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Grand Prix

The State of Flooring and other tales: not-a-report of GP Paris 2015

June 25, 2015June 26, 2015 | qjwong

(L2) William Tiddi has a great 'not-a-report' to share with us about some observations and thoughts he had over Grand Prix Paris 2015 - some interesting food-for-thought on PPTQs, flooring, improving player experience and more!

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Competitive REL

Eternal Extravaganza 2 – Communication and Goals

June 17, 2015June 25, 2015 | qjwong

(L2) Mani Cavalieri shares with us a tournament report that shows us the importance of having goals, identifying obstacles, and how having good communication skills can help overcome those obstacles to achieve those goals.

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Preliminary Pro Tour Qualifier

Triple PPTQ – Your Friendly Neighborhood Tabletop Shop – Newington CT

June 10, 2015June 25, 2015 | qjwong

(L2) Jonah Kellman was put in charge of a PPTQ in a triple PPTQ event and shares with us some of the valuable lessons he learned over the day!

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Preliminary Pro Tour Qualifier

PPTQ – Phoenix Comics & Games – Seattle, WA

June 3, 2015June 25, 2015 | qjwong

(L1) Jason Stewart floor judged a successful PPTQ! Read about some of the interesting issues that came up, and share your opinions or advice!

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SCG Regionals

StarCityGames.com Regionals Weekend – Philadelphia

May 20, 2015May 21, 2015 | qjwong

(L2) Jacob Kriner wrote a report centered on the lessons he learned from judging the SCG Regionals Weekend with the focus is on how we can improve an event through awareness of our actions.

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SCG Tour

Adventures in Team Leading

May 6, 2015May 6, 2015 | qjwong

(L2) Jack Hesse shares with us his stories from his most recent adventure - Team Leading at SCG Open Cleveland! Read about the challenges he faced, the good practices to learn from and the bad ones to avoid!

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Regular REL

Pre-Release Weekend – Anchorage Alaska (Additional Write-Up)

April 22, 2015April 22, 2015 | qjwong

(L2) Mark Hensley had to deal with a rather unusual scenario while judging his local pre-release. While Mark handled it well given the circumstances, some of us might have not. In this report, he tells us what happened, how he dealt with it and wraps it up with some wise advice.

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TCGPlayer 5K

Owning One’s Failures – Checks TL Report

April 7, 2015April 7, 2015 | qjwong

(L2) Jacob Milicic talks about his experience Team Leading the Checks team at a TCGPlayer 5K in Chicago, IL. Read about how best laid plans can go awry and the lessons learned, and read about his experiences being upset about making a player upset. [Spoiler alert: there's a happy ending!]

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Preliminary Pro Tour Qualifier

PPTQ Modern in Bourgoin-Jallieu (FR) – Feb. 14, 2015

March 24, 2015March 24, 2015 | qjwong

(L2) Loïc Hervier shares his experiences head judging a PPTQ in France! Read about how players who are new to competitive REL events stunned him and other incidents with great takeaways for us readers!

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SCG Invitational Qualifier

The Verbose Tale of the Standard Super IQ at the Star City Game Center

March 17, 2015March 19, 2015 | qjwong

(L1) Phil Gallagher shares his experience dealing with a problematic player while he head judged a SCG Standard Super IQ in this report!

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Authors

Alan Peng Andrew Kerrigan Benjamin McDole Brian Brown Charles Featherer Chase Culpon Chris Lansdell Christopher Wendelboe Dan Collins Daniel Regewitz Darcy Alemany David de la Iglesia Eric Lee Ian Mervin Go Ilan Seid-Green Jack Hesse Jacob Kriner Jacob Milicic Jason Stewart Jonah Kellman Joshua Feingold Kyle Gorbski Lexie Mettler Loïc Hervier Mani Cavalieri Mark Hensley Martha Lufkin Matt Braddock Michael Arrowsmith Michael Sell Pakhawadee Palungwachira Paul Baranay Phil Gallagher QJ Wong Rami Abdo Riccardo Mangano Rich Marin Robert Blanckaert Samantha Davis Sashi Kumar Balakrishnan Steve Guillerm Tasha Jamison Theodoros Millidonis Théo Cheng William Tiddi

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  • SCG Invitational Qualifier (9)
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  • SCG Tour (16)
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