This document outlines the steps a head judge should take when judging a PPTQ tournament. It discusses planning for the tournament by contacting the organizer and preparing staff. It recommends introducing staff, reminding players of rules, and keeping the player meeting short and simple. During the tournament, the head judge should walk between tables, watch games, ensure end of round times are printed clearly, and carefully manage paper slips for the end of rounds. After the tournament, the head judge should debrief the staff, encourage reviews from judges, and maintain contact with the organizer.

1. Head-Judging a PPTQ
Emmanuel Gutierrez – L2
Madrid Judge Conference – Sep. 11th, 2015
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2. Planning
• Getting ready for the day
• Pre-tournament
• Player meeting
• During tournament
• And after…?
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3. Getting ready !
• Contact the Tournament
Organizer
• Prepare your staff
• Prepare yourself !
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4. Pre-tournament
• Introduce everybody
• Remind them the
Rewind/GL confirmation
• Give specific tasks (if
applicable)
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5. Player meeting
• KISS (Keep It Short and
Simple)
• Give them decklist-checking
time
• Competitive tournament
with X rounds followed by
top 4/8
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6. During the tournament
• Walk between tables
• Watch games !
• Ensure that EOR time is
printed and in BOLD
• Critical task is paper : be
sharp at BOR and last-slip
collecting
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7. • Handle an appeal
• Conduct investigations
• Delegate to other judges
• Scorekeep
Things that you MAY have to do
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8. Managing your top 8 !
• Release other judges
• Remind the prizes structure
and the Bribery interdiction
• Remind the RPTQ location
• Don’t stay at the table
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9. After the tournament…
• Give the player the RPTQ-Winner
document
• Debrief your team (during top 8
or after)
• Incit your judges to do reviews
• Keep in good contact with
organizer
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