The Logistical Quirks of Large Tournaments
Some basic data that might be handy for people to know in the wake of Grand Prix – Richmond (and any future large tournaments). Some basic ground rules before I get started, though: 1) Much of this...
View ArticlePapers, Please
Riki has done his usual insightful job summing up his experience running one of the Paper teams at Grand Prix – Richmond. I shall do my usual job having unsolicited opinions on said summation. First of...
View ArticleThe Critical Path (Dispatches from Phoenix)
At dinner on Saturday at Grand Prix – Phoenix, a few of the older and more seasoned judges were doing some informal debriefing (read: ranting) and at some point, I was referring to the critical path...
View ArticleAs the Round Turns …
It’s Pro Tour – Journey into Nyx from Atlanta, and we’ve just finished Round 9. Which, as it turns out, is the first round of the second draft as opposed to the last round of the second draft. Awkward....
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What Happened?
There’s a crowd of people sitting around table 243, including a pair of judges. Things seem a bit tense, understandably so, as a few minutes ago, a little bit of sloppiness in communication lead to a...
View ArticleThat Happened
Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah the “DCIR doesn’t include the most recent round’s points in the new pairings if you pair too quickly” bug makes me want to punch myself in the kidney. That and our connection to...
View ArticleThe Checklist
All right … now that things are a little less frantic, let’s turn that last post into something with more useful content. First of all, some context on what happened. When DCI Reporter takes in the...
View ArticleAnticipation
It’s Saturday at Pro Tour – Magic 2015. Rich Hagon comes walking up to the scorekeeping desk. What do you do? You don’t actually notice until he arrives and starts talking to you. Not surprising,...
View ArticleAnatomy of a Penalty
This morning, I was reading a post on a Grand Prix forum from a relatively new judge wondering about how to fill out a penalty properly at a high-level event that uses DCI Reporter. It wasn’t until I...
View ArticleMore Goldberg, Less Rube
By all accounts, Grand Prix Los Angeles got off to a rocky start. @BenKrantzStudio asks, “Why is there a HUGE line for byes check in for #GPLA?” Interesting question. OK. Well, the question as posed is...
View ArticleAMA – Judge Foils Edition
Hey, judges – we’ve got a special opportunity for you to ask a vendor everything you ever wanted to know about how they buy judge foils. What are your questions? I tried to sell my Avacyn, Angel of...
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