StarCityGames.com Open Series: Philadelphia

Organizer: Jared Sylva
Judge manager: Steven Zwanger
Event type: Star City Games Tour
REL: Competitive
Format: Mixed Formats
Event date(s): Nov. 7, 2015-Nov. 8, 2015
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Venue: Pennsylvania Convention Center
1101 Arch St
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Applications accepted through: Oct. 5, 2015

Event Information

Welcome!

Thank you for your interest in joining us at StarCityGames.com Open Series: Philadelphia. Below, you will find all the information you'll need to be a judge at our event. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us at judge@starcitygames.com. We look forward to working with you!

EVENT INFORMATION

Standard Open Head Judge: Eric Smith - L3 - New York, NY

Legacy Premier IQ Head Judge:  Joe Hughto - L3 - Northampton, MA

Modern Premier IQ Head Judge: Mani Cavalieri - L2 - New York, NY

Rules Enforcement Level: Competitive

Planeswalker Point Multiplier: 3x

EXPECTATIONS

Judges at StarCityGames.com Open Series events are expected to prepare for each event by reviewing the Comprehensive Rules, Magic Tournament Rules, Infraction Procedure Guide, and Judging at Regular REL documents. These documents can be found at the Magic Judges Document Center. As representatives of StarCityGames.com and the Magic Judge Program, judges are expected to behave in a professional manner at all times. This includes arriving on time and in appropriate attire. 

Judges are expected to arrive no later than 9:00 am on Saturday and 8:45 am on Sunday (8:30 am Sunday for Head Judges) and are expected to stay until the conclusion of the Swiss rounds. If you anticipate being unable to arrive by the call time or needing to leave before 8:00 pm, you must include that information in your application.


Judges at the StarCityGames.com Open Series will be provided a StarCityGames.com judge shirt, which is expected to be returned at the conclusion of the event. The Judge should arrive with black pants, black belt, and black, comfortable shoes. During breaks, or any other time that a judge is off duty, judges should remove, or cover, their Judge shirt.

COMPENSATION

Compensation at StarCityGames.com Opens is based on judge certification level and is paid in Compensation Units (CU).

Each CU can be redeemed for one of the following:

Uncertified Judges are staffed as candidates for StarCityGames.com Open Series Events and receive one Compensation Unit per day. If someone staffed as a candidate certifies before the event, he or she may choose to withdraw, or remain in a candidate position.

Judges and Candidates also receive a gift including a free month of StarCityGames.com Premium access, a StarCityGames.com Judge rewards item, and five (5) StarCityGames.com Judge Reward Points for each day on staff. Full details about the Judge Rewards program can be found here.

HOW TO APPLY

Simply click on the "Apply Now!" link toward the top of the page. Please answer all questions in the application form.

If your judge level is not currently correct on JudgeApps when you apply, please mention this in your application.

Due to staff needs, some judges may be accepted for Saturday or Sunday only. If you need to be on staff for both days in order to attend this event, please mention this in your application.

The application window for this event will close at 11:59 PM Eastern time on 10/5/2015. Judges wishing to apply for this event after the application window has closed will need to contact us at Judge@starcitygames.com.  

Please note that late applications will be considered at a lower priority than those received during the official application window.

SALES ASSISTANTS

The StarCityGames.com Dealer Booth is looking for judges who are interested in coming in early to work as Sales Assistants. You would be expected to arrive at 7:45 am and be available to work at the dealer booth until 9:45 am on Saturday and/or Sunday. Each selected judge would receive an additional $20 payable by check or $25 StarCityGames.com store credit for each day worked.

TESTING

Magic Judge Program testing for Level 1 and 2 is available at this event.

Anyone wishing to test for Level 1 must meet the following criteria:

Judges who wish to be considered for testing for Level 2 must meet the following criteria:

TRAVEL

We do not provide travel or hotel sponsorship for floor judges at our Open Weekends. Information on room blocks and local hotels will be located in the Event Fact Sheet as it becomes available.

Staff Members

Name Level Region Role
Paul Baranay
Level 5 (Judge Foundry) USA - Northeast Floor Judge
Dan Collins
Level 5 (Judge Foundry) USA - Northeast Floor Judge
Abraham Corson
Level 5 (Judge Foundry) USA - Midatlantic Floor Judge
Nicola DiPasquale
Level 3 (Judge Academy) Japan Floor Judge
Raymond Fong
Level 3 (UK Magic Officials) United Kingdom, Ireland, and South Africa Floor Judge
Jonah Kellman
Level 3 (Judge Academy) USA - Northeast Floor Judge
Eric Smith
Level 3 (Judge Academy) USA - Northeast Head Judge
Patrick Vorbroker
Level 3 (Judge Academy) USA - Midatlantic Staff
Christopher Cahill
Level 2 (Judge Academy) USA - Northeast Floor Judge
Mani Cavalieri
Level 2 (Judge Academy) USA - Northeast Head Judge
Chase Culpon
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) USA - Northeast Floor Judge
Adam Eidelsafy
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) USA - Northeast Floor Judge
Ben Eldridge
Level 2 (Judge Academy) USA - Northeast Floor Judge
Charles Featherer
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) USA - Northeast Floor Judge
Benjamin Harris
Level 2 (Judge Academy) USA - Midatlantic Floor Judge
Sam Nathanson
Level 2 (Judge Academy) USA - Northeast Floor Judge
Philip Phelps
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) USA - Midatlantic Floor Judge
Tate Prodigalidad
Level 2 (Judge Academy) USA - Northeast Floor Judge
Andre Tepedino
Level 2 (International Judge Program) Brazil Floor Judge
Mike Noss
Level 1 (Judge Academy) USA - Northeast Scorekeeper
Steve Peterman
Level 1 (Judge Academy) USA - Midatlantic Staff
Liz Richardson
Level 1 (Judge Academy) USA - Midatlantic Staff
Kali Anderson
Uncertified USA - Midatlantic Staff
Katie Bishop
Uncertified USA - Northeast Floor Judge
Matt Braddock
Uncertified USA - Midatlantic Floor Judge
Star City Games
Uncertified USA - Midatlantic Tournament Organizer
Io Hughto
Uncertified USA - Pacific Northwest Head Judge
Anthony Hullings
Uncertified USA - Northeast Floor Judge
James Kerr
Uncertified USA - Midatlantic Floor Judge
AJ Kerrigan
Uncertified USA - Northeast Floor Judge
Abby Kraycar
Uncertified USA - Midatlantic Floor Judge
Jon-Michael LaGray
Uncertified USA - Midatlantic Floor Judge
Quintin Mirick
Uncertified USA - Northeast Floor Judge
Vincent Roscioli
Uncertified USA - Midatlantic Floor Judge
Ilan Seid-Green
Uncertified USA - Northeast Floor Judge
Sara Sukenik
Uncertified USA - Northeast Floor Judge
Zak Whyte
Uncertified USA - Southeast Floor Judge