How to answer judge calls
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This document outlines the step-by-step process for judges to handle calls during a Magic: The Gathering game, including key areas such as investigation, remedy, and penalties. It emphasizes the importance of clear communication, understanding game state, and educating players about rules. Additionally, it provides tips on dealing with common issues and recognizing situations that require intervention from a judge.
How to answer judge calls
- 1. How to answer Judge Calls Jernej Lipovec - 2nd South-Slavic Conference 2017
- 2. Part 1 - Basic steps ▶ Introduction ▶ Investigation ▶ Qualification ▶ Remedy ▶ Penalties ▶ Educate ▶ Extra time ▶ Fill result slip / WER penalty
- 3. Running example Player Nikita controls Palace familiar and 2 2/2 Bear creature tokens. Player Alan controls 2 Islands, Adarkar Wastes (UW painland) and a Plains. Both players are at 2 In his post combat main phase he casts Wrath of God. Neither player notes down any life total change. Alan passes a turn and Nikita starts hers. She draws a card when they notice the error and call a judge.
- 4. Introduction ▶ What to say? ▶ Where to stay? ▶ Body language ▶ Eye contact Source: Body language in a ruling by Daniel Kitachewsky
- 5. Investigation ▶ Listen ▶ Ask questions ▶ Carefully look at game state ▶ Who goes first? ▶ One person at a time ▶ Ask yourself WHY ▶ Should you go away from table? ▶ Split players if needed
- 6. Qualification ▶ Which infraction is this? ▶ Base your answer on the REL of tournament ▶ Don’t reverse engineer
- 7. Remedy ▶ Check the Additional Remedy in documents ▶ How to fix situation? ▶ Backup? ▶ Special fix? ▶ Explain what you will do
- 8. Penalties ▶ Assess appropriate penalty for the player. ▶ Match it with infraction ▶ What if it is a game loss? ▶ Check for previous penalties
- 9. Educate ▶ Explain shortly why we do it this way ▶ Briefly explain rules interaction ▶ Offer to explain more after match ▶ Do players look confused?
- 10. Extra time ▶ When to give time extension? ▶ How much? ▶ How to keep track? ▶ What if you lost track of time?
- 11. Fill result slip / enter penalty in WER ▶ Player Name / identifier (P1/P2) ▶ Judge Name ▶ Infraction ▶ Use shorthand ▶ Penalty ▶ Short description ▶ Don‘t give away information ▶ Front: Extra time + penalty mark
- 12. Part 2 – Tips ▶ RTFC ▶ How not to coach ▶ Isolating game state ▶ Oracle questions ▶ If both players agree on solution ▶ Share with other judges ▶ How to use spectators? ▶ Playing and judging ▶ When should you intervene?
- 13. Appeals ▶ Should you offer it? ▶ What if HJ does not agree with you? ▶ Player appeals before your ruling ▶ Players don‘t appeal when they should ▶ What information your HJ needs
- 14. Part 3 – When something goes wrong ▶ You don‘t know the answer ▶ You get the answer wrong ▶ Conversation is going in circles ▶ Players are agreessive ▶ Everyone speaks at the same time ▶ Dealing with rules lawyers
- 15. Part 4 – How to spot a need for judge ▶ Players with raised voices: a disagreement ▶ Player reading a card: a rules question ▶ Players both looking over life pads: a life total discrepancy ▶ One player looking around / looking bored: possible slow play ▶ A player is overly conscious of judge location ▶ Discussion between players in adjacent matches Source: Keeping Floor Coverage Active and Player-Focused by DLS
- 16. Questions?