M19 I'm Board Prerelease

C-C-C-Coooooorrrrrreeeee Set! Magic is going back to basics, and we're looking forward to a great weekend of prereleases at I'm Board. But we can't make those events happen without a great slate of judges.  

Listed below are the events we will be running that weekend, along with when registration starts, when the event starts, and when the call time will be. Call times are before registration begins to ensure judge(s) can get whatever prep work is required done to make their event successful.

July 7th - Midnight Sealed, Cap 32. (Reg at 11pm Friday, July 6th, start at 12am Saturday, call time 10:30pm Friday, July 6th)

July 7th - Saturday AM Sealed, Cap 60 (Reg at 10am, start at 11am, call time 9:45am)

July 7th - Saturday PM 2HG, Cap 48 (Reg at 4pm, start at 5pm, call time 3:45pm)

July 8th - Sunday AM Sealed, Cap 60 (Reg at 10am, start at 11am, call time 9:45am)

July 8th - Sunday PM 2HG, Cap 48 (Reg at 4pm, start at 5pm, call time 3:45pm)

Compensation for head judging these events will be 1.25 packs per player in the event you head-judged, to be paid on M19 launch day (July 13th). You also have the option of taking your compensation in store credit at a rate of $3.00 store credit per booster pack.

Our numbers for the Saturday and Sunday AM shifts have been going up, so we are adding a standby floor judge to those two events.  That person will be activited if more than 40 people sign up for their respective event. In that case, a half pack per player will be added to the judge comp pool, and the HJ and FJ will divide the pool, with the HJ recieving 2/3 and the FJ recieving 1/3. Floor judging a prerelease is a great oppurtunity for a newer judge to get mentorship and experience handling events beyond the FNM level. If the FJ is not needed, that person can play in that event for free, to thank you for being available, helping during set-up, etc. 

Additionally, the smaller cap on the Midnight Sealed event comes with an additional perk - you are encouraged to play and judge this event, and you play in the event for free! Just keep it fair, keep it fun, and keep it moving along! And yes, this means all other events you will be required to full-time judge.

All judges will need to use WER for registering players, recording match results, and printing/cutting/distributing match slips. They will also need to use RTools to post the pairings and the round clock for their event. They are expected to perform whatever preparative tasks (such as getting the right kind of table numbers up, as they are different between sealed and 2HG) are necessary to make the room ready for their event. They are also expected to read the set release notes when they are available and come ready to answer player questions and promote a fun, educational, and positive experience for all of our players. 

Questions, comments, concerns, etc. can be directed to Matthew Westfox. Applications will be accepted through Wednesday, June 20th, and you should know whether or not you are staffed by Sunday, June 24th

(NOTE- Player caps may be raised for certain events, and there is flexiblity for each of those events, but will stay close to what is currently listed.)