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August 31, 2017 JudgeCast #180 – Bribery with Eric Levine
On this episode, we are joined by Level 3 Judge Eric Levine, a member of the Player Investigation Committee, to talk about Bribery. What is it, how do you recognize it, and what isn’t bribery? Find the answers to these questions and more on this episode of JudgeCast.
If you enjoy listening to Eric Levine’s dulcet tones, you’ll be pleased to know that he also appeared on episode # 44 – Investigations and also episode #105 – Commandeering.
1 hr 3 min
August 18, 2017 JudgeCast #179 – Commander 2017 Run-Down
In this episode, we discuss the Commander format and the perks and quirks of cards in the new Commander 2017 decks. What happens if your cat is enchanted by a rat? How does phasing even work? How does Commander Damage work, Generally? Find out all of this and more in this episode of JudgeCast.
Commander 2017 Release Notes: http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/commander-2017-edition-release-notes-2017-08-11
1 hr 27 min
August 04, 2017 JudgeCast #178 – The JudgeCast Open feat. Matt Williams
Level Three judge Matt Williams joins us to discuss the JudgeCast Open that took place in Atlanta recently, where all three of our hosts were Classic HJs on Sunday. We talk about some challenges that lead to the event and interesting things that occurred.

For more information on team events, check out episode 174: https://judgecast.com/?p=1114
1 hr 3 min
July 20, 2017 JudgeCast #177 – Learning About Learning
In this episode, we talk about the state of judge testing, some styles of learning, and how one can study and prepare for tests without being able to spam practice tests. In addition to JudgeCast, we talk about lots of other resources for judges to learn from. We end the episode by discussing the list of things you need to know to pass the Level 1 and Level 2 exams.
Resources discussed in this episode:
Rules Documents:
Basic Rulebook and Comp Rules (PDF/TXT Formats)
Comp Rules (Hyperlinked; Good for reference)
WPN Doc Center (IPG, MTR, JAR, etc)
Annotated IPG
Annotated MTR
Other Learning Resources:
Knowledge Pool (Weekly Policy Scenarios)
Cranial Insertion (Weekly Rules Articles)
Mystical Tutor (Judge Classes and Presentations)
Judge School (Available in English, French, Russian, Spanish, and Polish)
Jueces en Vivo (Spanish Language Latin American Judge Podcast)
Exam Information:
Level One Exam
Level Two Exam
59 min
July 07, 2017 JudgeCast #176 – Hour of Devastation Release Notes
Settle in as Brogan, Bryan, and Jess bring you everything you need to know about Hour of Devastation. Learn about the Afflict mechanic as well as the pseudo-return of Embalm and Exert. We also go over all our favorite new cards and tell you what tricky rules to watch out for.
Be sure to check out the full release notes.
1 hr 31 min
June 23, 2017 JudgeCast #175 – Attending your First Comp REL Event as a Player
Welcome to Episode #175
In this Episode we talk about things a player may want to know before taking the plunge and attending their first Competitive Rules Enforcement Episode. What is a decklist and why do I need to bring it? Is there a lunch break? Why is this person in a black shirt hovering behind me? It’s full of chillax and whatever wine pairs well with chillax’in.
We also are joined by a special guest; Michael Shiver from The Mana Pool. The Mana Pool is one of the longest running MTG related podcasts in the world, and are only a few months away from Episode #500. Please check them at themanapool.com or find them on Twitter at twitter.com/themanapool
1 hr 21 min
June 01, 2017 JudgeCast #174 (Audio Fixed) – Team Constructed with Bearz
Edit: This is the second attempt to publish this episode. The first had some unfortunate audio errors that made it impossible to listen to. This has been corrected. Sorry about that.
-Jess
We are joined by L3 and GP Head Judge Paul Baranay as he and Jess chat about their recent experiences Head Judging ~900 player Team Constructed Opens. We talk logistics, weird stuff, deck checks, and take a nice tangent into investigations.
For more listening on Investigations, listen to:
JudgeCast #44 – Investigating Raging Levine
JudgeCast #111 – Sylva Linings Investigationsbook
1 hr 19 min
May 19, 2017 JudgeCast #173 – On This Episode, Replace Episode 45
The JudgeCast team reprises an episode from five years ago by tackling replacement effects. If you would skip this episode, instead don’t!
Replacement effects rules on Yawgatog: http://yawgatog.com/resources/magic-rules/#R614
1 hr 10 min
May 03, 2017 JudgeCast # 172 – Amonkhet Policy Updates
There’s a lot to go over in this policy episode, but first we introduce the newest regular co-host of JudgeCast. Please welcome Brogan King back to the show for her first episode as a full-fledged co-host!
The MTR, the IPG, the combat shortcut, and decklist problems. Also deck problems. Wait, what? There’s two of them now? Find out about all of this and more on this episode of JudgeCast!
You can always find the most recent policy docs at our JudgeCast policy redirect: https://judgecast.com/docs.
Toby Elliot’s Amonkhet Policy Update Blog:
https://blogs.magicjudges.org/telliott/2017/04/24/policy-changes-for-amonkhet/
Toby Elliot’s Combat Shortcut Examples:
https://blogs.magicjudges.org/telliott/2017/04/27/how-to-think-about-the-new-combat-shortcut/
1 hr 13 min
April 20, 2017 JudgeCast #171 – AlmondCat Release Notes
We are once again joined by Brogan King as we talk about the newest Magic set, AlmondCat! Oh wait… Amonkhet! Yeah, that one. We discuss the mechanics, what we love, what we hate, and some Madness Weirdness. And, of course, we go through a ton of interesting cards and rules interactions.
Amonkhet Release Notes: http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/amonkhet-release-notes-2017-04-14
1 hr 34 min