April 2022 Judge Academy News and Updates
Hey, all! April News and Updates are below! I (Nicolette) will be around for Office Hours tomorrow in the JA Discord from 9am-10am Pacific (UTC-7) and from 4pm-5pm Pacific. Some areas change for Daylight Savings at different times, or not at all! So to see these times in your local Time zones, follow the links […]
Conference FAQ!
Judge Academy Conferences FAQ As conferences continue to ramp up, I’ve been getting a lot of questions and so I wanted to create this FAQ to help folks. I’ll continue to update this so if you have a question that’s not on here send it in to me at Matthew@judgeacademy.com Also, I know that there […]
Accomplishments | Q1 2022
January Modules MTG: How to Run a PrereleaseMTG: Teaching Tournament Best Practices Articles Let’s Talk Logistics First Impressions 2021 in the Rules-View Mirror Let’s Talk About Endorsements First Week Presentations JA Community: Prereleases and Judge Gathering JA Policy Modules and Exams: Changes and Goals JA Logistics: Experience vs. Online Learning JA Rules Modules and Exams: […]
Magic Organized Play 2022 – What It Means For Judges
As you’ve likely read by now, Wizards of the Coast announced the Organized Play event plan for the rest of 2022 and moving forward. This, of course, has a huge impact on the judge program – so what do today’s announcements mean for you? Let’s dive in! The Path to the Pro Tour It’s been […]
Magic Organized Play 2022 – Local Tournament Organizers
With the announcement of Regional Championships and their Qualifiers, you may be looking forward to running more competitive local events! Once you’ve come to an arrangement with your Regional Tournament Organizer regarding what Qualifier events you might run, you’re going to need to find judges to manage the event operations. Scheduling Your Event Before you […]
Playtests, Proxies, and Counterfeits, Oh My!
Playtests, Proxies, and Counterfeits, Oh My! Hello and welcome to today’s edition of Policy Wonks! Today we’ll be discussing a topic that is sure to become a lot more relevant as paper Magic events return: the various ways that unofficial cards are used to represent real Magic cards and the problems that may arise. We […]
Strategy Schmategy: The Trials and Tribulations of Being a Judge Errant
According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, a Knight Errant is “A knight traveling search of adventures in which to exhibit skill, prowess, and generosity.” Now, why am I starting this off with a definition pulled from a dictionary? I guess it’s because I want to make sure we’re on the same page as I talk about […]
March 2022 Judge Academy News and Updates
Hey, all! March News and Updates are below! I (Nicolette) will be around for Office Hours tomorrow in the JA Discord from 9am-10am Pacific (UTC-8) and from 4pm-5pm Pacific. To see these times in your local time zones, follow the links below: 9am Pacific 4pm Pacific February Content: Since our last update, there’s been some […]
Let’s Confer About Conferences
When I started in my role as Community Champion, I was excited for the chance to partner with judges who wanted to organize conferences. The last few years have seen so much innovation as the need to go digital inspired folks to take conferences in lots of new directions. I was excited to be taking […]
Judge Promo Delay Announcement – Q1 2022
As many of you may know, our Judge Academy promos rotate each year. The 2022 Judge Academy promos were slated to begin distribution at conferences starting last month, in January 2022. It was our (and Wizards) goal to have them in the hands of our regional distributors prior to the start of Q1 so they […]