PPTQ/Super IQ $2k Weekend at Victory Comics

Organizer: Victory Comics
Judge manager: John Brian McCarthy
Event type: Preliminary Pro Tour Qualifier
REL: Competitive
Format: Mixed Formats
Event date(s): April 18, 2015-April 19, 2015
Location: Falls Church, Virginia, United States
Venue: Victory Comics
586 S. Washington St.
Falls Church, VA 22046
Applications accepted through: March 21, 2015

Event Information

Thank you for your interest in Victory Comic's biggest Magic weekend of the quarter!

We are looking for a number of judges to make the events this weekend a success, including floor judges and scorekeepers.

Format

Saturday, April 18: Standard Pre-Pro Tour Qualifier with $1,000 prize pool, and a Standard Grand Prix Trial for GP Las Vegas

Sunday, April 19: Modern StarCityGames.com Super Invitational Qualifier with $1,000 prize pool

All weekend long: On-demand $10 drafts

Compensation

Judges on staff, including activated standby judges, will receive their choice of one booster box of any in-print set or $135 in store credit per day worked, plus lunch. Judges on standby who are not activated will receive free entry into the event.

Expectations

Judges are expected to be on-site, in judge uniform, at 10:30 am on each day they will be working. Seatings for the player meeting will be posted at 11:00 am, so if you are running late, please call the store so we can be prepared. Most judges will be released at the end of swiss rounds, but you may be asked to help cover quarterfinals or side events.

Judges are expected to be familiar with the IPG, MTR and Comp Rules, including any updates with the release of Dragons of Tarkir.

If you do not have a Magic Judge shirt, please wear a black long-sleeve dress shirt - we may have a shirt in your size available to borrow for the day.

Standby

At our previous $2k weekend, we were near the threshold for needing an additional judge each day. As a result, we have one standby slots available for each day. Standby judges will be activated if the player count exceeds 64 players, and will be released at the end of swiss rounds. Standby judges should be on-site by 10:30 am prepared to work the event; if you are not needed as a judge, you will be given free entry to play in the event instead. If we lend you a deck to play in the event, you probably want to count it before registering it.

Testing

L1 testing will be available at this event.

Application Guidelines

Staffing for this event will by a mix of level one and level two judges. L1s on staff will be expected to have a strong knowledge of the IPG - preference will be given to L1s who are nearing completion of their L2 checklist. We are also looking for a scorekeeper for Saturday - please note in your application if you have experience scorekeeping large Comp REL events.

If you have questions about the event, please contact John Brian McCarthy at johnbrian@gmail.com or 262.204.7669.

Staff Members

Name Level Region Role
John Brian McCarthy
Level 5 Judge (Judge Foundry) USA - Midatlantic Head Judge
Michael Sell
Level 1 Judge (Judge Foundry) USA - Midatlantic Floor Judge
Matt Braddock
Uncertified USA - Midatlantic Scorekeeper
Jaime D'Agostino
Uncertified USA - Midatlantic Standby
Jon-Michael LaGray
Uncertified USA - Midatlantic Floor Judge
Rebecca Lawrence
Uncertified USA - Midatlantic Standby
Ian Malcolm
Uncertified USA - Midatlantic Floor Judge
Erik Morton
Uncertified USA - Midatlantic Scorekeeper
Josh Parker
Uncertified USA - Midatlantic Floor Judge