Northeast Newsletter – April 2016

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
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
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
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

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