Teeth of the Cog by Nikolay Moskvin

So you want to judge a Flesh and Blood event. Maybe you have been playing for a while, you know the rules well, and you are ready to step behind the table. Or maybe you are already certified and looking to get staffed at your first real event. Either way, you are probably staring at an application and wondering what a Tournament Organizer actually wants to see from someone without a long judging resume.
This article is for you.

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The road to L2 looks different for every judge! In this new article series, Eric Lee interviews and reflects on the stories of recently certified Level 2 judges from across the program. Each installment covers one or more judges and their path through certification, the moments that shaped them, and what the role looks like from the other side. This installment features L2 judges Gabriel Núñez and Lu Cordeiro.

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“Too advanced.” “Not for me.” “I prefer playing.” These are the just some of the reasons judges give for not pursuing Level 2. Most of them are wrong. Here is what L2 actually requires, why the bar is more reachable than you think, and why the time to find out is right now.

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The road to L2 looks different for every judge! In this new article series, Eric Lee interviews and reflects on the stories of recently certified Level 2 judges from across the program. Each installment covers one or more judges and their path through certification, the moments that shaped them, and what the role looks like from the other side.

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Pro Tours are exciting for players, whether competing or watching from home, and for judges as well. The highest-stakes events put our policies to the test, expose edge cases, and drive meaningful improvements to our documentation. This weekend has led to one such change.

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After a Pro Tour for the history books, it’s time for our usual news bulletin! This update will go over the topics covered in our news update at the conference, including a summary of recent events and updates from Community Teams, Level 2 maintenance and new incentives, some rules and policy updates, and best of all – previews!

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Unified Decree by Carlos Cruchaga

The Policy Team: one of the judge program’s most essential yet behind-the-scenes groups, responsible for reviewing game policies and ensuring they serve both judges and players effectively. Eric Lee sits down with Eser Unger, the current Policy Team lead, to understand how this team operates, why it exists, and how judges like you can contribute to shaping the policies we use every day.

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