Hello and welcome to today’s edition of Policy Wonks! As in-person Magic events ramp up, it is quickly becoming clear that a lot of The Gathering will be taking place at convention-style events. I’ve been fortunate enough to experience Magic at many different kinds of conventions, from Anime Expo and San Diego Comic Con to […]
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JUDGE ACADEMY STATEMENT ON INTENTIONAL MISGENDERING
Intentionally misgendering a person can be reasonably expected to create a feeling of being bullied or harassed, and is unacceptable behavior at events and in our community. This includes intentionally using incorrect pronouns or otherwise referring to another person as a gender other than their gender once stated. A judge who intentionally misgenders a person […]
Streets of New Capenna Prerelease Kit
I’m so excited to share our Streets of New Capenna Prerelease Kit with all of you! Prereleases are some of the most fun events you can run as a judge but they can be challenging, especially for anyone who hasn’t judged live magic in quite some time (which is likely a lot of us.) […]
Strategy Schamtegy: Keeping Events on Track
A couple of weeks ago I talked about striking out on your own while being a part of a larger team. Today, I want to talk about a related role – managing events and fighting fires when you’re the final authority at an event. On the off chance that you missed it, Wizards of the […]
The Rulebook: Lotus Field Rules Interactions
Last week, Wizards of the Coast rolled out their Premier Play program for the upcoming 2022-2023 season. There are many details and takeaways from that announcement, but one in particular for judges to notice is the prominence of Pioneer as a competitive format. In light of this, today we will take a look at some […]
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 […]