4. Focus on Regular
• Stronger emphasis on „Fun in the Game“
• Detaching REL Regular from the IPG and
Introducing JAR (Judging at Regular REL)
• Planeswalker Points ➔ Upgrading FNM
5. REL statistics
98%
Regular
0,0002%
2%
Competitive Professional
6. Levels & Roles
L1 - Regular
FNM
Pre-Release
Launch Parties
Game Day
CR, JAR, MTR
7. Levels & Roles
L1 - Regular L2 - Competitive
FNM
GPT
Pre-Release
Nats Q
Launch Parties
PTQ
Game Day Open Nats
CR, JAR, MTR CR+ (Advanced)
IPG („What“)
8. Levels & Roles
L1 - Regular L2 - Competitive L3 - Professional
FNM
GPT
Pre-Release
Nats Q
Nationals
Launch Parties
PTQ
(GP)
Game Day Open Nats
CR, JAR, MTR CR+ (Advanced) CR+++ (Master)
IPG („What“) IPG++ („Why“)
9. From L1 to L2
Old:
L0 L1 L2 L3
New:
L0 L1 L2 L3
Regular Competitive
10. L1 Requirements
• Has acted as a judge at a sanctioned event
twice in the last 6 months
• Brief interview with, and written
recommendation from, a L2+ judge
• Passing score on L1 test
• Knowledge of tournament structures with
experience as a player in sanctioned events
Source: DCI Family Wiki
11. L2 Pretest Requirements
• Must have written at least one review
• Must have judged at least one REL
Competitive event with a 2nd judge
• Must have acted as HJ at least in one event
with a 2nd judge (can be same event)
• These are minimum requirements to be
considered for testing.
12. L2 Interview
• Must have passed L2 exam
• Knowledge of rules and policy
• Deck verification procedures
• Requirements for testing a new judge
• Willingness to mentor and certify other judges
• Diplomacy with players, judges and TOs
• Willlingness to participate in the judge community
