And now, for something a little bit different - this week on The Battlefield Forge: (L2) Martha Lufkin presents one of the most delightful ‘report’ we've ever had on the site to help you get into the holiday mood while picking up some tips on how to take care of yourself!

Grand Prix Baltimore – Take Care of Yourselves

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Very nice. It is a great pleasure to read such reports that reflect the great joy we have in our work and family.

Judges!

We are back after a two-week break! I hope everyone enjoyed your holidays!

This week on The Battlefield Forge: (L3) Paul Baranay teaches us some important lessons from the public events of GP Baltimore on Friday! Find out more!

GP Baltimore – Side Event Stories

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Hello Judges! Hope everyone had a great Pre-release weekend!

This week on The Battlefield Forge: (L2) Steve Guillerm talks about his experience at GP Ottawa-Gatineau - how he made the best out of situations that weren't optimal, and how some duct tape can help improve player experience!

GP Ottawa-Gatineau (Khans of Tarkir Limited)

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This week on The Battlefield Forge: (L2) Eric Lee talks about how he adjusted himself to working at his first small store with a more casual environment. Read about how he brought his experience and knowledge to help improve but yet keep the environment fun and casual at Regular REL!

A Collection of FNMs from late September to early December

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This week on The Battlefield Forge:

(L2) Alan Peng recounts his experience from leading a team in a Grand Prix for the first time - read about the lessons he learned and what he thinks he could have done better!

GP Shizuoka – First Team Leading Experience

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This week on The Battlefield Forge:

(L2) QJ Wong helped judged two stores who were running PPTQs for the first time! Read about the challenges he faced and how his experience can help you when you're judging a store's first PPTQ or Competitive REL event!

A Head Judge’s Guide to a Store’s First PPTQ (A tale of two PPTQs & the lessons I learned)

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Hi Judges!

We're back after a week off as I've been busy with Chinese New Year. It's kind of a big deal over here in Malaysia too. :)

One thing that never cease to amaze me about Magic is how there's so many of us playing (and judging) Magic all around the world. Thus, this week on The Battlefield Forge, we are featuring a PPTQ report from Croatia!

Despite the low attendance, (L1) Riccardo Mangano has some feedback regarding the new PPTQ system and a couple of interesting scenarios from the tournament to share with us.

Preliminary Pro Tour Qualifier in Vinkovci for Pro Tour Vancouver

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By the way, did you know that recently, L3s Riki Hayashi and Paul Baranay wrote tournament reports? If you like to read tournament reports, you can't miss these!

Riki Hayashi - L3s Write Tournament Reports Too! (GP Denver)

Paul Baranay - SCG Regionals - Philadelphia: Tales of Adventure and Investigation

Even Uncle Scott caught the Tournament Report Fever!

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Edited QJ Wong (Feb. 24, 2015 05:25:55 AM)

This week on The Battlefield Forge:

(L1) Rich Marin highlights some key learning points he experienced from this SCG open, as well as a couple of interesting rulings and observations in this report.

StarCityGames.com Open Series: Houston – Floor Judge Report

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This week on The Battlefield Forge:

(L2) Darcy Alemany shares with us his report on a SCG IQ which had an investigation that lead to a disqualification. Read about the circumstances that lead him to start the investigation, and how did he conclude with that penalty!

IC Made This Late – SCG 1K IQ – London, ON – Oct 19, 2014

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This week on The Battlefield Forge:

(L1) Phil Gallagher shares his experience dealing with a problematic player while he head judged a SCG Standard Super IQ in this report!

The Verbose Tale of the Standard Super IQ at the Star City Game Center

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This week on The Battlefield Forge:

(L2) Loïc Hervier shares his experiences head judging a PPTQ in France! Read about how players who are new to competitive REL events stunned him and other incidents with great takeaways for us readers!

PPTQ Modern in Bourgoin-Jallieu (FR) – Feb. 14, 2015

(L5) Kevin Desprez also recently wrote a tournament report for Pro Tour Fate Reforged!

Check it out here!

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This week on The Battlefield Forge:

(L2) Jacob Milicic talks about his experience Team Leading the Checks team at a TCGPlayer 5K in Chicago, IL. Read about how best laid plans can go awry and the lessons learned, and read about his experiences being upset about making a player upset. (Spoiler alert: there's a happy ending!)

Owning One’s Failures – Checks TL Report

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This week on The Battlefield Forge:

(L2) Mark Hensley had to deal with a rather unusual scenario while judging his local pre-release. While Mark handled it well given the circumstances, some of us might have not been able to. In this report, he tells us what happened, how he dealt with it and wraps it up with some wise advice.

Pre-Release Weekend – Anchorage Alaska (Additional Write-Up)

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This week on The Battlefield Forge:

(L2) Jack Hesse shares with us his stories from his most recent adventure - Team Leading at SCG Open Cleveland! Read about the challenges he faced, the good practices to learn from and the bad ones to avoid!

Adventures in Team Leading

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