Monthly News
- The big news this month was the New New World Order, the change to the structure of the Judge program.
- The first group of Program Coordinators have been revealed as well, find out more here.
- Charles Featherer announced the release of a project he and others have recently been updating: the Judge Booklet! Check out the details here.
Northeast Blog Highlights
- Bearz Repeating (4/08/16): Paul Baranay blogs about authenticity a bit, or the ability to be honest with ourselves that not everything goes the way we really want but at the end of the day: that’s okay.
- Bearz Repeating (4/28/16): Bearz offers some reflections on the recent level re-definition, and how recent events have caused some imbalances in his life.
- Battlefield Forge (4/06/16): Charles Featherer was staffed for ODEs at Grand Prix Washington DC, where he was able to utilize some new tricks to help everything run more smoothly.
Tournament Report Highlights
- Michael Bauman wrote a nice report about his store’s pre-release tournament, including a leading investigation when he had to backtrace a long sequence of plays regarding The Gitrog Monster. His logistical challenges and ability to handle skill disparities are something most judges can learn from for this type of event.
- Ian Taylor wrote a nice short piece on a PPTQ for the Standard changeover, with a bit of a deviation involved. The short report and acknowledgement of his deviation are things I think are useful to see.
Judge Promotions
Judge Name | New Level | Date |
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Abby Kraycar | 2 | 4/07 |
Joshua Hudson | 2 | 4/10 |
Ellen McManis | 2 | 4/17 |
Michael Bauman | 2 | 4/17 |
New Judges
New Judge | Certifying Judge | Location |
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Sam Davis | Anthony Hullings | Yardley, Pennsylvania |
Adam Gonzalez | Mani Cavalieri | New York City, New York |
Cosmo Kwo | Christopher Rumore | Manhasset, New York |
Brad Gutkin | Christopher Rumore | Long Island, New York |
Paul Muller | Riva Arecol | Highland, New York |
Charles (Chuck) Hartford | Megan Linscott | Gorham, Maine |
Jordan Moore | Megan Linscott | Waterville, Maine |
Tom Kosa | Elliot Raff | Brookline, Massachusetts |
David Blackman | Dimah Eroshkin | Norwich, New York |
Tom Ellis | AJ Kerrigan | Bridgewater, New Jersey |
Kyle Dorgan | Tom Davis | Rochester, New York |
Ryan Dunn | Tom Davis | Rochester, New York |
Connor Bryant | Olivier Jansen | Stillwater, New York |
Upcoming Events
Event | Location | Date(s) | Applications Close |
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SCG Open Weekend: Worcester | Worcester, MA | July 9, 2016-July 10, 2016 | June 6, 2016 |
SCG Open Weekend: Syracuse | Syracuse, NY | Aug. 13, 2016-Aug. 14, 2016 | July 11, 2016 |
SCG Invitational Weekend: New Jersey | Somerset, NJ | Aug. 19, 2016-Aug. 21, 2016 | July 4, 2016 |