In this report, Paul Holbrook walks us through some of his assigned tasks as the Floor Team Lead in a PPTQ earlier this month. Read about his thought process as he carried out his responsibilities at the event.
SCG Open Series Worcester – July 9th 2016
Jacob Janssens served as a floor judge at the SCG Open Series Worcester Legacy tournament not too long ago. Read his report to learn more about the interesting scenarios he encountered including one involving Sensei's Diving Top and another about handling player disputes.
New Hampshire’s First Triple PPTQ Day
Tony Houst judged a triple PPTQ day in New Hampshire, United States and shares with us some of the stories from the floor - including a neat trick to help with the sealed pool registration process and challenges that a triple PPTQ running on the same day can present!
What is Remorse?
What does it mean to have "no remorse"? Join Austin Whitehead as he explores deeply into Unsporting Conduct - Major. After that, please join in the discussion in the JudgeApps forums!
Tournament Report – WMCQ II Philippines
John Reuben Ferrer was judging at the 459-player WMCQ in the Philippines recently! Read about his experiences at the event and the many takeaways from the tournament, with many good questions for the readers to join in the discussion!
Star City Modern IQ – I’m Not Sorry (Unless I Am)
Scott Markwart learned some valuable lessons from a SCG IQ he judged, most notably about when to apologize and when you shouldn't be. Read all about it from this great report!
GP NYC ’16 – Sleuthing and Monsters!
Riva Arecol shares with us some interesting scenarios and takeaways from Grand Prix New York City 2016, including a couple of very good examples on how investigations can help solve problems!
ARG Circuit Series St. Louis Tournament Report (6/12/16) – A Different Look
Ian Doty gives us a fascinating look at an event from the eyes of a newly minted Level 1 judge. In this report, we read about his preparations for the tournaments, the calls he got, and the mistake he made, and some great advice on what to do after making a mistake.
GP Minneapolis – Floor Judge Report
Antonio Zanutto writes about a good practice that is rarely talked about in tournament reports - the importance of shadowing! In this tournament report from GP Minneapolis, he shares with us things to look out for when shadowing, along with many interesting scenarios he came across during the GP.
Grand Prix Las Vegas 2015
Around this time last year was the amazing Modern Masters Weekend! Ken Nichols goes over his experience at GP Las Vegas with an in-depth report with lots of great stories and important lessons from the floor and off.