Discussing Diversity and Inclusion in the Magic: The Gathering Judging Community
At Grand Prix Cleveland, I experienced and observed a series of firsts. I discovered Judge Love Letter, noting that four of the characters were women on staff. I ate dinner with a judge group comprised of more women than men. I encountered a Day One Team consisting entirely of women. Given the longstanding underrepresentation of […]
We recently spoke to Magic’s newest Judge Program Coordinator, Riki Hayashi. Riki lives in Roanoke, Virginia, USA, but most visibly interacts with Magic on the internet. A Level 3 judge, Riki works events about once a month, but upon occasion has a string of weekends where he attends events. Riki became a judge in 2004 […]
During a StarCityGames Open tournament I was very pleased to meet Levi, a deaf Magic player that currently lives in Texas, but was born and raised in Oklahoma. What types of events do you play? (FNMs, PPTQs, Pre releases, GPs) I like to play Magic at random places where they host the FNM Standard or […]
Recientemente hablamos con Eliana Rabinowitz, juez nivel 2 del Sur de California, sobre sus experiencias como mujer en la comunidad de Magic y el concepto de micro agresiones. Eliana juega dos veces a la semana y participa como juez dos veces al mes en los Grand Prix. Desde su inicio en Magic en 2014, se […]
Entrevista: L1 Beatriz Accioly fala sobre assédio Há pouco tempo entrevistamos Beatriz Accioly, uma juíza L1 de São Paulo, Brasil. Por favor, conte-nos um pouco sobre você e como você se sentiu quando entrou em contato com a comunidade de Magic. Eu soube do Magic há 15 anos. Eu tinha 13 anos de idade […]
We recently interviewed Beatriz Accioly, a female L1 judge from São Paulo, Brazil. Please tell us a little about you and how you felt when you came in contact with the magic community. I learned about Magic 15 years ago. I was 13 and shopping with my old sister and we went to a […]
Nós falamos recentemente com Eliana Rabinowitz, uma Juíza Nível 2 da Califórnia do Sul, sobre suas experiências como mulher na comunidade de Magic e também sobre o conceito de Microagressões. Eliana joga duas vezes por semana e trabalha como juíza em Grand Prix duas vezes por mês. Desde que começou a jogar em 2014, ela […]
We recently spoke with Eliana Rabinowitz, an L2 from Southern California about her experiences as a woman in the Magic community and the concept of microaggressions. Eliana plays twice weekly and judges twice monthly at Grand Prix. Since starting with Magic in 2014, she found the community to largely be welcoming. While she recognized there […]