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The following documents contain all the rules for the game and the policies used by judges to run tournaments of all levels of play. Rules and Tournament Policy Magic Comprehensive Rules The Magic Comprehensive Rules are the ultimate authority for Magic: The Gathering™, but you won’t usually need to refer to them except in specific cases […]
Candidates are certified as Magic Judges for two primary reasons – the first being that they are suitable ambassadors of Wizards of the Coast and the Magic Judge Program. The second is to integrate them into the wider judge community, to make it easier for them to communicate, learn, and improve. Certifying a person as […]
The Judge Program has established and developed various tools and networks to enable communication between regions as well as within them. Global Regional Most regions use private JudgeApps regional forums. There are many other local forums, mailing lists and other communication channels:
What is #magicjudges-rules? The Magic Judges Internet Relay Chat (IRC) channel #magicjudges-rules is focused towards rules questions. Players, Tournament Organisers, and Judges who are unsure of Magic: The Gathering rules and policy questions can ask in #magicjudges-rules without fear, and in the knowledge that they will be served by judges with the right answers, backed […]
is the Regional Coordinator Leader, providing leadership, insight on the challenges for the Regional Coordinators, and coordination of the global efforts of this group’s goals and tasks. Regional Coordinators lead the region they are responsible for. They coordinate judges, help with staffing events and serve as a bridge between judges, organizers, and players. They are usually the first […]
The Spheres are broad categories of the Judge Program, each run by a team of judges with a Level 3 judge as leader. Each leader has as main responsibilities the maintenance, coordination, and communication with other leaders about these broad categories. They are empowered by the Program Coordinators to make broad decisions on strategic direction within […]
Candidates who wish to return to Level 3 after an absence of no more than five years must meet the usual Candidacy Prerequisites, with the following exceptions: Must be a Level 2 judge in good standing with Wizards of the Coast and the Judge Program (a full 12 months at Level 2 is not required). […]
Premier Judges are both the top and base of a pyramid of leadership in the Judge Program. They are very visible leaders in the program, charged with leading important projects and activities, head judging large Competitive-level tournaments, team leading at Professional-level events, as well as being a hub for information and expert advice toward non-certified […]
Level 3 judges are the leaders of premier Organized Play and the judge communities in their regions. They generally operate in large areas, provinces, and countries. They are recognized as regional leaders and are respected in their communities. They mentor Level 1s and Level 2s in becoming better judges. Level 3 judges are expected to […]