JudgeCast

11/09/2024

This is your last chance to transfer your Judge Academy level to Judge Foundry.

11/09/2024

Join us as we light the flame of knowledge and sniff that sweet, sweet (oh, so terribly sweet why did we do this) smell of potpourri as we embark on another multi-topic show.

Bryan, Charles, and Marcos all have SCGCon Tampa this weekend, so we need a small episode with little prep. Or thats what we THOUGHT. Join us as we take turns stepping on and off the soapbox for to

29/08/2024

In our newest episode, we ask what's the drama about the drama? Or rather, how to reconcile our selves with the greater world around us when things go south. Or was that west?

It's a very meta episode!

JudgeCast #328 for your listening pleasure:

Judges are not immune to twitter drama. We get sucked in the same way players do when there is a post about a potentially bad judge call. In this episode, Bryan, Charles, and Marcos talk about how

12/08/2024

Some things in life are inevitable.

- Death.
- Taxes.
- The discussion of cEDH tournaments on JudgeCast #327. Help us welcome Michael 'Baldy' Arrowsmith to the show.

Join Bryan, Charles, and Marcos as we discuss the up-and-coming format cEDH. That's Competitive Elder Dragon Highlander to the uninitiated. However, to do that we bring on Michael Arrowsmith, also

25/07/2024

(Charles) I'm doing the socials for a show I missed 1/3 of, because I had my own personal Bloomburrow experience.

Enjoy, and remember kids, "Our subject isn't cool, but he fakes it anyway."

Join Bryan, Charles, and Marcos as we forage over the mechanics of the newest set, as well make a valiant effort to review some cards that you might have questions about at your prerelease or local c

19/07/2024

Knock knock.

Who's there?

Interrupting cow.

Interupt...

MOOOOOOO!

ing cow who?

Join Bryan, Charles, and Marcos this week as they talk about the system Magic uses to determine which player can act when, what they can do, and how the game advances to the next part. This is a fun

12/07/2024

If you are a Judge Foundry Member, ballots for the election of Regional Advocates have been mailed to your Judgeapps email address.
You can vote right now, through Thursday of next week.
These are JFs first elections (of any version Judge Program iirc), so be sure to participate!

They don’t have stickers, so give yourself one in the comments.

07/07/2024

On this episode, Bryan, Marcos, and Charles dive deep into canning. That's right, we talk about preserves, jams, and materials we use like Mason jars ( ).

Or maybe we just talk a lot about the JAR.

(Link in the comments, because Facebook is deleting this post as a violation of community standards).

22/06/2024

Friends, you know what JudgeCast is all about? That's right, policy! And rules! And memes! ALL THE MEMES!

Enjoy this little slice of all three.

07/06/2024

On our latest episode, the team talk about our favorite MH3 cards in a twist on our typical release notes episode.

And, just like your favorite marvel movie, this episode has a post credits scene. Join us for all sorts of shenanigans in episode #322!

And really, you can blame Bryan for the post show. Or Marcos. Maybe Charles? Maybe we’re all to blame. Enjoy.

Modern Horizons 3 has a LOT of mechanics, and a LOT of cards. So for this release notes episode, Bryan, Charles, and Marcos decided to try something a little different. We each chose our 6 favorite c

25/05/2024

🎙️ Just listened to Judgcast Show #321! 🤖✨ Super excited about how AI can help Magic: The Gathering Judges make faster, more accurate calls during events. A big step for fair play and efficiency! 🃏⚖️

Prompt: Write a 2 paragraph description of a Podcast episode JudgeCast where the hosts Bryan, Charles, and Marcos talk about AI in MTG Judging, and then ask ChatGPT a bunch of policy/rules questions

14/05/2024

What is the International Judge Program going to do?
This is up to YOU to decide!

https://internationaljudgeprogram.org/call-for-volunteers/

11/05/2024

(Charles) This is the 'I wasn't there so it's not my fault episode, #320: Policy and Odds and Ends.'

Or maybe it is my fault for not being there.

Y'all decide in the comments.

In this episode Bryan and Marcos go over the April Policy updates. But that's not enough for a full episode, so we bring in three other smaller topics.- The Judge contradiction of "I want to be staf

27/04/2024

We want to extend a thank you to all of the judges who we met during SCGCON Atlanta. Episode #319 is many of their stories.

Thanks also to Star City Games for hosting us and a shout out to our friend Chewie from The Mana Pool for the interview format.

Bryan, Charles, and Marcos work an event together. We talk about our time at SCGCon: Atlanta, and then we do micro interviews with many of the judges working the event.Who are you? Why do you keep

15/04/2024

That's a wrap on JudgeCon!™️

The co-hosts would like to thank all of the players, judges, and staff of Atlanta for inviting us along for the ride.

It's been fun!

09/04/2024

The full cast will be at SGCCON Atlanta this weekend!

Sound off if you'll be there too!

09/04/2024

Howdy Pardner!

It's the rootin tootinist edition of JudgeCast yet! Join Bad Bard Bryan, Arizona Marcos, and Buffalo Charles the great Outlaws of Thunder Junction Release Notes Episode. You won't want to miss this one!

