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JudgeCast A Magic: the Gathering Judging podcast about rules/judging/good times by Judges for other Judges.

Our dive into Keywords for the L1 Essentials series is posted and ready for your edutainment!(Charles - Spellcheck didn'...
19/12/2025

Our dive into Keywords for the L1 Essentials series is posted and ready for your edutainment!

(Charles - Spellcheck didn't correct me, so we'll go with that).

Hello and welcome to JudgeCast! This is episode 17 of our “Level 1 Essentials” series, sponsored by Judge Foundry! Join the Judge Foundry Discord here: https...

Our last show of the year is posted! Come listen to our hot...err, lukewarm(?) takes on a few different topics.Sorry, we...
19/12/2025

Our last show of the year is posted! Come listen to our hot...err, lukewarm(?) takes on a few different topics.

Sorry, we didn't find the Festivus pole in storage.

In this episode Bryan, Charles, and Marcos do NOT tackle complex rules interactions, or deep dive into tournament operations. Instead we each choose one or two smaller topics, ones not worth a full s

Trample? Deathtouch? That's right, it's time for a dive into individual Keyword Abilities on Episode 17 of our L1 Essent...
13/12/2025

Trample? Deathtouch?

That's right, it's time for a dive into individual Keyword Abilities on Episode 17 of our L1 Essentials series.

Hello and welcome to JudgeCast! This is episode 17 of our “Level 1 Essentials” series, sponsored by Judge Foundry! Join the Judge Foundry Discord here: https...

"PLAYERS, THAT IS TIME ON ROUND."Join us as we welcome triple threat Brandon Welch to the cast to go over End of Round.E...
09/12/2025

"PLAYERS, THAT IS TIME ON ROUND."

Join us as we welcome triple threat Brandon Welch to the cast to go over End of Round.

Episode 361 is live!

In this episode Bryan, Charles, and Marcos are joined by Brandon Welch, the Head Judge of the recent Regional Championship in Vegas to talk about a topic many HJs care a lot about: "End of Round". Th

L1 Essentials, Episode 16 is available now!Join Marcos and Brian as they explain Keyword Actions.
29/11/2025

L1 Essentials, Episode 16 is available now!

Join Marcos and Brian as they explain Keyword Actions.

Hello and welcome to JudgeCast! This is episode 16 of our “Level 1 Essentials” series, sponsored by Judge Foundry! Join the Judge Foundry Discord here: https...

The YouTube version of Episode 360 is up: Your First Large Event.We are happy with this one and it is likely relevant to...
25/11/2025

The YouTube version of Episode 360 is up: Your First Large Event.

We are happy with this one and it is likely relevant to most judges working large events. So Flesh and Blood, Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh, Star Wars Unlimited, Riftbound, and Lorcana officials take note!

"It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept ...

In our continuing L1 Essentials series, check out all the (relevant) State Based Actions!
15/11/2025

In our continuing L1 Essentials series, check out all the (relevant) State Based Actions!

Hello and welcome to JudgeCast! This is episode 15 of our “Level 1 Essentials” series, sponsored by Judge Foundry! Join the Judge Foundry Discord here: https...

Flame-o, hotman!Join Aang, Sokka, and Toph as they take a look at the upcoming Magic Universes Beyond set, Avatar the La...
07/11/2025

Flame-o, hotman!

Join Aang, Sokka, and Toph as they take a look at the upcoming Magic Universes Beyond set, Avatar the Last Airbender!

Episode 359 is ready for your consumption. Hands off the cabbages!

Yip yip!

Join Bryan, Charles, and Marcos as we discuss cards and mechanics from the latest MTG Set, Avatar the Last Airbender. We go over important topics like how 'How does Earthbend work', 'Is Firebending

Y'all know we post shows on YouTube, right? RIGHT!?!Cool. I'm glad we have that sorted.Check out the optimal JudgeCast e...
30/10/2025

Y'all know we post shows on YouTube, right? RIGHT!?!

Cool. I'm glad we have that sorted.

Check out the optimal JudgeCast experience for watching our newest episode on Layers:

The interaction of Continuous effects, commonly known as the Layers, were first immortalized in the forth century when the monk Evagrius Ponticus increased f...

The new episode is here!In it, Marcos adds an ability, Bryan is copied, and Charles wonders about his p/t. As we'll lear...
29/10/2025

The new episode is here!

In it, Marcos adds an ability, Bryan is copied, and Charles wonders about his p/t. As we'll learn, NOT IN THAT ORDER.

That's right buckaroos, let's talk LAYERS!

The interaction of Continuous effects, commonly known as the Layers, were first immortalized in the forth century when the monk Evagrius Ponticus increased forms of continuous effects from 6 to 7. Si

No more endless promises, the first of 2 parts on the Interaction of Continuous Effects is here along with One-Shot Effe...
11/10/2025

No more endless promises, the first of 2 parts on the Interaction of Continuous Effects is here along with One-Shot Effects.

Eps. 357 is ready!

In our JudgeFoundry L1 Essentials videos we go over items that candidates need to know for their L1 exams. However, at the beginning of each episode we say that we go into topics deeper on our podca

Episode 356 answers the age old question, 'What next?' after earning your L1.The answer is 42. Sorry, spoilers.
30/09/2025

Episode 356 answers the age old question, 'What next?' after earning your L1.

The answer is 42. Sorry, spoilers.

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

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