StarCityGames.com Open Weekend: Dallas

Organizer: Jared Sylva
Judge manager: Riki Hayashi
Event type: Star City Games Tour
REL: Competitive
Format: Mixed Formats
Event date(s): Oct. 20, 2018-Oct. 21, 2018
Location: Fort Worth, Texas, United States
Venue: FORT WORTH CONVENTION CENTER
1201 Houston St
Hall D&E
Fort Worth, TX 76102
Applications accepted through: Sept. 17, 2018

Event Information

Welcome!
Thank you for your interest in joining us at StarCityGames.com Open Weekend: Dallas. 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: Meghan Baum - Level 3 
Modern Classic Head Judge: Erin Leonard - Level 2
Standard Classic Head Judge: Casey Brefka - Level 3
Rules Enforcement Level: Competitive
 
Note: For 2018, all applications for Open and Classic Head Judge positions will be part of the StarCityGames.com Tour Keystone Program.
 
EXPECTATIONS
Judges at StarCityGames.com 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 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 at the StarCityGames.com Open Weekend will be provided a StarCityGames.com 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 StarCityGames.com 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 will 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.
  • Level 1 Judges will receive $125/day staffed.
  • Level 2 Judges will receive $175/day staffed.
  • Level 3 Judges will receive $225/day staffed.
 
Judges receive an SCG Tour playmat matching the Open event format.
 
Judges can also apply for a Keystone position for this event, which includes the roles of Open Head Judge, Classic Head Judges, Saturday Side Events Lead, and L3 and L2 Floor Judges. For more information on Keystone, please read here (Link coming).

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, StarCityGames.com is required to perform annual 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 within the previous year, 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, September 17th, 2018. 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, September 21st, 2018.
 
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
Joe Klopchic
Level 5 (Judge Foundry) USA - Pacific Northwest Appeals Judge
Amanda Coots
Level 4 (Judge Foundry) USA - Southwest Team Lead
Ward Warren
Level 4 (Judge Foundry) USA - Midatlantic Staff
Michael Arrowsmith
Level 3 (Judge Foundry) USA - Northeast Floor Judge
Meg Baum
Level 3 (Judge Academy) USA - Great Lakes Head Judge
John Carter
Level 3 (Judge Academy) USA - Pacific Northwest Floor Judge
David Hibbs
Level 3 (Judge Foundry) USA - Southwest Floor Judge
John White
Level 3 (Judge Foundry) USA - Southwest Floor Judge
Johnpaul Adams
Level 2 (Judge Academy) USA - Midatlantic Staff
Dillon Matthew Baca
Level 2 (Judge Academy) USA - Southwest Floor Judge
Nathaniel Bass
Level 2 (Judge Academy) USA - South Central Floor Judge
Casey Brefka
Level 2 (Judge Academy) USA - South Central Head Judge
Zackary Cash
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) USA - Southwest Floor Judge
Jason Daniels
Level 2 (Judge Academy) USA - Southwest Floor Judge
Mikey Elwell
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) USA - Southwest Floor Judge
Tim Hardick
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) USA - Southwest Floor Judge
Erin Leonard
Level 2 (Judge Academy) USA - Southwest Head Judge
Sean Linkous
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) USA - Midatlantic Staff
Preston May
Level 2 (Judge Academy) USA - Southwest Floor Judge
Mitchell Nitz
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) USA - Southwest Floor Judge
Bel Robelen
Level 2 (Judge Academy) USA - Southwest Floor Judge
Brandon Cox
Level 1 (Judge Academy) USA - Southwest Floor Judge
Kyle Hilliar
Level 1 (Judge Academy) USA - Southwest Floor Judge
Steve Peterman
Level 1 (Judge Academy) USA - Midatlantic Staff
Brittain Porter
Level 1 (Judge Academy) USA - Southwest Floor Judge
Randolph Rozean
Level 1 (Judge Academy) USA - Southwest Floor Judge
Richard Tomblinson
Level 1 (Judge Foundry) USA - South Central Floor Judge
Sydney Townley
Level 1 (Judge Academy) USA - Midatlantic Floor Judge
Tad Treft
Level 1 (Judge Foundry) USA - Southwest Floor Judge
Kali Anderson
Uncertified USA - Midatlantic Staff
Alex Bell
Uncertified USA - Southwest Floor Judge
Jarrod Feight
Uncertified USA - Southwest Team Lead
Star City Games
Uncertified USA - Midatlantic Tournament Organizer
Cassie Hauschildt
Uncertified USA - Southwest Floor Judge
Ayrea Hurley
Uncertified USA - Southwest Scorekeeper
Brian Leonard
Uncertified USA - Southwest Floor Judge
Wesley Lowrey
Uncertified USA - Southwest Floor Judge
April Miller
Uncertified USA - Midatlantic Staff
Travis Savage
Uncertified USA - Southwest Floor Judge
Richard Spicer
Uncertified USA - Southwest Floor Judge
Mark Vasquez
Uncertified USA - Southwest Floor Judge