CommandFest Worcester

TJ Cafe & Games is now accepting applications for CommandFest Worcester, taking place on Friday, July 11, 2025 through Sunday, July 13, 2025, at the DCU Center in Worcester, MA!  We are accepting applications for the following positions:

• Floor Judge
• Judge Lead
• Scorekeeper

Applicants will be able to apply for 1-day, 2-day, or 3-day staffing.

Compensation and Travel Award

The base compensation rate for Floor Judge is $200.00 per day selected for this position.

The base compensation rate for both Judge Lead and Scorekeeper is $300.00 per day selected for this position.

Note that if you apply for and are selected to work some number of floor judge days in addition to some number of judge lead or scorekeeper days, those days worked will be paid at the corresponding rate.

In addition these base compensation rates, applications will have the option to apply for a travel award of either $25.00 or $50.00 per day worked, which will be intended to offset travel and/or hotel costs somewhat for each applicant, depending on their needs.  Applicants will be required to indicate the travel award rate requested, if any.  All travel awards will be paid to judges along with regular compensation after the event.

Scheduled Event Formats and Rules Enforcement Level

In addition to an expected heavy load of on-demand Commander Pod events, CommandFest Worcester will include a variety of both Commander-focused and non-Commander scheduled events.  CommandFest Worcester will be hosting both Standard and Modern Swiss-style events, and therefore judges with expertise and experience with these formats will be needed.

CommandFest Worcester will also be hosting a marquee cEDH $5k, taking place entirely on Saturday.

Most event play, including the cEDH event, will be run at Regular rules enforcement level.  Therefore, experience and proficiency with the with the JAR (Judging at Regular REL) is required for the Floor Judge and Judge lead positions.

Judge Shift Length

Staffing for both Friday and Saturday will involve both opening and closing judge shifts.  The opening judge shift start time is expected to be 09:30 AM EST, and the closing judge shift start time is expected to be 11:00 AM EST.  Both judge shifts are expected to be a little over 10 hours each.  Note that judge shift start times are subject to change.

Judge shifts will include a one hour lunch break, and additional break time as determined by the corresponding leads.

Tournament Software Used

Most events will be run using PlayerLink, including all On-Demand event play, and all scheduled Swiss events.  The cEDH event will be run using SpiceRack.gg.

Floor Judge Description

Accepted floor judges will be largely distributed into assisting with on-demand events, and assisting with scheduled side events.  On-demand event floor judges will be expected to seat and launch on demand events, and also to assist with result collection and prize distribution.  Scheduled side event judges will be expected to either head judge or floor judge one or more of these scheduled events, including any logistical or tournament operations tasks required by that event.

Both on-demand and scheduled sides floor judges will be expected to answer judge calls for both commander-themed and non-commander-themed events, provide general assistance to players, answer rules questions, and apply policy to matches as need.

Application Deadlines and Announcement Shedule

The application deadline is Saturday, June 14, with acceptances announced no later than Saturday, June 21.  We expect to announce first-round application acceptances by Saturday, May 31.

Note: As you are not on staff for this event, some users may be hidden from the staff list, in accordance with their privacy settings. You can always see the full staff list if you are either part of the staff yourself, or otherwise, after the event is over.