On the subject of interactions between players and judges that all new Riftbound competitive players must keep in mind.

Judges are expected to be impartial, diplomatic, respectful, knowledgeable about the rules and provide customer service to the players. But they are also human.

After the STD rotation, I was so lost in trying to find a deck I would find fun to play at my lgs. Then came @bmkibler.bsky.social with Temur Warp :)

Def. not tier 1 but so much fun lines of play. Then I wondered, if ALL of my Warp creatures (and DragonHawk) could have haste, would it be better ?

Keep a thought for all the Mario Kart Players who may see their Blue Shell PTSD being triggered at their local #Mtg prerelease this weekend !

Be kind and provide emotional support if needed !

Found this in my photo archive.

The easiest decklist to not accept for a RCQ.. #judge

Player meant it as a funny joke. Would have laughed it off if they had a paper copy of it on hand...

They had to scramble to write it in paper instead. Joke's on them ;)

Bad plays I have seen so far in standard:
- Tap out to Cast a kicked Burst Lightning on an undamaged Tolarian Terror AND paying the Ward 2 on top of it.

- Exiling too many instants with Collect Evidence of Analyze the pollen to get a Terror they cannot cast, despite a Crab being in said graveyard.

1/x The Terror/Crab tempo deck in #mtg Standard has been very interesting, especially regarding its flexibility.

Many color variations of it are being tested and have a fair degree of success. (Simic, Sultai, Bant and now 4 color)

Mana Drain their 3-cost spell, then follow up on my next turn with a Forth Eorlingas for 6.

Canadian Highlander is fun !

The inner Timmy in me is satisfied of his evening now. Good night ! #mtg

One of the thing that currently bothers me most in M:TG (other than the power creep) is the increasing amount of different game objects paper Magic Players players have to keep track of..

Many new types of tokens, ability counters, Day/Night mechanic. It makes judging work harder for us too..

In the anime/manga world, Oshi No Ko has been an oddity. If we abstract the huge plot twist in the beginning and some scenes that fans may find contentious, it's critique of Japan's Idol system is what stands out most. Case in point: the lyrics of the anime's opening song..

Less than two days before getting wed to my wonderful partner. Usually, 10 years through high and lows together is a great indicator the marriage will last all my life right ? Riiiiight ???

Oppenheimer has been an interesting movie to watch. Scenario was very deep with all three storylines switching back and forth for a nice finale. That said, the movie clocking 3 hours straight is a bit much IMHO, my attention span started to lapse in the last 30 minutes.. Great movie still.

#mtg How to describe last sunday's Pioneer RCQ (24 players) :

A mono-black Waste Not deck undefeated in the swiss, lost to a Mono-G master in the finals.

Apparently playing hellbent and playing on curve a sided-in singleton Esika's Chariot both game 2 and 3 works against this deck ! :D

Judging a Pioneer format event this Sunday. Checking how different the format is since last time..

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Nope, more of the same metagame, less studying for me I guess...