On this episode we have very special guest John Temple on to talk about the Judge of the Week project. In a shocking twist, we’ve been nominated Judge of the Week and so John interviews us about JudgeCast’s past, present, and future!

Judge of the Week: http://blogs.magicjudges.org/jotw/

We also announce our build-a-bear contest winners! The winners and their winning submissions can be found below:

Hideaway Cub by Jeff Simmers

Bear Cubling by Phil Miller

Bear Cubmander by Tim Sargent

Thanks to everyone for all the great entries! All entries can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.644870622202765.1073741825.105788072777692&type=1

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We have super duper special guest and rules manager for all of Magic Matt Tabak on to discuss his life at Wizards and his opinions on punctuation. Truly, we waste our too-short time with him. But he did sing the Duck Tales theme so we certainly can’t say it was all a waste.

This episode is easily one of our favorites and a great look at the behind-the-scenes of how the rules get made. We can’t wait to have Matt on again.

Our Build-A-Bear contest is still going! To enter, please submit your bear cub to judgecast@gmail.com or here: https://www.facebook.com/JudgeCast/posts/641879652501862

The deadline for this contest is Sunday, November 24th.

Tabak’s Tumblr: http://tabakrules.tumblr.com/

Tabak’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/tabakrules

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Gather you ghouls and goblins and other Halloween stereotypes you hear on costume commercials and prepare for a spooooooky episode on the combat phase! We cover such creepy topics as the beginning of combat step, the end of combat step, and everything in between.

We also announce a new contest! Create a bear cub card of your choosing, showcasing a unique picture or idea or name or anything! If we choose yours as the winner, you will win a judge foil to be announced! To enter please post the image to our facebook page or send it to judgecast@gmail.com.

An example card:

Links from the show:

Previous episode on steps of a turn: https://judgecast.com/?p=425

A possible image to use for contest: http://www.wildnatureimages.com/images%202/050612-100..jpg

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We have brand new fancy pants L4 and former host Sean Catanese on this very special episode! We discuss his rise to L4, his new roles and responsibilities, and how if it weren’t for the continuation of JudgeCast he never would have made it. Basically we made SeaCat an L4.

We also discuss the next steps for a new L1 to take after passing that test. What should you bring to an event? How do you find an event? This and many more questions are answered!

Hyperlinked rules: http://yawgatog.com/resources/magic-rules/

Cranial Insertion: cranialinsertion.com

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We have very special guest L4 Jeff Morrow on to talk about the life of an L4, and take an in-depth look at the L3 advancement process. As the man in charge of the L3 interview process, no one knows more about it than Jeff.

Every time we have an L4+ on the show it’s always a great one, so don’t miss this one!

Wiki Page on L3 Advancement Process: http://wiki.magicjudges.org/en/w/The_Level_Three_Advancement_Process

Jeff Morrow’s blog: http://blogs.magicjudges.org/road-to-l3/

Rob McKenzie’s article on the L3 process: http://blogs.magicjudges.org/robbit/2013/07/10/making-l3-what-it-means-and-why-it-is-a-big-deal/

George Fitzgerald and Matteo Callegari’s article on slow play: http://blogs.magicjudges.org/articles/2012/12/25/slow-play/

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