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Securing your Head Judge and StaffSelecting a quality judge
staff may be the most
significant decision you make towards the
successful operation of your event. Judges selected
also have access to communities beyond your
normal customer base to promote your event. Thequality of
judging and their efficiency, will affect the
satisfaction of your players.
You should start immediately to get your Head Judge.
Head Judge: Your Regional Judge Coordinator can help you find
the head judge for your event. The list of regional
coordinators can be found
athttp://blogs.magicjudges.org/contact/contact-a-regional-coordinator/.
The first step will be to select a Head Judge. Preliminary Pro
Tour Qualifiers require a Level 2 Judge as your Head
Judge and Grand Prix Trials require a Level 1. There are
instances where we recommend a level 3 and that is based
on the attendance of your event. If you do not know an
experienced judge please contact your Regional Judge
Coordinator for assistance and recommendations.
Staffing a Grand Prix Trial: The table below can help you
calculate how many judges you may need based on
attendance (includes head judge, but not scorekeeper)
Players
expected
Total
Judges L3s L2s L1
200+ 6 1 2 3
160-199 5 0 2 3
120-159 4 0 1 3
64-119 3 0 1 2
33-63 2 0 0 2
less 33 1 0 0 1
Staffing a Preliminary PTQ: The table below can help you
calculate how many judges you may need based on
attendance (includes head judge, but not scorekeeper)
Players
expected
Total
Judges L3s L2s L1
200+ 6 1 2 3
160-199 5 1 1 3
120-159 4 1 1 2
64-119 3 0 1 2
33-63 2 0 1 1
less 33 1 0 1 0
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Your Head Judge should be the highest level judge you staff.
We recommend you additionally use another judge if your event is
Limited format and greater than 160
players to assist in logistics and deck verification for the
first two rounds.
You should begin staffing your event immediately and have
secured your Head Judge (HJ) and staff for
your event 4 weeks prior to you event.
There are several means to find and contact judges. Your best
means is a judge you have worked with
before. Some other means are:1. Contacting any
judge:http://blogs.magicjudges.org/contact
2. Finding a judge near you:http://apps.magicjudges.org/map/
3.
Regional Coordinator
information:http://wiki.magicjudges.org/en/w/Regional_Coordinators
Preliminary Pro Tour Qualifiers require a minimum Level 2
certified judge acting as the Head Judge, a
Level 3 certified judge is recommended for qualifiers expecting
120+ players.
The Head Judge can help with staffing your event.
Have your HJ recommend a back-up in case of emergency.
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