This course contains the final tests for Level 2 certification and is separated into Rules and Policy sections. Each test has a two month cooldown and will require at least an 80% to pass. The Rules test is comprised of 40 questions and the Policy test has 10. Before you begin, make sure you have […]
You must have a personal endorsement from an L2 or L3 judge to become Level 1. This can take time, and we STRONGLY suggest building that relationship as soon as possible. To see what this means and why it’s required, please read Endorsement Information. In this Module, we’ll start with an overview of the structure […]
Welcome to this course on Card Counting! There are many questions from players that could induce a card counting situation. Perhaps you are figuring out if a player drew an extra card or forgot to draw at some point in the game. It might be checking how many cards were milled by an ability. Maybe […]
Reminder: You must have a personal endorsement from an L2 or L3 judge to become Level 1. This can take time, and we STRONGLY suggest building that relationship as soon as possible. To see what this means and why it’s required, please read Endorsement Information. Special Championship Teams Do Like Their Magic Players. All Cool […]
Welcome to the “Looking for Incentives” Judge Academy course in the Level 3 track, created by Alfonso Bueno. During this course we are going to review: Why we need to look for incentives during investigations What are the risks, costs, and rewards players perceive when they are deciding if they want to intentionally break a […]
You must have a personal endorsement from an L2 or L3 judge to become Level 1. This can take time, and we STRONGLY suggest building that relationship as soon as possible. To see what this means and why it’s required, please read Endorsement Information. Most abilities and actions use the standard definition of words, but […]
Most events run smoothly: players arrive, register, round pairings are posted, calls get answered, results are collected and entered, final pairings are posted, and prizes are distributed. But in some events, something unexpected happens, and that nice and easy routine gets derailed, which can cause discomfort for players and staff (such as delays), threaten the […]
You must have a personal endorsement from an L2 or L3 judge to become Level 1. This can take time, and we STRONGLY suggest building that relationship as soon as possible. To see what this means and why it’s required, please read Endorsement Information. In the world of Continuous Effects, Layer 7 is by far […]
Welcome to the Judge Academy lesson on “Actionable Feedback”. Feedback has long been a cornerstone of the judge program. We’ve been helping our peers grow from our experience and building on a knowledgebase over two decades old while also injecting new ideas and techniques to improve ourselves. Almost any interaction can be interpreted as feedback, […]
Are you the same judge you were when you first started judging? Do you know more about the rules now? Think of how often you had to study those complicated layers questions. What about policy? Did you ever really understand lapsing triggers or give a game loss for drawing extra cards when you shouldn’t have? […]
