Judging while playing

Sorry for the long break here, guys – life got quite busy for a while! However, we still have a long list of topics to cover, and are still taking suggestions – if you want to see anything discussed here, please leave a comment letting us know! ******************************************************************************** At Regular REL, you are allowed to […]

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Guest Post: Why so flexible on Missed Triggers?

This ended up a little delayed due to some unexpected travel on my part, so many thanks to for stepping up with a post explaining why we leave so much flexibility on Missed Triggers at Regular REL! ******************************************************************************** Two pages.  That’s the length of the document that guides judges working at Regular Rules Enforcement Level […]

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And so it begins…

Hey there! Welcome to the start of a series of blog posts delving deeper into the policy and philosophy of Judging at Regular Rules Enforcement Level (REL). The Judging At Regular REL document (JAR) is intentionally kept short; we want it to be short enough that it could be printed double-sided onto a single sheet […]

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Born of the Gods JAR update

The latest JAR update is now available in the document center:http://www.wizards.com/WPN/Document.aspx?x=Magic_The_Gathering_Judging_at_Regular_REL This update was just a bit of housekeeping, so there is not much to see this time around. Firstly, we have fixed the language identifying a triggered ability so that it is now clear these abilities normally start with ‘When’, ‘Whenever’ or ‘At’. Secondly, […]

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