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A Magic Judge’s Most Useful Podcast

  1. SEP 29

    JudgeCast #356 - So you're an L1, now what?

    The L1 certification process is relatively straightforward. Mix up some rules, sift in a light dusting of policy, bake for a couple of prereleases weekend at 70% of 25 questions on an exam, and BAM you're now an L1. But as a new L1, you might be wondering, now what? Join Bryan, Charles, and Marcos as we discuss a list of things new L1s often ask after they pass their exam, or should ask, but don't know that they should. We discuss: - Finding other judges- How to find other events outside your LGS - How to apply to those events- What your responsibility is now to the Magic community- What is a "purple fox"- And other topics that your mentor might have forgot to tell you. Social Media LinksJoin JudgeCast on our Discord server! https://discord.gg/hQd48guKFRJudgeCast: BlueSky - @Judgecast.bsky.social / Twitter: @JudgeCastBryan: BlueSky - @Bprill.bluesky.socialCharles: BlueSky - @MTGDad.bsky.socialMarcos: BlueSky - @MJ6Music.bsky.social / Twitter @MJ6Music CreditsIntro & Outro Music: "Seed" by Carbon Leaf. Used with permission. @carbonleafofficial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxDb4ydae50

    1h 57m

  2. SEP 14

    JudgeCast #355 - Get Me Release Notes of Spider-Man!

    Thwip! Is your Peter-tingle tingling? Join Bryan and Marcos as we web-sling across the JudgeCast-verse and bring back former host CJ Shrader for a stroll down his least favorite of all episode types, the Release Notes episode. We spend nearly 90 minutes talking about mechanics and interactions to get you ready for prerelease weekend, while we weave a web of non-sequiturs and references to 10 year old episodes. If you want to know how Spider-ham works, go listen somewhere else, but if you want to understand some of the details of web-slinging or transforming modal double-faced cards, listen up. With great power comes great content. Release Notes: https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/feature/spider-man-release-notes

    1h 46m

  3. AUG 28

    JudgeCast #354 CR entries that support a single card

    Join Bryan, Charles, and Marcos as we talk entries in the comprehensive rules, and not just any rule entries. These rule entries support a single unique Magic Card, and there are more of them than you might think. Sure, you might realize that Shahrazad requires unique rules, but did you realize that Zack Fair also does? Did you even know there was a card named Zack Fair? Although I can't say we fully researched this ourselves. This episode was made possible by the Scryfall tagger project, where folks can tag individual cards based on whatever criteria they want. Scryfall tags are maintained by a community of dedicated fans, and we appreciate their efforts, as it served as a starting point for this episode.If you have ever read a CR entry and wondered just when and where this rule is used, then this might be the episode for you. https://tagger.scryfall.com/tags/card/unique-cr-reference

    1h 56m

  4. AUG 16

    JudgeCast #353 - Commander at your LGS

    Join Bryan, Charles, and Marcos as we talk about Commander. But guys, we already know about Commander, there are a billion podcasts and YouTube series focusing on Commander. What do you provide that's new?Well, while we do discuss the rules, its not the focus of the episode. Instead we talk about how to foster Commander at your store, things to consider if you want to run a commander event, and even how to seat players in a 4 person pod when your software will only match folks for 1v1. We discuss pitfalls of trying to run a "Bracket 3 Tournament", and what would happen if you do a bracket 4 tournament. We also talk about cEDH Competitive Rules enforcement tournaments. Come for the tournament logistics, stay for Bryan's rant about proxies.

    1h 40m

  5. AUG 3

    JudgeCast #352 - Who Judge Manages the Judge Manager

    Judges, I'm not a Renton serial villain. Do you seriously think I'd post a job application if there remained the slightest chance of you affecting its outcome? I did it thirty-five minutes ago.Join Bryan, Charles, and Marcos as we go over something so small from the outside that caught the Magic Judge Community by surprise: A Hasbro job posting for a Magic Judge Program Manager. We speculate on motivation while we discuss our hopes and fears and work through some anger issues in real time. Will this lead to a renaissance of MTG Judging? Will this be a mutually beneficial relationship, or is it blatant attempt by WotC to seize control? Will the community they abandoned welcome them back as liberators, or will they be ignored? We spend an hour discussing these questions before settling on: "We don't know". Join us in our uncertainty. Hasbro Job Posting: https://jobs.hasbro.com/job/Renton-Manager%2C-Magic-Judge-Program-Wash/1309319400/

    1h 16m

  6. JUL 21

    JudgeCast #351 – Edge of Eternities Release Notes

    Join Bryan, Charles, Marcos and possibly Zorak and Moltar as we discuss the newest MTG set, Edge of Eternities. We discuss the new station mechanic, as well as warp, void, landers, and so many other terms you might think we were talking about a Protoss rush.We go over specific cards and interactions you might run into at your prerelease.

    1h 39m

  7. JUL 3

    JudgeCast #350 - Loops

    Join Bryan, Charles, and Marcos as we celebrate our 350th episode by doing...literally nothing special. We discuss one of the least understood and least celebratory aspects of Magic; Loops. We talk about how to recognize a loop and what to do when you have dueling loops. Then we circle back and talk about the loop boogie-men, the Four Horsemen, and why its not really a loop, and how anything that requires a TI-85 is probably a bad idea.

    1h 3m

  8. JUN 3

    JudgeCast #349 – Final Fantasy Release Notes

    The Ghost train is pulling out of the station. Join Bryan, Charles, Marcos (and Biggs and Wedge in spirit) as they give you the Pheonix Down low on the newest magitek in the latest MTG set, Final Fantasy. We summon up the changes to the saga rules and the new Tiered mechanic. We cover enough individual cards to chocobo a horse, threading the gold needle between complex cards, and interactions you might be asked at your local Golden Saucer. If you are looking for rules nerd banter and a little bit of 8-bit theater, we are the right folks for the job.

    1h 52m
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A Magic Judge’s Most Useful Podcast

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    JudgeCast
  • Years Active
    2013 - 2025
  • Episodes
    300
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