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National UKISA Judge
Conference 2015
How to Balance Judging and Playing
By
Joao Choca (L2, London)
Decisions, Decisions
 Several factors affect your
choice:
 Time taken to travel
 Cost
 Friends/Peer Pressure
 How early one needs to wake
up
 Example: judge FNM/PPTQ
locally, travel to play
Successful Balance
 Judging and playing take very different sets of
skills
 Judging is often automatic and physically
tiring
 Playing is mentally draining
 Decisions cant really be made on-the-fly, so
hitting the right balance becomes very hard
 If you like C-REL play, then you should aim for
a mix
Balancing Fail
 Judging too much can lead
to burnout
 Playing too much can also
lead to frustration and
(different) burnout
 Sometimes you just need a
week off
 Different formats/settings
often help relax/have fun 
Magic is a hobby!
Player Judging
 Remain impartial at all
times, even if a
friend/teammate is
playing
 Observe with a poker face,
try to remain as stoic as
possible
 Rolling eyes or sighing is
something to avoid
Help! Judge!
 Remember, you are a judge and
not a player
 We fix rules problems, not plays
 Could you please phrase that as a
rules question?
 Spellskite is public enemy
number one!
Judge Playing
 Remind yourself that
judges are impartial and
you are simply a well-
informed player
 Dont quote the
IPG/MTR  this just
makes you look
disrespectful
 Asserting yourself as a
judge can also lead to
poor customer
experience
Player Pitfalls
 Its ok, Im a judge should never be used to
fix your own board state  call a judge, youre
just a player!
 Dont try to overrule the judge
 You still have the right to appeal
 You also have the right to ask HJ away from
table and politely attempt to convince him
otherwise
Last Notes
 Sometimes youll regret
your choice
 Get the most out of the
event anyway
 Take some days off
 Change it up  judge/play,
UK/abroad, R-REL/C-REL
 Remember, have fun!
Questions?
 Thank you for listening!

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How to balance judging and playing

  • 1. National UKISA Judge Conference 2015 How to Balance Judging and Playing By Joao Choca (L2, London)
  • 2. Decisions, Decisions Several factors affect your choice: Time taken to travel Cost Friends/Peer Pressure How early one needs to wake up Example: judge FNM/PPTQ locally, travel to play
  • 3. Successful Balance Judging and playing take very different sets of skills Judging is often automatic and physically tiring Playing is mentally draining Decisions cant really be made on-the-fly, so hitting the right balance becomes very hard If you like C-REL play, then you should aim for a mix
  • 4. Balancing Fail Judging too much can lead to burnout Playing too much can also lead to frustration and (different) burnout Sometimes you just need a week off Different formats/settings often help relax/have fun Magic is a hobby!
  • 5. Player Judging Remain impartial at all times, even if a friend/teammate is playing Observe with a poker face, try to remain as stoic as possible Rolling eyes or sighing is something to avoid
  • 6. Help! Judge! Remember, you are a judge and not a player We fix rules problems, not plays Could you please phrase that as a rules question? Spellskite is public enemy number one!
  • 7. Judge Playing Remind yourself that judges are impartial and you are simply a well- informed player Dont quote the IPG/MTR this just makes you look disrespectful Asserting yourself as a judge can also lead to poor customer experience
  • 8. Player Pitfalls Its ok, Im a judge should never be used to fix your own board state call a judge, youre just a player! Dont try to overrule the judge You still have the right to appeal You also have the right to ask HJ away from table and politely attempt to convince him otherwise
  • 9. Last Notes Sometimes youll regret your choice Get the most out of the event anyway Take some days off Change it up judge/play, UK/abroad, R-REL/C-REL Remember, have fun!
  • 10. Questions? Thank you for listening!