Judge InformationHOW TO FIND YOUR WAY IN THE MULTITUDE OF INFORMATION ON THE DIGITAL HIGHWAY

TEUN ZIJP - BENELUX JUDGE CONFERENCE 2014

Why this seminar?

There’s SO MUCH!

Official documents and precedents

Semi-official explanations

Procedures, explanations, information

All in different places

The challenging new Wizards.com

Goals

Overview of many available resources

How to be sure you find the current info

If you already know it all: some entertainment value, also, your

knowledge will be recruited

Quote #1

“Players and judges are encouraged to help one another at

appropriate times, such as during deck construction or between

matches.”

The Judging at Regular document

• Don’t Google for “Judging at Regular”! It will take you to an old

version

• Go to wpn.wizards.com > Resources > Rules and Documents

Quote #2

“Advisor, Ally, Angel, Anteater, Antelope, Ape, Archer, Archon, Artificer, Assassin, Assembly-Worker, Atog, Aurochs,

Avatar, Badger, Barbarian, Basilisk, Bat, Bear, Beast, Beeble, Berserker, Bird, Blinkmoth, Boar, Bringer, Brushwagg,

Camarid, Camel, Caribou, Carrier, Cat, Centaur, Cephalid, Chimera, Citizen, Cleric, Cockatrice, Construct, Coward,

Crab, Crocodile, Cyclops, Dauthi, Demon, Deserter, Devil, Djinn, Dragon, Drake, Dreadnought, Drone, Druid, Dryad,

Dwarf, Efreet, Elder, Eldrazi, Elemental, Elephant, Elf, Elk, Eye, Faerie, Ferret, Fish, Flagbearer, Fox, Frog, Fungus,

Gargoyle, Germ, Giant, Gnome, Goat, Goblin, God, Golem, Gorgon, Graveborn, Gremlin, Griffin, Hag, Harpy, Hellion,

Hippo, Hippogriff, Homarid, Homunculus, Horror, Horse, Hound, Human, Hydra, Hyena, Illusion, Imp, Incarnation, Insect,

Jellyfish, Juggernaut, Kavu, Kirin, Kithkin, Knight, Kobold, Kor, Kraken, Lamia, Lammasu, Leech, Leviathan, Lhurgoyf,

Licid, Lizard, Manticore, Masticore, Mercenary, Merfolk, Metathran, Minion, Minotaur, Monger, Mongoose, Monk,

Moonfolk, Mutant, Myr, Mystic, Nautilus, Nephilim, Nightmare, Nightstalker, Ninja, Noggle, Nomad, Nymph, Octopus,

Ogre, Ooze, Orb, Orc, Orgg, Ouphe, Ox, Oyster, Pegasus, Pentavite, Pest, Phelddagrif, Phoenix, Pincher, Pirate, Plant,

Praetor, Prism, Rabbit, Rat, Rebel, Reflection, Rhino, Rigger, Rogue, Sable, Salamander, Samurai, Sand, Saproling, Satyr,

Scarecrow, Scorpion, Scout, Serf, Serpent, Shade, Shaman, Shapeshifter, Sheep, Siren, Skeleton, Slith, Sliver, Slug,

Snake, Soldier, Soltari, Spawn, Specter, Spellshaper, Sphinx, Spider, Spike, Spirit, Splinter, Sponge, Squid, Squirrel, Starfish,

Surrakar, Survivor, Tetravite, Thalakos, Thopter, Thrull, Treefolk, Triskelavite, Troll, Turtle, Unicorn, Vampire, Vedalken,

Viashino, Volver, Wall, Warrior, Weird, Werewolf, Whale, Wizard, Wolf, Wolverine, Wombat, Worm, Wraith, Wurm, Yeti,

Zombie, and Zubera.”

Comprehensive Rules

Again, Googling for ‘Comprehensive Rules Magic’

will take you to an old version

Wizards.com/Magic/rules: that’s July’s version

Magic.wizards.com/rules

Quote #3

“If the triggered ability specifies a default action associated with a

choice made by the controller (usually "If you don't ..." or "... unless"),

resolve it choosing the default option.”

