Hello everyone and welcome to the introductory installment of The Rulebook! This column will be for discussing current rules issues, tackling popular problems, and correcting common misconceptions when it comes to the Magic Comprehensive Rules. Today, our job is to do a bit of catch-up. 2021 was a big year for Magic releases, and new […]
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First Impressions- Introduction to the Community Corner
Your First Magic Event Do you remember the first time you walked into an organized Magic event? Was it a Friday night draft at your local store? A Pro Tour qualifier or prerelease you went to with your friends? Did you skip right to the main event of a Grand Prix, or start off with […]
Strategy Schmategy: Let’s Talk Logistics – An Introduction
Who Is This Guy? Howdy folks – this article is intended to be an introduction to myself and the role of the Warrior (Logistics) Champion. I’m Jonah Kellman and I’ve been playing Magic since the Fall of 2001 and wanted to be a judge since I discovered a few years later that they “pretty much […]
January 2022 News and Updates
Hey, all! January News and Updates are below! Slight Change to office hours. I (Nicolette) will be around for Office Hours tomorrow in the JA Discord from 10am-11am Pacific and from 4pm-5pm Pacific. The first slot this month is moving this month to accommodate our First Week Seminar Series. Since those times will shift due […]
Meet the Champions
In Judge Academy’s recent December update, the new Champions were revealed! Thank you so much to all who applied, and a big congratulations to those who were selected. The competition was certainly fierce. After a marathon of really great interviews, a few judges stood out as being particularly equipped to face the challenges of these […]
December 2021 JA News and Updates
Hey, all! December News and Updates are below! It’s one of those weird months where the first Tuesday and the first Wednesday are on two separate weeks, so I figured we’d try to get the info out to you all sooner rather than later! As usual, I (Nicolette) will be around for Office Hours tomorrow […]
5/13 Announcement
This morning, Wizards of the Coast made an announcement regarding Magic Esports for the 2021-2022 season and beyond. You can read that announcement here. In this announcement, however, they also mentioned focusing on smaller in-store and regional events as areas start to open physical play again. While this absolutely makes sense, we also know that […]
Update – Nametags and Conferences
First off! Many of you have already placed orders on the MTG Pro Shop for Judge Shirts! Steve has been working over the last week to add JA Nametags to the site for sale as well. A few things on this: If you purchase a nametag while making another order, there will be no additional […]
2021 Promo Distribution + January Promos!
Hey, all! Holidays are around the corner, and after that, we start a brand new year! As a heads up, I’ll be working to clear out any outstanding items this week, but outside of that we will be Out of Office Wednesday afternoon 12/23 – Friday 1/1. I’ll still keep an eye out for anything […]
Tuesday Updates – Changes to Updates and Office Hours for 2021
Hey all, With 2020 coming to a close, I wanted to start setting expectations for 2021. I’m planning on making some changes to how I interact and update you all on new things coming down the pipeline for Judge Academy. The first change is about our weekly Tuesday Updates (like this one!). Now that the […]