Author Archives: Bryan Prillaman

JudgeCast #313 – Murders at Marcos Manor

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Join Bryan, Charles, and Marcos as we discuss the ins and outs of the latest MTG Set, Murders at Martina Navratilova Manor, and go into more detail than you probably wanted about the new cards and mechanics. Want to know about Morph 2.0? We got you covered like a fedora. Want to know about Manifest 2.0, we got you covered like a cloak. Want to know about Mole Gods? We talk about that too.

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JudgeCast #312 – Marky Marked Cards and the Funky Bunch

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In this episode, Bryan, Charles, and Mark talk about the rules and policies around Marked Cards. Do you ever wonder what the criteria for an upgrade is? How to protect yourself as a player? What to look for as a judge? Are all foils inherently marked? Join us as we take a guided tour through all these questions and more.

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JudgeCast #310 – Much ReView About Nothing

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In this episode, Bryan, Charles, and Marcos talk about reviews. We go over the history of reviews within the various judge programs of the past, their requirements in the future. We also talk about the importance of reviews, and a few tips on how to write a good one, and pitfalls to avoid. We even write a few review snippets on the fly.

You can also leave us a review on your podcast platform of choice. *wink*

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JudgeCast #308 – Lost Caverns of Ixalan Release Notes

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Bears, Beats, Bad Seques into the next card
It’s a prerelease episode. You know the drill.

Oh, and WOTC is changing some card types. Here’s the info: https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/announcements/card-updates-coming-with-khans-of-tarkir-on-mtg-arena

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JudgeCast #307 State-Based Actions Tier List

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After the serious/heart-wrenching episode that was last podcast, Bryan, Charles, and Marcos take a significantly less serious approach to this episode. Everyone loves a good tier list. “Everyone” loves state-based actions (or would if they knew what was good for them). Watch these donkeys push the ball around the metaphorical barnyard as we rank all State-Based actions in the game based on our highly scientific and completely objective system?

Disagree with our rankings? Join Our Discord Server, and add your braying voice to our own: https://discord.gg/hQd48guKFR

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JudgeCast #306 Friday and the Five Stages of Grief

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We do circle back on Anger a few times. And acceptance is a bit iffy, but….
In this episode, Bryan, Charles, and Marcos talk about the most recent Judge News. In case you haven’t heard, Wizards of the Coast has cancelled their relationship with Judge Academy effectively killing the company and abandoning judges. In a substantially more candid episode than usual, we talk about the announcements from WotC, Judge Academy, and a new player on the scene, Judge Foundry. We also talk about our thoughts on what happened, why it happened, and what we think about the future.

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Our very own Discord Server, come say hey: https://discord.gg/hQd48guKFR
Insulting Nonsense from Wizards of the Coast: https://wpn.wizards.com/en/news/wizards-of-the-coast-and-judge-academy-partnership-ends
Statement from Judge Academy: https://judgeacademy.com/2023-open-letter-and-faq/
Judge Foundry Website: https://www.judgefoundry.org/
Curious about what a 501c(6) is: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/other-non-profits/business-leagues

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JudgeCast #305 – FaBsolutely Abulous

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You down with OPOP? (Other People’s Organized Play) Yeah, you know me. Join Bryan, Charles, and Marcos as we have special guest Niccolo Paqueo. Niccolo has been an L2 judge in the Flesh and Blood Judge Program for several years, and the current team lead for the FaB Rules Team. We discuss their game, their organized play, and similarities and differences with Magic Judging. Spoilers: Running Magic events and running FaB events are pretty similar, except when they aren’t.

Flesh and Blood Website: https://fabtcg.com/

Flesh and Blood Judge Website (requires account) : https://judge.fabtcg.com/

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JudgeCast #304 – New Policy, Who Dis?

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In this episode, Bryan, Charles, and Marcos delve into the updates from the first IPG update in over 900 days. Strap in, it’s going to be a doozy. Actually, the changes aren’t that big. But like a thirsty man in the desert, we are going to savor this little bit of a stretched metaphor as much as possible.

Toby’s Policy Perspective Blog: https://blogs.magicjudges.org/telliott/2023/09/06/policy-update-for-wilds-of-eldraine/
New MTR: https://media.wizards.com/2023/wpn/marketing_materials/wpn/mtg_mtr_2023sep4_en.pdf
New IPG: https://media.wizards.com/2023/wpn/marketing_materials/wpn/mtg_ipg_2023sep4_en.pdf
Judge Academy Statement on Misgendering: https://judgeacademy.com/ja-statement-on-intentional-misgendering/

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JudgeCast #303 – Wilds of Eldraine Release Notes

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Bryan, Charles, and Marcos respect the oxford comma. We also discuss the new mechanics for Wilds of Eldraine. Want to know how Adventure cards work? We can help. Want to know what happens if you triple a triple, we have the answers. Want to know what all the seven different role enchantments do? You are on your own. But we do talk about the generic rules behind them.

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