David gutesa dcims2

The Rush - Why level up?

Federico Donner

Diego Kiedanski

Objectives

Do not repeat technical information

- you all know where the wiki is

Question yourselves as judges

Be honest about your desires to level up

- you don’t settle if you don’t want to

Answer the question: “Why”

Technical Aspects

Let’s get this out of the way

What is a judge level?

How do you get there?

What is NOT required?

What is a judge level? - L1

- Local judges

- Oversee local tournaments, run Regular

REL events, or work as a floor judge on

larger Competitive events

- Knowledge of Magic rules, DCI

tournament rules, structures, formats

- Mainly on retail

How do you get there? - L1

- Judged two events in six months

- L1 judge certification exam

- Written recommendation by L2+

- Experience as a player

What is NOT required? – L1

- Working at Competitive REL

- Knowledge of the MIPG

- Passing practice exams

- Writing Judge Center reviews

What is a judge level? - L2

- Area judges

- See tournaments to a higher standard

- Travel, train and mentor other judges

- Knowledge of Competitive REL policy

- Work on Grand Prix and WMCQs

- Test L1 judges

How do you get there? - L2

Pretest Requirements (previous 15 months)

- Written recommendation by L2+

- Working with at least two stores

- Judge six events and three “high-level” events with

multiple judges (PPTQ, PTQ, WMCQ, GP...)

- Tournament report of a “high-level” event

- L2 practice exam with a 70%+ score

- Written three reviews (constructive feedback)

How do you get there? - L2

Certification Requirements

- Pass the L2 exam (>80%)

- Willingness to mentor and certify other judges

- Diplomacy with players, judges and TOs

-Participate in regional judge community

- Candidate must know how to: 1) deck check

2) do a certification review 3) do a DQ report

What is a judge level? - L3

- Regional Judges

- Leaders of organized play and communities

- Operate in large areas

- Mentor L1s and L2s

- Expected to conduct judge reviews

- Team Lead at major events

- Provide feedback

How do you get there? - L3

Show strength in:

Rules and Policy Knowledge

Leadership, Charisma

Mentorship

Teamwork and Diplomacy

Policy Philosophy

Communication Skills

Attitude and Maturity

Self-Evaluation

Assessment of Other Judges

Program and Philosophy

Conflict Management

Investigations

Level Spectrums

Judge levels are broad

Leveling up is a process

Discuss level 0 spectrum

Discuss level 0 spectrum

Pass L1 exam

Pass L1 practice exam

Attend a conference

Begin preparing your exam

Work at store level tournaments

Contact your RC

Study the rules

Discuss level 1 spectrum

Discuss level 1 spectrum

Pass L2 exam

Pass L2 practice exam

Volunteer for publics at GP

Begin preparing L2 exam

HJ a GPT

FJ a competitive REL event

Study the IPG

HJ regular REL events

Discuss level 2 spectrum

Discuss level 2 spectrum

Pass L3 exam and panel

Complete L3 checklist

Begin working on L3 checklist

Get involved in global community

TL a competitive REL event

Test a L1 candidate

Mentor a L1 candidate

FJ a large competitive REL event

Lets meet some DCIMS...

…...and discuss how ready

they are to level up

Is Ciley ready?

Needs more operations experience

Has the right motivation

Is Ciley ready?

Needs more operations experience

Has the right motivation

YES!

Is Ciley ready?

Needs more operations experience

Has the right motivation

YES!(after helping with some events)

Is Prad ready?

L2s are mentors

Being good at operations is not enough

Is Prad ready?

L2s are mentors

Being good at operations is not enough

NO

Is Mob ready?

Not excelling at anything is not bad

Is a naturally a mentor

“Compensation” motivation is fine

Is Mob ready?

Not excelling at anything is not bad

Is a naturally a mentor

“Compensation” motivation is fine

YES!

Self evaluation

Answer honestly, please

1) Level, time as a judge, time in your level

2) Comp. REL events / Reviews last 12 months

3) How well do you know the documents?

4) How good are your reviews?

5) Are you a leader? Are you a reference?

6) How good of a judge are you?

7) Do you want to level up?

Discuss level 0 spectrum

Pass L1 exam

Pass L1 practice exam

Attend a conference

Begin preparing your exam

Work at store level tournaments

Contact your RC

Study the rules

Discuss level 1 spectrum

Pass L2 exam

Pass L2 practice exam

Volunteer for publics at GP

Begin preparing L2 exam

HJ a GPT

FJ a competitive REL event

Study the IPG

HJ regular REL events

Thank You!