Riki and Sean take on your rules questions as always, and go in depth to talk about what each of the levels of judges does, how they’re different, and what it means to advance. Send your questions to judgecast@gmail.com. Our great thanks go out to Chris Otwell and the MTGCast crew for hosting us, and Carbon Leaf and Music Alley for the podsafe music.
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In this episode, Riki and Sean discuss their experiences at Pro Tour San Diego, including a couple sensitive incidents that have caused a stir among players and judges alike. They also answer listeners’ e-mail questions about the fine line between fraud and Jedi mind-tricks, rules questions, and what to do when your judge gets out of line.
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This time, Riki and Sean have taken the show on the road. Sean sat down with a unique pair of judges at Grand Prix Oakland to get the international perspective of Barry Swan (L2 from Colombia and Head Judge of the Sunday PTQ) and the insight of James Elliot, famed “Road Warrior” and L2 from St. Louis. We also answer some interesting questions from listeners, covering Stalling, Fraud, and tricky rules interactions. I promise, the volume is fixed this time… You can submit your questions to the JudgeCast by e-mailing judgecast@gmail.com.
We’d like to thank Chris Otwell and MTGCast for hosting us and music.mevio.com and Carbon Leaf for the podsafe bumper music.
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Riki and Sean are back with more of your rules and player interaction questions, from listeners spanning the globe (and try to pump up the volume a bit)! They also cover Riki’s dominating performance at a Grand Prix Trial for Grand Prix Oakland, and talk about expectations for Grand Prix Oakland. Look for the JudgeCast crew at the Grand Prix (and Pro Tour San Diego!), where you can record your question for a future episode!
You can submit your questions to the JudgeCast by e-mailing judgecast@gmail.com.
We’d like to thank Chris Otwell and MTGCast for hosting us and music.mevio.com and Carbon Leaf for the podsafe bumper music.
Let me know if you have any questions!
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In this episode, Riki and Sean introduce the world’s newest Level 1 judge, Jose Boveda, and celebrate Sean’s leveling up to Level 2. Riki and Sean (and Jose!) explain how they got started in judging. They cover interesting rules interactions from new cards out of Worldwake, and talk about a tough ruling in a recent Legacy tournament.
Thanks to Carbon Leaf and MusicAlley for the podsafe intro and exit bumpers (http://music.mevio.com) and Great Escape Games in Sacramento for hosting us (www.greatescapegames.com).
Let me know if you have any questions!
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In this inaugural episode, Riki and Sean introduce JudgeCast to the world and hit the ground running. Topics for this episode include:
– Game loss penalties given in the recent Star City Games Legacy $5K
– Complex rules interactions for the Extended Pro Tour Qualifier season
– The new DCI program to offer special foils to judges who grow Friday Night Magic
Riki and Sean keep things interesting with stories from the trenches at tourneys around the world and their own backyard in Northern California. Thanks to Carbon Leaf and the podsafe music from MusicAlley for the intro and exit bumpers (http://music.mevio.com) and Great Escape Games in Sacramento for hosting us (www.greatescapegames.com).
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