the Head Judge instructs players that they have 30 minutes to build and register their decks. Players are told to hand in their decklist to a judge once they have completed this process. During round 1, judges count all of the decklists, […]
Anakin’s Lack of Force
Darth Vader is enrolled in a Legacy Competitive REL event. During his turn, Nute Gunray casts a , but Anakin denies him that by casting a for its alternative cost: He exiles . In his own turn, Anakin casts and announces that he wants to activate its ability. When Nute and Anakin reach for their […]