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1. Judge Information
HOW TO FIND YOUR WAY IN THE MULTITUDE OF INFORMATION ON THE
DIGITAL HIGHWAY
TEUN ZIJP - BENELUX JUDGE CONFERENCE 2014

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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’

7. 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

8. 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?

9. 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)

10. Intermezzo: Document/Oracle
apps
 MTG Judge Core (Android)
 MTG Guide (iOS)

11. Quote #7
*** Looking up your hostname...
*** Checking Ident
*** Found your hostname
*** Got Ident response
 Chat.magicjudges.org
 Get your rules question answered 24/7!

12. 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?

13. Intermezz[O]
 blogs.magicjudges.org/o
 All information that is currently ‘official’
 Mostly Judge Program related

14. 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

15. 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

16. Quote #9
 The Annotated IPG
 wiki.magicjudges.org > Annotated IPG

17. 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

18. 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

19. Quote #11
 Applications for this event are open -- Apply Now!
 That’s JudgeApps!
 apps.magicjudges.org
 Contact details for all judges
 Event history

20. 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

21. 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?

22. 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