Today we would like to focus on the purpose of writing comments for penalties resulting from Looking at Extra Cards (LEC). All LEC infractions are very similar: A player saw a card he should not have seen If the card was unknown, it will be shuffled back into the random portion of the deck. […]
Efficiently Watching Magic
Soon-to-be a decade ago, I used to be a player. A competitive player. I’d only judge PTQs if I was qualified for the corresponding PT. This background means I love watching games. I get thrilled watching tense games. I still remember that quarter-finals between Eduardo Sajgalik and Shi Tian Lee at PT RtR: So many […]
Back to basics: My first local competitive event (in a while)
Admittedly, it requires the stars to align, since I’m not home super often, but when they do, I don’t mind helping my Local Game Store whenever no other judge is available. It hasn’t been a rough day, far from it: 36 players, the store employee is also an L1 and the evening before, a common […]
PR DTK : A judge report from a player
I always play at PRs. I wish I could play more but, well, it’s tough to find enough time as most of my Friday evenings are booked. Last week-end’s PR proved to be very interesting, both from the player’s and the judge’s point of view. While I really felt that the set required some skills […]