Monthly Archives: February 2026

JudgeCast #366 – MTG TMNT Release Notes Episode

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Cowabunga Judges! It’s another release notes episode, and Bryan, Charles, and Marcos are here to cover new cards, rules interactions, and perhaps sneak in a pop culture reference or two while they’re at it. Keep an eye out for those Mutagen canisters though before they disappear. Um… Alliance. Okay, that should do it.

Stay tuned to the end for a special news bulletin from Charles regarding tournament fraud, and try to keep count of exactly how many other IPs we can mention while discussing everyone’s favorite turtles.

Show Notes
Release Notes: https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/feature/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-release-notes

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Credits
Editor & Intro VFX: Marcos Sanchez @MJ6Music
Artwork by Tobias Vyseri: http://www.vyseri.com/ and on Etsy at https://www.etsy.com/shop/VyseriArt
Intro & Outro Music: “Seed” by Carbon Leaf. Used with permission. @carbonleafofficial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxDb4ydae50

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JudgeCast #365 – Game Rule Violations (and a light dusting of Failure to Maintain)

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Join Bryan and Charles as we return to policy episodes and talk about Game Rule Violations (GRVs) from the Magic Infraction Procedure Guide.  Magic is a complex game, and there are many things that players can do to cause problems in the game.  As Tournament officials we need to know how to recognize and, if possible, fix the situation.  However, how can you fix a mistake that happened 3 turns ago, and has had its impact build over three turns.

In this episode, we talk about how to recognize a GRV, how to recognize if you can fix the problem, how to fix the problem if you can, and then why you shouldn’t just make up your own fixes.  GRVs are among the most common infraction given at Competitive tournaments, and definitely something any judge working an RCQ or higher should understand.

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