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Policy Wonks: It’s Never CPV (Except When It Is)

2022 Aug 12 0 comments

Hello and welcome to our August edition of Policy Wonks! Today we’re going to explore one of the lesser-known infractions in the Infraction Procedure Guide, and look into the origin of the common joke surrounding it. Let’s talk about IPG section 3.7, Communication Policy Violation. What It Is First, to talk about CPV, we need […]

Daniel Lee2022 Aug 12 0 comments
Daniel Lee

August 2022 Judge Academy News and Updates

2022 Aug 3 0 comments

Hey, all! August News and Updates are below!  July sure flew by! The Judge Academy team has been working hard on updating out-of-date educational content as well as reorganizing the conference application system for faster turnaround time on approvals and sponsorship package mailing. More on that in a bit! Samma will be traveling this week, […]

Samantha Harr2022 Aug 3 0 comments
Samantha Harr

Policy Clarification: Cryptic Spires

2022 Jul 16 1 comment

is a new card with a brand-new mechanic for tournament Magic. Found in every draft pack of Double Masters 2022 (set code 2X2), it is a nonbasic land with five mana symbols and the text, “As you create your deck, circle two of the colors below.” This is a mechanic reminiscent of the Legacy mechanic […]

Daniel Lee2022 Jul 16 1 comment
Daniel Lee

Policy Clarification: Deck Problem

2022 Jul 13 0 comments

Despite the IPG being very exact in its nature, sometimes some ambiguity in the language can lead to misinterpretations. In this case we’ll be taking a look at one of the more common presentations of Deck Problem at Competitive REL events. Here is the relevant text of the IPG: IPG 3.5: Upgrade: While presented to […]

Daniel Lee2022 Jul 13 0 comments
Daniel Lee

Strategy Schmategy – Imposter Syndrome

2022 Jul 12 0 comments

Today I’m going to talk about a topic near and dear to my heart – imposter syndrome and self-doubt. To begin with, “Imposter syndrome is loosely defined as doubting your abilities and feeling like a fraud.” I find it affects me most frequently when I’m stepping into a new role for the first (or second, […]

Jonah Kellman2022 Jul 12 0 comments
Jonah Kellman

Policy Wonks: This Whole Sequencing is Out of Order!

2022 Jul 6 0 comments

Hello and welcome to our July edition of Policy Wonks! Today we’re going to take a closer look at a strange aspect of tournament policy that is often misunderstood and misapplied. Section 4.3 of the Magic Tournament Rules gives judges a tool to avoid overly penalizing players that participate in play that may not be […]

Daniel Lee2022 Jul 6 0 comments
Daniel Lee

July 2022 Judge Academy News and Updates

2022 Jul 5 0 comments

Hey, all! July News and Updates are below!  Nicolette has begun her fabulous new job at Wizards of the Coast (Read more about that here!), so Samma, our Communications Champion, is stepping in for a bit as the Interim Magic Judge Program Manager. Samma will be around for Office Hours tomorrow in the JA Discord […]

Samantha Harr2022 Jul 5 0 comments
Samantha Harr

A Better Term Than Soft Skills

2022 Jun 29 0 comments

What if we found better terms than “soft skills” and “hard skills” to discuss the things we do as judges? If you haven’t heard those terms before, ‘soft skills’ is a term that judges often use to describe those skills that we can’t objectively measure. (Credit to Logistics Champion Jonah for the definition.) In practice, […]

Matthew Fox Community Champion2022 Jun 29 0 comments
Matthew Fox Community Champion

The Rulebook: Rules and Events

2022 Jun 23 0 comments

Welcome to today’s edition of The Rulebook! We’ll be discussing an interesting way of interpreting the Comprehensive Rules when it comes to handling actions within a game of Magic, one that has helped numerous judges advance their rules knowledge. We’re going to talk about game events. What is an Event? Importantly, we’re not talking about […]

Daniel Lee2022 Jun 23 0 comments
Daniel Lee

Strategy Schmategy: Finding Your Team

2022 Jun 16 1 comment

The other day during the June First Week chat about a judge’s first large event, we were asked “What’s the best team to ask to be on for your first event?” My guest and I disagreed, and it prompted me to dive deeper into the topic. There are a lot of different teams and roles […]

Jonah Kellman2022 Jun 16 1 comment
Jonah Kellman
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