The Encounter @ Blue Ridge Showdown

Organizer: Appalachian Gaming League
Judge manager: David Henderson
Event type: Convention
REL: Regular
Format: Competitive EDH
Event date(s): Dec. 13, 2025-Dec. 14, 2025
Location: Hickory, North Carolina, United States
Venue: Hickory Metro Convention Center
13th Avenue Drive Southeast
Hickory, NC USA
Applications accepted through: Nov. 29, 2025

Event Information

The Encounter is a competitive TEDH 10k that will scale in prizing based on participation. It is the main event of the Blue Ridge Showdown convention. The convention features other card games, video games, board games, and more. 

We are currently looking for two floor judges and multiple standby judges. The details are below.

Floor Judge (2 -day) $200/day

Standby: Free entry if not activated, $200/day worked if asked to be on staff.

Judges should come ready to work and dressed professionally. Attire for this event is a branded judge shirt, black bottoms, and comfortable, safe shoes. Please do not wear any other TO branded attire. If a judge shirt is not available, a business casual black top is acceptable. 

This event is held at competitive rules enforcement level using the multiplayer addendum found at https://mtgmta.notion.site/mtgmta . Judges should be comfortable and familiar with this document. In your cover letter, tell us a bit about you and your experience with TEDH in general. We look forward to working with you. It's going to be a great event!

 

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Staff Members

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.

Name Level Region Role
David Henderson
Level 1 Judge (Judge Foundry) USA - Southeast Head Judge