StarCityGames.com Open Weekend: Dallas

Organizer: Jared Sylva
Judge manager: Riki Hayashi
Event type: Star City Games Tour
REL: Competitive
Format: Mixed Formats
Event date(s): Aug. 31, 2019-Sept. 1, 2019
Location: Dallas, Texas, United States
Venue: FORT WORTH CONVENTION CENTER
1201 Houston St
Exhibit Hall E&F
Fort Worth, TX 76102
Applications accepted through: July 29, 2019

Event Information

Welcome!
Thank you for your interest in joining us at StarCityGames.com Open Weekend: Dallas. 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

Modern Open Head Judge: Joe Klopchic - Level 3
Modern Classic Head Judge: Daniel Lee - Level 3
Standard Classic Head Judge: Sam Lewis - Level 2
Rules Enforcement Level: Competitive
 
Note: For 2019, all applications for Open and Classic Head Judge positions will be part of the StarCityGames.com Tour Keystone Program.
 

EXPECTATIONS

Judges at StarCityGames.com Open Weekend 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 certified representatives of the Magic Judge Program, judges are expected to behave in a professional manner at all times. Judges are expected to arrive on time and in appropriate attire to begin judging at the start of their assigned shifts.
 
Judges are expected to arrive no later than 9:00 am on Saturday, and 8:30 am on Sunday, and those on a Full Shift are expected to stay until the conclusion of the Swiss rounds. If you anticipate being unable to arrive on time or needing to leave before 7:00 pm please include that information in your application.
 
NEW: Judges can also apply to work a Partial Shift on Saturday and/or Sunday. These shifts have the same morning call time as above and last 6 hours with a 1-hour lunch break. The end times for the shifts are Saturday: 3:00pm; Sunday: 2:30pm with some flexibility depending on the specific needs of the event(s).
 
Judges at the StarCityGames.com Open Weekend 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

All judges will be required to sign an agreement for their work at a StarCityGames.com Open Weekend. Compensation will be in the form of a check, which will be provided at the end of your final shift of the weekend or mailed out after the event. International judges can choose to receive their compensation in the form of a PayPal payment after the event. Judges will be required to fill out a valid W-9 (domestic) or W-8 BEN (international) US tax form in order to receive their compensation.
 
  • Level 1 Judges will receive $125/day staffed for a Full Shift and $65/day staffed for a Partial Shift.
  • Level 2 Judges will receive $175/day staffed for a Full Shift and $90/day staffed for a Partial Shift.
  • Level 3 Judges will receive $225/day staffed for a Full Shift and $115/day staffed for a Partial Shift.
 
Judges receive an SCG Tour playmat matching the Open event format (judge's choice for Team Opens).
 
Judges can also apply for a Keystone position for this event, which includes the roles of Open Head Judge, Open Support Judge, Classic Head Judges, Saturday Side Events Lead, Unified Deck Checks Lead, and L3 and L2 Floor Judges. For more information on Keystone, please read here.

HOW TO APPLY

In addition to submitting an application ("Apply Now!" at the top of the page), we ask that all applicants complete a GoogleForm with additional questions. Applications without either of a completed GoogleForm response or a Judgeapps application will not be considered.
As per the Wizards Play Network (WPN) policy posted in the Magic Rules and Documents, StarCityGames.com is required to perform background checks on all public facing staff, including judges, contracted to work at our events. After event applications close, but before staff selection, all judges who have not already done so, will be asked to provide both the necessary information, and consent, required for StarCityGames.com's third-party organization to conduct a background check. Please note that these forms must be completed and returned by their respective deadline(s) if you wish to be considered for a contracted judge position at a StarCityGames.com event.
If your judge level is not currently correct on JudgeApps when you apply please mention this in your application and ask the person who tested you to update this before the application window closes.
The application window for this event will close at 11:59 PM Eastern time on Monday, July 29th, 2019. 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.
 
Due to staff needs, judges may be accepted for one or two days. There are questions in the GoogleForm to indicate your preference, and requirements to attend, in your application.
 
Staff for this event will be announced on or before Friday, August 2nd, 2019.
 
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
Brook Gardner-Durbin
Level 5 (Judge Foundry) USA - Great Lakes Floor Judge
Joe Klopchic
Level 5 (Judge Foundry) USA - Pacific Northwest Head Judge
Daniel Lee
Level 5 (Judge Foundry) USA - Pacific West Head Judge
Amanda Coots
Level 4 (Judge Foundry) USA - Southwest Team Lead
Ward Warren
Level 4 (Judge Foundry) USA - Midatlantic Staff
John Carter
Level 3 (Judge Academy) USA - Pacific Northwest Floor Judge
Garrison Fogt
Level 3 (Judge Foundry) USA - South Central Floor Judge
Andrew Villarrubia
Level 3 (Judge Foundry) USA - South Central Floor Judge
John White
Level 3 (Judge Foundry) USA - Southwest Floor Judge
Nicholas Zitomer
Level 3 (Judge Academy) USA - Southeast Appeals Judge
Johnpaul Adams
Level 2 (Judge Academy) USA - Midatlantic Staff
Dillon Matthew Baca
Level 2 (Judge Academy) USA - Southwest Floor Judge
Jordon Berkley
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) USA - Southwest Floor Judge
Zackary Cash
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) USA - Southwest Floor Judge
Jason Daniels
Level 2 (Judge Academy) USA - Southwest Team Lead
Joseph Dunlap
Level 2 (Judge Academy) USA - Southwest Floor Judge
Mikey Elwell
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) USA - Southwest Floor Judge
Kyle Evans
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) USA - Southwest Floor Judge
Kade Goforth
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) USA - Southwest Floor Judge
Jonathan Holland
Level 2 (Judge Academy) USA - South Central Floor Judge
Erin Leonard
Level 2 (Judge Academy) USA - Southwest Floor Judge
Sam Lewis
Level 2 (Judge Academy) USA - Pacific West Head Judge
Sean Linkous
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) USA - Midatlantic Staff
Ian Murillo
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) USA - Southwest Floor Judge
Mitchell Nitz
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) USA - Southwest Floor Judge
Bel Robelen
Level 2 (Judge Academy) USA - Southwest Floor Judge
David Rockwood
Level 2 (Judge Academy) USA - Southeast Floor Judge
Gary Roland
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) USA - South Central Floor Judge
Skarlet Shuplat
Level 2 (Judge Academy) USA - Southeast Floor Judge
Brandon Cox
Level 1 (Judge Academy) USA - Southwest Floor Judge
Josh Garcia-Cotter
Level 1 (Judge Academy) USA - Midatlantic Staff
Alex Huebner
Level 1 (Judge Academy) USA - Southwest Floor Judge
Steve Peterman
Level 1 (Judge Academy) USA - Midatlantic Staff
Brandon Snyder
Level 1 (Judge Foundry) USA - Southwest Floor Judge
Richard Tomblinson
Level 1 (Judge Foundry) USA - South Central Floor Judge
Sydney Townley
Level 1 (Judge Academy) USA - Midatlantic Scorekeeper
Randi Weaver
Level 1 (Judge Academy) USA - Southwest Floor Judge
Star City Games
Uncertified USA - Midatlantic Tournament Organizer
Riki Hayashi
Uncertified USA - Midatlantic Staff
Brian Leonard
Uncertified USA - Southwest Floor Judge
Tanner Sorensen
Uncertified USA - Southwest Floor Judge
Mark Vasquez
Uncertified USA - Southwest Floor Judge