Infraction Procedure Guide

Again, this is on the WPN site: wpn.wizards.com > Resources > Rules

and Documents

Used to be called ‘Official DCI Penalty Guidelines’, included the concept of a Triple Warning, which is still where you end up when

you Google ‘official dci penalties’

Quote #4

Missed Trigger Guide

Status: somewhat official – ‘approval from high-level program

leadership’

Google: Missed Trigger Guides! (Yay!)

From the Wiki: wiki.magicjudges.org

Quote #5

Yawgmoth’s Bargain

Yawgmoth’s Will

The Banned & Restricted Lists

With the CompRules, under magic.wizards.com/rules

Updates every Monday after the Prerelease; in effect from that set’s

release.

DID YOU KNOW: Dingus Egg used to be banned?

Quote #6

“The Head Judge is the final authority for card interpretations, and

he or she may overrule Oracle if an error is discovered.”

Magic Tournament Rules

wpn.wizards.com > Resources > Rules and Documents

Back in the days, was “Universal Tournament Rules”

(Oracle: on gatherer.wizards.com)

Intermezzo: Document/Oracle

apps

MTG Judge Core (Android)

MTG Guide (iOS)

Quote #7

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*** Found your hostname

*** Got Ident response

Chat.magicjudges.org

Get your rules question answered 24/7!

Intermezzo

I’m a Level 1. Where

can I find the

requirements to

become L2?

Where can I get

information for a judge

candidate?

Does the Judge Center

have a manual?

Who is the Regional

Coordinator for Turkey?

I forgot, where can I

find the current IPG?

Intermezz[O]

blogs.magicjudges.org/o

All information that is currently ‘official’

Mostly Judge Program related

MagicJudges.org blogs

http://blogs.magicjudges.org/

Currently contains 29 different blogs, some regularly updated, like:

Judge of the Week

The Battlefield Forge

Magic Rules Tips Blog

The Knowledge Pool

Judge Anniversaries

Staff Lists

Quote #8

“Because it’s a question of verifying legality, judges shouldn’t

hesitate to remind players to reveal morphs at the end of a game.

Don’t think of it as keeping them from breaking a rule, but rather retroactively reminding them to verify they didn’t do so earlier. A

little customer service here is a bonus.”

Toby Elliott’s Blog: Policy Perspectives

blogs.magicjudges.org/telliott, or via the [O] blog

Also check out: Kim’s Regular REL Blog, DanielK’s ‘Road to Level 3’ blog, and the Exemplar Program blog

Quote #9

The Annotated IPG

wiki.magicjudges.org > Annotated IPG

Quote #10

Bogle

Description: a deck that revolves around cheap creatures with

hexproof (ex. Slippery Bogle) and enchant creature Auras to

build an unstoppable monster.

Colors: green-white

Deck-Specific Potential Issues:

Daybreak Coronet: Daybreak Coronet cannot be cast if there

are no creatures already enchanted by another Aura. If

Daybreak Coronet winds up the only Aura attached to a

creature, it will be put into its owner's graveyard the next

time state-based actions are checked.

Judge Format Guides (this from the Modern guide)

Also via the Wiki > Format Guides for Judges

More on the Wiki…

Judge Classes: lots of lessons for becoming a judge, one week of

material at a time

Information on reviews

There’s more, but be careful: a lot of the information on the Wiki

hasn’t been updated in a couple of years

Quote #11

Applications for this event are open -- Apply Now!

That’s JudgeApps!

apps.magicjudges.org

Contact details for all judges

Event history

Quote #12

The Events Schedule

Premier schedule contains:

Grand Prix

Pro Tour and Worlds

Start and end for GP Seasons

‘Monthly’ schedule also includes Prereleases, release dates, FNM

and Magic Online events

Magic.wizards.com, then Events > Schedules

The Activity You All Knew Would

Come

What piece of judge-related information do you believe everyone

should know about?

Where can you find it?

What do you like about it?

Resumé

The Documents:

wpn.wizards.com > Resources > Rules & Documents (or via the [O] blog)

The CompRules:

magic.wizards.com/Rules

About the Judge Program:

blogs.magicjudges.org/o/

Event information and applications:

apps.magicjudges.org/events/

Lots and lots of creative activity and semi-official and background information:

wiki.magicjudges.org;

blogs.magicjudges.org