Hello everyone!

On behalf of the team behind project “How To Guides”, I would like to invite you all to the new “How To Guides”-blog! Within our archives you’ll find handy guides that will tell you how to perform various judge-related tasks.

https://blogs.magicjudges.org/howto/

The blog content is produced by the project with the same name. We're set on producing more handy How To Guides in the future, and we hope you find these guides informative.

Cheers!

Have you ever wondered what you need to think about when playing and judging at the same time? Our “How to Play and Judge at the Same Time”-guide will give you useful hints and tips on when you can play and judge at the same time, as well as what you should do when taking calls from players or in your own match!

Click here to learn more - How to Play and Judge at the Same Time

Edited Lars Harald Nordli (April 23, 2019 06:08:39 AM)

Thanks you for all these guides who are very usefull for me as a rookie judge.
The format is clear and very well adapted. The english is not too formal so even my poors skills in translation can understand.
Again thanks to you and all the peoples behind these guides.:D

So you’ve judged a tournament and had a blast, and now you want to write a tournament report. What is a good way to write a tournament report? Our How To Write a Tournament Report gives you some hints to make an educational and fun tournament report to share with other judges!

Click here to learn more - How to Write a Tournament Report

A big thanks to Tobias Vyseri from the team for the original article and example report.

Edited Lars Harald Nordli (April 25, 2019 07:01:48 AM)

When cards become marked, either by accident or through malice, players can gain information they aren’t otherwise entitled to. In this guide, we will discuss what constitutes a marked card, how to spot them, and the penalties and fixes associated with any problems you might find.

Click here to learn more - How To Spot Marked Cards


Guide written by Charlie Ann Page. Reviewed by Eli Meyer.