Magic Spotlight: The Hobbit

Organizer: Let's Play Games
Judge manager: Tom Wood
Event type: Convention
REL: Regular
Format: Modern
Event date(s): Aug. 28, 2026-Aug. 30, 2026
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Venue: Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
Grey St, South Brisbane QLD 4101
Applications accepted through: May 13, 2026

Event Information

Come join us in Brisbane, where we will need an excellent team of Judges for our first Spotlight event! 
All Judges are expected to have a working knowledge of the MIPG, MTR, and JAR.
All Judges must be certified by a Judge Association listed in JudgeApps, or have adequate Large Event experience.

All staff must be prepared to sign a contract with Let's Play Games. If you would like an example copy of the contract, please email tom.wood.judge@gmail.com

Compensation per day:

Floor Judge: $30 AUD/hr (Approx $300 for a 10 hour shift)
Lead Judge: $40 AUD/hr (Approx $400 for a 10 hour shift)

Travel Stipend:

Outside Brisbane (Requiring accomodation/flights): $200 AUD
Outside Australia: $500 AUD

If you are selected as Standby you will receive 1x Free Entry into the event of your choice (Excluding Main Event) for the days you are standby. You will be expected to be at or close by (15min or less) the event venue from 9am - Midday each day to allow for activation. Please do not apply at Standby unless you are okay with that outcome.

Additionally we are also looking for people to assist in setting up and packing up:

EXAMPLE COMPENSATION:

I am a Judge from Malaysia. I work 10 hours per day as a floor judge for all 3 days. I help with set up and pack up for 8 hours total.
I will receive:
$30x 30 Hours = $900 AUD (Floor Judge)
$500 Travel Stipend
$30x 8 Hours = $240 AUD (Setup / Packup)
Total = $1640 AUD

Conference & Dinner

There will be a conference at the venue location after setup, ~2PM
There will be a Staff Dinner on the Thursday night hosted by Let's Play Games

If you have any questions regarding this event please email glenn@letsplaygames.com.au (Tournament Organiser) or tom.wood.judge@gmail.com (Judge Manager)

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
Brook Gardner-Durbin
Level 5 Judge (Judge Foundry) USA - Great Lakes Floor Judge
Fabian Peck
Level 5 Judge (Oceanic Judge Association) Australia and New Zealand Appeals Judge
Tom Wood
Level 5 Judge (Oceanic Judge Association) Australia and New Zealand Staff
John Reuben Ferrer
Level 4 Judge (International Judge Program) Asia Floor Judge
Damien Berry
Level 2 Judge (Oceanic Judge Association) Australia and New Zealand Floor Judge
Niall Bole
Level 2 Judge (Oceanic Judge Association) Australia and New Zealand Scorekeeper
Tomas Daniel
Level 2 Judge (Oceanic Judge Association) Australia and New Zealand Scorekeeper
Rhianna Milton
Level 2 Judge (Oceanic Judge Association) Australia and New Zealand Floor Judge
Donald Sutherland
Level 2 Judge (Oceanic Judge Association) Australia and New Zealand Scorekeeper
Ryan Welson
Level 2 Judge (Oceanic Judge Association) Australia and New Zealand Floor Judge
Matteo Mascelloni
Level 1 Judge (Oceanic Judge Association) Australia and New Zealand Floor Judge