Star City Games Open Weekend: Richmond

Organizer: Jared Sylva
Judge manager: Riki Hayashi
Event type: Star City Games Tour
REL: Competitive
Format: Mixed Formats
Event date(s): Feb. 1, 2020-Feb. 2, 2020
Location: Richmond, Virginia, United States
Venue: GREATER RICHMOND CONVENTION CENTER
403 N 3rd St
Richmond, VA 23219
5407674263
Applications accepted through: Dec. 30, 2019

Event Information

Welcome!
Thank you for your interest in joining us at Star City Games Open Weekend: Richmond. 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: Shawn Doherty - Level 3
Modern Classic Head Judge: Nataniel Bael - Level 2
Pioneer Classic Head Judge: Adam Eidelsafy - Level 2
Standard Classic Head Judge: Philippe Monlevade - Level 2
Rules Enforcement Level: Competitive
 

EXPECTATIONS

Judges at Star City Games 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.
 
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 Star City Games Open Weekend will be provided a blue 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 Star City Games 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.
Star City Games uses Historical Judge Levels as of September 30, 2019. 
 
  • 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 at the first event that they work every season.
 
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, 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, December 30th, 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, January 3rd, 2020.
 
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
Shawn Doherty
Level 5 (Judge Foundry) USA - Midatlantic Head Judge
Pedro Mathies Vilela
Level 4 (International Judge Program) Brazil Floor Judge
Ward Warren
Level 4 (Judge Foundry) USA - Midatlantic Staff
Garrison Fogt
Level 3 (Judge Foundry) USA - South Central Floor Judge
Jonah Kellman
Level 3 (Judge Academy) USA - Northeast Appeals Judge
Beau
Level 2 (Judge Academy) USA - Midatlantic Floor Judge
Johnpaul Adams
Level 2 (Judge Academy) USA - Midatlantic Staff
Christian Aguilar
Level 2 (Judge Academy) USA - Northeast Floor Judge
Sylvan Desjardins
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) USA - Southwest Floor Judge
Adam Eidelsafy
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) USA - Northeast Head Judge
Walter Emmitt
Level 2 (Judge Academy) USA - South Central Floor Judge
May Flowers
Level 2 (Judge Academy) USA - Midatlantic Floor Judge
Matthew Fox
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) USA - Plains Team Lead
William Hodge
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) USA - Midatlantic Floor Judge
Jonathan Holland
Level 2 (Judge Academy) USA - South Central Floor Judge
Nathan Horne
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) USA - Midatlantic Floor Judge
Sam Lewis
Level 2 (Judge Academy) USA - Pacific West Team Lead
Sean Linkous
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) USA - Midatlantic Staff
Philippe Monlevade
Level 2 (International Judge Program) Brazil Head Judge
Ada Park
Level 2 (Judge Academy) USA - Southeast Floor Judge
Jack Pullman
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) USA - Midatlantic Floor Judge
Meg Rickman
Level 2 (Judge Academy) USA - Midatlantic Floor Judge
David Rockwood
Level 2 (Judge Academy) USA - Southeast Floor Judge
Christopher Selby
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) USA - South Central Floor Judge
Tyrik Strachan
Level 2 (Judge Academy) USA - Midatlantic Floor Judge
Josh Garcia-Cotter
Level 1 (Judge Academy) USA - Midatlantic Staff
Cody Hamlet
Level 1 (Judge Academy) USA - Midatlantic Floor Judge
Steve Peterman
Level 1 (Judge Academy) USA - Midatlantic Staff
John Vorderbrueggen
Level 1 (Judge Foundry) USA - Midatlantic Staff
Talia Bael
Uncertified USA - Northeast Head Judge
Star City Games
Uncertified USA - Midatlantic Tournament Organizer
Riki Hayashi
Uncertified USA - Midatlantic Judge Manager
Frank Rodriguez
Uncertified USA - Midatlantic Floor Judge
Logan Vanover
Uncertified USA - Midatlantic Floor Judge