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: […]

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 […]

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! 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

When it comes to quizzing each other on rules questions, few cards will evoke a reaction more than . Often, Humility is paired with for an in-depth look at the layers of continuous effects. This is done so often that “Opalescence and Humility questions” have become something of a boogeyman for judges learning about layers. […]

Howdy folks! I’m back to talk about making your events better, and today in particular I’m going to talk about finding the Perfect Someone to run your events… You! Or, to be precise, a more perfect version of you that lives inside yourself, waiting to be discovered. The core message of today’s article is “we […]