Welcome!

Thank you for your interest in joining The Legacy Pit at our first Open! We’re very excited to be able to facilitate the return of paper Magic and we’re excited to be doing it with Magic’s best format, Legacy. Below, you will find all the information you’ll need to be a judge at our event. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us at rfreeb20@vt.edu or through the contact page on JA. We look forward to working with you!

EVENT INFORMATION

Head Judge – Ryan Freeburger

Appeals Judge/Checks Lead – Jaime D’Agostino

Floor Lead – Jack Pullman

We are looking to add eight judges to our team. One Side Events Team Lead, one Lead Scorekeeper and six floor judges.

The judging staff for this event will be organized into three teams: The Floor Team, the Deck Checks Team and the Side Events Team. The Floor Team will primarily be responsible for round turnover, the distribution and collection of slips, and answering calls. The Checks Team will be primarily responsible for performing deck checks and collating match slips. The Side Events Team, just like the name suggests, will be in charge of running the scheduled side events that will be running alongside the main event.

EXPECTATIONS

Judges for The Legacy Pit Open are expected to prepare for each event by reviewing the Comprehensive Rules, Magic Tournament Rules, Infraction Procedure Guide, and Judging at Regular REL documents. These documents can be found at the Magic Judges Document Center. As certified representatives of the Magic Judge Program, judges are expected to behave in a professional manner at all times. Judges are expected to arrive on time and in appropriate attire to begin judging at the start of their assigned shifts.

Judges at The Legacy Pit Open will be expected to wear a black collared shirt (If the judge owns any of the previous “judge” shirts, this is acceptable), black pants, black belt and black, comfortable shoes. During breaks, or any other time that a judge is off duty, judges should remove or cover their judge shirts. Judges will also be required to wear a mask at all times while in the Event Hall. This event has a Mask Mandate that requires players, staff, vendors and spectators to be wearing a mask at all times while inside the Event Hall. Judges will be expected to assist in the enforcement of the Mask Mandate in the same way that Judges are expected to assist with disruptive individuals.

JUDGES

If selected for a judging role, you may be asked to do any of the following:

• Work on the Main Event (pairings, slips, floor management, deck checks, end of round, etc.)
  
• Judge Scheduled Side Events

If selected to judge, you will be expected to work the full event, reporting at 9AM. Judges who are placed onto either the Floor Team or the Checks Team will be released at the conclusion of the Quarter Finals which is expected to be around 8PM. Judges on the Side Event Team will be released at the conclusion of the last side event, which is also expected to be around 8PM. Judges will have a one hour lunch break during the course of the day, as coordinated by the Team Leads.

Floor Judges will be compensated 150 dollars for the full event, paid in cash or through Paypal at the conclusion of the event.

LEAD SCOREKEEPER

If selected for the lead score keeping role, you will be asked to do the following:

• Scorekeep the main event using EventLink
  
• Oversee additional scorekeepers in score keeping the side events
  
• Track event attendance and status
  
• Help other members of the team with printing signs and forms
  
• Answer general player and judge questions

If selected as the Lead Scorekeeper, you will be expected to work the full event, reporting at 9AM. The Lead Scorekeeper is expected to be released at the conclusion of the Main Event. The Lead Scorekeeper will have a one hour lunch break during the course of the day, as coordinated by the Head Judge.

The Lead Scorekeeper will be compensated 200 dollars for the full event, paid in cash or through Paypal at the conclusion of the event.

SIDE EVENTS LEAD

If selected for the side events lead role, you will be asked to do the following:

• Oversee Scheduled Side Events
  
• Oversee floor judges assigned to Side Events
  
• Ensure Side Events move in an orderly fashion
  
• Coordinate with the Side Event Scorekeeper to keep events flowing

If selected as the Side Events Lead, you will be expected to work the full event, reporting at 9AM. The Side Events Lead is expected to be released at the conclusion of the Main Event. Upon the conclusion of Side Events, the Side Events Lead will join the Main Event Team in covering the Top 8 of the Main Event. The Side Events Lead will have a one hour lunch break during the course of the day, as coordinated by the Head Judge.

The Side Events Lead will be compensated 200 dollars for the full event, paid in cash or through Paypal at the conclusion of the event.

HOW TO APPLY

Judges interested in applying for The Legacy Pit Open, should submit an application on The Judge Academy page (“Apply Now” at the Bottom of the Page) and provide a cover letter detailing why you believe you would be a good fit for this event. Applicants are also asked to complete a Google Form with additional questions. Applicants that do not apply on Judge Academy, submit a Google Form, and provide a cover letter will not be considered for the event.

The application window for this event will close at 11:59PM EST on Friday, July 16th 2021. No applications will be accepted after the application window has closed. Staff decisions for The Legacy Pit Open will be announced on or before Friday, July 30th 2021.