Join Bryan, Charles, and Marcos as we tour this western planet of hats and discuss the new mechanics such as Plot, crime, Saddle, and Spree. We go over nearly 50 cards to help you get ready for your

01/04/2024

Friends, Gnomes, and Foundrypersons, lend us your ears. We have a special installment of JudgeCast today you won't want to miss!

Bryan, Charles, and Marcos venture once again into the Unknown. But why? Is it an Unfulfilled quest? Is it an Undercover task to Unseat some evil? Join us for an Undeniably special treat. You won't w

29/03/2024

Today, we find out why, 'Hey opponent, would you want this pile of dollars to let me have the match win?' isn't copacetic. This, wagering, and Top-8 splits and more on a very special financial episode of JudgeCast:

"Hey Judge, Can I offer my opponent any extra cash for the RC invite? In this episode, Bryan, Charles, and Marcos discuss the rules around bribery; what it is, isn't, what's legal, what isn't, and

24/03/2024

On our latest episode, Bryan, Charles, and Marcos talk about the Hunter Burton Memorial Open with special returning guests Joe Klopchic and David Hibbs to talk about what this tournament means to them, how it has evolved, and what judging an event like this has been like, particularly since Bryan made it to his first HBMO last weekend.

While yes, there’s a minimal amount of silliness (mostly wrestling related because of episode 316,) be aware that this episode does mention more serious topics, such as death and su***de.

If you are having suicidal thoughts, know that there is help. Call or text the Su***de Prevention Hotline at 988

In this episode, the JudgeCast hosts welcome David Hibbs and Joe (TxJoe) Klophic, to talk about the Hunter Burton Memorial Open (HBMO). The HBMO is an annual Dallas based tournament designed to rais

01/03/2024

Types! Get your types here! Sub types! Super types!

Oh... we're talking about that? Got it.

Types here! Get your information types! Hidden and free, private and status! Can you derive what we're going to talk about on this show?

https://judgecast.com/archives/1808?fbclid=IwAR1namyL4YGdWuENm6OP8YnTrEC_8p2SA1JMTaNHBThEt95D16CgpxUZyKI

Completely unrelated to any twitter drama you might have read about, Bryan, Charles, and Marcos talk about the types of information in Magic. We talk about what types of information you have to tell

17/02/2024

It's not a lack in confidence that delayed us in tackling this important issue.

We swear.

Really.

Ok, maybe Charles dragged his feet a bit. BUT WE GOT THERE!

Special thanks to Madison Henry for joining us!

During the winter break, we asked listeners for their "Judge New Years Resolutions". One of our listeners said they wanted to work on confidence. In this episode, Bryan, Charles, and Marcos bring o

01/02/2024

Hey Scooby Gang, it's time for the Case of the Missing Fedora!

Join our hosts as they talk about Murders at Mole God Manor. Our show on the Release Notes for the hot new set is posted, so grab your cape and magnifying glass.

A Magic Judge's Most Useful Podcast

13/01/2024

Mark: Hey, stopping talking about me.

Show co-host: BUT WE AREN'T.

Mark: Look, I can clearly see what the show topic is, please choose something else.

Show co-host: Fine. We'll talk about the other Mark.

In this episode, Bryan, Charles, and Mark talk about the rules and policies around Marked Cards. Do you ever wonder what the criteria for an upgrade is? How to protect yourself as a player? What to

23/12/2023

Since it's Festivus, that must mean it's time for a special gift for all the good listeners.

And you too, Bill. You know what you did.

https://judgecast.com/archives/1792

09/12/2023

On this episode, Bryan, Charles and Marcos discuss reviews, with Do’s and Don’ts, stories of good and bad ones, and all you’ll need to write some worthwhile reviews. We even re-view our older reviews, so take a listen to our review r***e!

You can even leave us a review on your favorite podcast app!

https://judgecast.com/archives/1784

Reviews!!!

In this episode, Bryan, Charles, and Marcos talk about reviews. We go over the history of reviews within the various judge programs of the past, their requirements in the future. We also talk about

24/11/2023

At what is a pivotal time in the Judge Community, your hosts get to sit down with one of the exploratory committee members of Judge Foundry, Joe Klopchic.

You won't want to miss this one.

It's a brave new world, with the announcement of Judge Foundry's launch date coming next week. In this episode, Bryan, Charles, and Marcos welcome Joe Klopchic, one of the founding exploratory commit

09/11/2023

It’s that time once again - just in time for your prerelease fun this weekend, we have our Lost Caverns of Ixalan release notes episode!

Join us as we explore some caves, descend into caves, map out our descent 4 into caverns and discover the fathomless descents of Ixalan!

Bears, Beats, Bad Seques into the next cardIt's a prerelease episode. You know the drill.Oh, and WOTC is changing some card types. Here's the info: https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/announcements/c

02/11/2023

La comunidad de Jueces MTG México es una organización dedicada a educar, enseñar, y mentorear miembros dentro de todo el país para crear jueces de calidad

01/09/2023

Adventures, roles, and person lands, OH MY!

The Wilds of Eldraine Release Notes show has been posted. Download and give it a listen before you start taking calls about 'THAT' card. You know the one...

Bryan, Charles, and Marcos respect the oxford comma. We also discuss the new mechanics for Wilds of Eldraine. Want to know how Adventure cards work? We can help. Want to know what happens if you