This thread is for discussing the article Head Judging a PPTQ by Aruna Prem Bianzino

*NOTE- this article was originally and erroneously credited solely to another author.

Edited Evan Cherry (March 20, 2015 03:39:55 PM)

Just an update to the new pool registration procedure.
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If the event is sealed, your announcement should also include:

If all players received product
Instructions on how to list the card pool, like “First write your name, surname, and DCI number under ‘player who registers the pool.’ Now you can sort cards by color and alphabetically. Mark the cards in the ‘total’ column. Mark also the foil basic lands. At the end you should have listed 84 cards. You have 20 minutes to list the pool. When you finish, please remain seated!!”
Instructions for the swap (at swap time), like: “set the cards in a single pile, wrap it with the list and close it with the rubber band. Pass your pool to…”
Instructions for the deck building, like “First write your name, surname, and DCI number under “player who uses the deck”, and your table number on the list. Mark the cards that you will play in the “played” column, and remember to list also the basic lands!! You have 30 minutes to register your deck. When you finish, please bring the list to…”.

should read something like:

If the event is sealed, your announcement should also include:

If all players received product
Instructions on who is going to be player A and player B, how to open and check the pool with the player seating in front (this may include sorting cards by color) and how to switch the pool for registration
Instructions on how to list the card pool, like “First write your name, surname, and DCI number under ‘player who registers the pool.’ Now mark the cards in the ‘total’ column. Mark also the foil basic lands. At the end you should have listed 84 cards. You have 20 minutes to list the pool. When you finish, please remain seated!!”
Instructions for returning the pool to its owner (after registration)
Instructions for the deck building, like “First write your name, surname, and DCI number under “player who uses the deck”, and your table number on the list. Mark the cards that you will play in the “played” column, and remember to list also the basic lands!! You have 30 minutes to register your deck. When you finish, please bring the list to…”.

A great article with important points. Thanks for it.

Just a note that the WPN-oficially-recommended threshold for 2 judges is 33 players.

http://wpn.wizards.com/en/faq/how-many-judges-should-i-have-my-gpt-or-pptq

The actual threshold changes on a country base, but in the international blog it will certainly be better to indicate the WPN official recommendation! Thank you for signaling it!

I've updated the article to reflect Aruna's suggestions for the updated procedure. Thanks!

Thank you Evan!