You are the Head Judge of a PTQ that is halfway through round 4. Amleth, a player with a 3-0 record, calls a judge over because one of his cards has become creased in the process of shuffling his deck. The judge brings you to the table, and you notice that his in play has […]
Category: Silver
I love me some foils
Albert is a local tournament grinder in his area. He is playing his favorite mono green deck in a local PTQ and is having a great success with it. During Round 6 of the PTQ, Albert’s opponent calls for a Judge. Upon arrival he asks to speak with you away from the table. After walking […]
Um, I think that was your opening hand?
You are on the Deck Checks team at a Grand Prix. You have been assigned a table to perform a deck check on, and you are casually wandering around that area, watching the players at that table shuffle. Suddenly, “JUDGE!” There’s a judge call, and you’re standing less than five feet away, so you decide […]
Game Loss Conundrum
Nathan has just lost game 1 in the 4th round in a PTQ. While sideboarding for game 2, he yells, “Judge!” You walk over and ask, “How may I help?” Nathan explains, “It looks like I played a 54-card deck in game 1.” You ask for more details and he elaborates, “I had sideboarded for […]
Goodness, what big wolf tokens you have…
Austin is playing a very long game against Nora at a GPT, and has no cards in hand. He draws for his turn, then windmill slams , and Nora says, “Man! That’s a good top-deck… Seems bad for me.” Austin says, “Well, it’s not GOOD for you, that’s for sure! Exile your , Beast token […]
I knew I forgot something else….
While playing in (another) local PTQ against a familiar opponent, Alfred controls an , and 2 s, while Mr. Nigma has 3 s and a on the battlefield. As before, Alfred declares all four of his creatures as attacking. Before declaring blockers, Mr. Nigma again casts , then declares his Hamlet Captains as blocking the Angelic Skirmisher and each of the […]
I knew I forgot something…
While playing in a local PTQ, Alfred controls an , a and , while Mr. Nigma has 3 s and a . Alfred declares all three of his creatures as attacking, placing an Angel token on the battlefield tapped and attacking. Before declaring blockers, Mr. Nigma casts , then declares his Brushstriders as blocking the […]
What a Tangled Web We Weave
Aaron, Abby, and Acton are teammates in a Team Sealed Grand Prix. It’s late in the round; Abby and Acton have finished their matches and are watching Aaron’s match intently. He finishes Game 1, shuffles, and presents for Game 2. At this point, one of the players on the opposing team calls for a judge […]
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 […]