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Latest Episodes

JudgeCast #216 – Top Ten Judge Call Mistakes
December 20, 2018

We return to the countdown format as we trek through 10 common mistakes judges make (most of which we’ve made ourselves) and talk about how to avoid them.

JudgeCast #215 – The Combat Phase
December 09, 2018

The team tackles the combat phase and goes in-depth on how it works.

JudgeCast #214 – Priority
November 25, 2018

Priority is the system that lets players take actions in Magic. On this episode, we explore that system, including how it works in the rules, how players actually use it, and the tournament shortcuts designed to bridge these two things.

JudgeCast #213 – Types of information in Magic
November 08, 2018

There are four different types of information that exist in a game of Magic. The team breaks them down and goes over some examples of each, then talks about what happens when something goes wrong. When does a judge issue … Continue reading →

JudgeCast #212 – RC Talk
October 27, 2018

Brogan has taken over and locked Jess and Bryan out of the show! (Not really, they’ll be back next week). On this episode, she interviews two regional coordinators about what they do and why: Returning US-Southeast RC Nicolette Apraez and … Continue re...

JudgeCast #211 – Tournament Policy Updates and MagicFest
October 13, 2018

There have been a lot of Magic announcements the last two weeks, and in this episode, we talk about as many as we can fit into an hour. There are tournament policy changes, MagicFest has been announced alongside Grand Prix … Continue reading →

JudgeCast #210 – Guilds of Ravnica Release Notes
September 27, 2018

Join us as we discuss the new mechanics and interesting cards in Guilds of Ravnica! Check out the full Release Notes here: https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/guilds-ravnica-release-notes-2018-09-20

JudgeCast #209 – Top 8 Problematic Triggered Abilities
September 13, 2018

You won’t believe number 3! Or maybe you will. Yeah, you probably will. JudgeCast picks their list of worst triggered abilities in Magic. We look at why triggers have sometimes caused problems in tournaments starting with Horizon Spellbomb and ending …...

JudgeCast #208 – Getting Loopy with Toby Elliott
August 30, 2018

L3 judge and architect of tournament policy Toby Elliott joins us to discuss what loops are, how they’re handled, and what’s chief among the pantheon of breakfast cereals.

JudgeCast #207 – Policy Discussables
August 17, 2018

On this episode, the team tackles three policy topics that aren’t big enough for their own episode: Electronic Devices, Notes, and Outside Assistance. Listen, learn, and send us questions to JudgeCast@Gmail.com.