Happy new year! After a short break at the end of 2015, we're back.

Here's our first tournament report highlight for 2016!

This week on The Battlefield Forge:

Christopher Cahill has a report from a recent Legacy Open, and looks back at some of the situations that occurred, specifically, one where a mistake was made, and the importance of owing up to it.

Owning Your Mistakes – SCG Open Somerset

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This week on The Battlefield Forge:

Ernst Jan Plugge decided to focus on personal growth over GP Brussels 2015. Read about how he wanted to be able to stay calm and in control when things get chaotic and hectic, and his advice on how you can do exactly that!

Of Star-Crossed Lovers and Evil Giraffes (GP Brussels Nov 13-15 2015)

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This week on The Battlefield Forge:

Charlotte Sable writes about the challenges faced when judging in an environment that is different than what you are used to, specifically, the dangers of subconsciously making assumptions and having to adapt to local culture and habits.

Mastering Legacy, or How I Learned to Question my Assumptions

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This week on The Battlefield Forge:

Eliana Rabinowitz had a fairly successful Oath of the Gatewatch Prerelease! She shares with us her experiences over the day, the logistical challenges she faced over the day and how to deal with them.

Logistical Adventures in Prereleases!

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This week on The Battlefield Forge:

Kentaro Guthrie goes over a busy launch day of tournaments, and shows that there's still many valuble lessons to be learned at all levels of events.

OGW Release Day at Hareruya

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This week on The Battlefield Forge:

Eric Paré has some great lessons to share with us from a Mana Deprived Super Series 3K event at Montreal, QC, Canada!

Mana Deprived Super Series 3K (Montreal, QC, Canada)

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This week on The Battlefield Forge:

Aruna Prem Bianzino gives us an indepth look at a recent PPTQ held in Madrid. Some excellent insights and rules questions await within.

PPTQ Metropolis Centre (Madrid, Spain) for PT Sydney 2016

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This week on The Battlefield Forge:

Christopher Wendelboe had a very eventful day at the SCG Regionals in Providence, RI on 2/6/2016. Read about the many logistical challenges he faces that day, the solutions, the lessons learned and more!

SCG Regionals – Providence, 2/6/2016

Also, Kevin Desprez wrote a tournament report recently - PT Atlanta Head Judge Report on his blog What's Up, Docs?

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This week on The Battlefield Forge:

Derek Barbee has some good advice and shares a couple of important lessons from GP Vancouver 2016. This report is a great read for newer L1s who wants to get used to large, competitive events; for experienced judges, this report has important points to share with judges you mentor.

GP Vancouver – Scheduled Sides

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This week on The Battlefield Forge:

Zak Turchansky talks about the importance and consequences of asking the right questions in two specific scenarios in this report. He shares the valuable lessons gained from them, and what you, the reader can gain from being careful about answering questions from players.

Asking the Right Questions

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This week on The Battlefield Forge:

Kyle Gorbski shares his experience from a rather eventful day of his in this well-written report. Read about the various scenarios Kyle encountered, how he dealt with them, and the important lessons learned!

A Day of Firsts — TR from SCG Tour: Louisville, Day One

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This week on The Battlefield Forge:

GP Washington DC 2016 was a huge eye-opening experience for Pakhawadee Palungwachira (who's better known as Miou)! Read about the special customized decklists for the event and the various scenarios she encountered that made it so memorable for her.

When a Thai Got Lost in the United States – (GP Washington DC 2016)

Also, Kevin Desprez wrote a tournament report recently - GP Detroit Appeals Judge Report on his blog What's Up, Docs?

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This week on The Battlefield Forge:

Joe Wiesenberg goes over a recent RPTQ where he was the head judge, in which he talks about some of the more interesting situations that came up. He went deep into an investigation that occurred in the finals, and that alone is very well worth reading.

RPTQ San Diego Head Judge Report

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This week on The Battlefield Forge:

Charles Featherer had an innovative solution to a problem he observed from a prior event, and it definitely made everyone's day better at GP Washington 2016's side events. Read all about it here!

GP Washington DC – ODE’s Tech Level-Up

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This week on The Battlefield Forge:

(L1) Herman Janssen jumped eagerly at the chance to judge a competitive REL event in Romania, excited to learn as much as he can on his road to Level 2. Read about how his day went and the valuable lessons learned!


MKM Trial Frankfurt (Le&Le Games – 19th March 2016)

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