Welcome!

Thank you for your interest in joining us at CommandFest Washington DC. 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 contact us at judge@starcitygames.com. We look forward to working with you!

EXPECTATIONS

As representatives of Star City Games, judges are expected to behave in a professional manner at all times. This includes interactions with players and staff, arriving on time, and wearing appropriate attire. Judges are expected to arrive no later than 9:00 am on each day they judge, and are expected to stay until the conclusion of the final Swiss Challenge event. If you anticipate being unable to arrive on time or needing to leave before 7:00 pm please include that information in your application.

Judges at this event will be provided a Star City Games 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.

Judges at this event are expected to prepare for by reviewing the Comprehensive Rules, Magic Tournament Rules, and Judging at Regular REL documents. These documents can be found at the WPN Document Center.

COMPENSATION

All judges will be required to sign an agreement for their work at CommandFest. Compensation will be in the form of a check provided at the end of your final shift of the weekend or mailed out following the event. International judges will receive their compensation in the form of a PayPal payment following 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.

Lead Judges will receive $450/day staffed. The Lead positions are as follows:

• Scheduled Challenge Lead - responsible for coordinating the launch and turnover of all Scheduled Swiss Challenge Events.
• On-Demand Lead - responsible for coordinating the launch, reporting, and prizing of all On-Demand Events.
• Rules/Floor Lead - responsible for monitoring and maintaining balanced floor coverage of events and being a goto rules expert for consultations.

Floor Judges will receive $250/day staffed.

Judges also receive an event playmat and deck box. 

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, Star City Games 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 within the previous year, will be asked to provide both the necessary information, and consent, required for Star City Games'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 Star City Games event.

The application window for this event will close at 11:59 PM Eastern time on Sunday, November 10th, 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, two, or three days. There are questions in the GoogleForm to indicate your preference, and requirements to attend, in your application.

Staff will be announced on or before Monday, November 18, 2019.

Information on room blocks and local hotels is located in the CommandFest DC website.