For three years, the Bolas Club Philippines, a group of friends who are of fans of the game Magic: the Gathering, members of which varies from players, store owners and judges. Currently, two judges are members of the group and , the group has been organizing a charity fundraising event which they call Season’s Beatings. […]
Category: Judge Stories
L1 Judges, the Frontliners
Known to many as Store Judges or House Judges, the scope of Level 1 judges largely revolves around a local game store. Since they make up a huge portion of the program, they often serve as the face of the program for their local community. When Grand Prix Trials have been discontinued, some people have […]
Judge Project – Why should you be part of one
Projects, that one word may bring a lot of memories during your school and college days, and it may even be true at your workplace. A project would require a lot of effort and deadlines which may seem be to be a deadly combo. Now, imagine my reaction when I was still a judge candidate… […]
When Being Just a TO Doesn’t Cut It
Just around a month ago, we had Thai Nationals 2018. As the owner of Hobby Bugong, the store that received the honor to run this year’s Nats, I had quite a fun experience I’d love to share. Running Nationals was never easy, and I knew that from the beginning. Nonetheless, there is no way I […]
SEA Region, Wave 13 Exemplar Highlights
Hello everyone, Wave 13 went live last June 25, 2018. Just like previous waves, published exemplar nominations highlight rockstar judges from various judge programs and our region definitely has a good number of exemplar nominations. Our blog featured some of the rockstar judges and their “exemplary actions” from our region in Wave 12, and the […]
Judging Abroad – GP Beijing 2018
Judging in a GP can be an exciting – albeit frantic – experience. Between taking care of thousands of players and making sure everyone in your team gets along together, how does a judge cope? And what happens if you throw in a language barrier to the challenge? interviews two judges from the Southeast Asia […]
Magic Community Cup 2018 (Thailand)
The first Magic Community Cup (MCC) started in 2017. This year we are aiming even further and bigger. Not only there are more shops in alliance, we are also using this event as a new training ground for judge fledglings. Ever since in-store GPTs were abolished, L0 and L1 judges have been struggling to gain […]
Doing Something Different… Policy Update in the Philippines
So what happens during policy updates? Have you attended one? Now the depth of every update may vary, but one thing is for certain, it is very important to the point that we schedule a meeting for it. The practice in the Philippines may actually be a bit different, or is it? Well, it is […]