bulbasnore
07/25/2007, 08:55 PM
On this PokeGym Podcast we pull the Roundtable and present, the Judge Table! This episode is a video-podcast or vodcast.
Pokegym Roundtable Podcast
Judge Table: Pre-tourney Deck Check
You can turn out a Pokemon Trading Card Game pre-tournament deck check in about 2 minutes 30 seconds, if the players deck is in order. bulbasnore shows a method where you combine speed with accuracy so that you have fewer chances to make mistakes.
Keep from being skewered when other judges look at the list you checked pre-tourney during their swoop and top-cut deck checks! Get a fast, air-tight deck check method. Nothing worse than 57 or 66 cards on the list after your check! Here's my method that I've assembled from what I've leared from other judges, mostly Chrisbo and Team Compendium.
This vodcast is longer than the real deal. I do a lot more talking in the video than in a real check, plus I check off the list, to show that we're checking from the deck to the list, instead of just dropping blocks of cards. When you get on a roll with this method it goes really fast! And I GEHR-ON-TEE you will end up with 60 cards on the deck and the list without adding the list.
Deck Check Method Outline:
Smile and ask if the deck is in order as on the list... if not, hand back the list and ask the player to get back in line after fixing it*.
Check the player info area for:
Legibility
Completeness
Birthday (make sure the year makes sense and matches the players division)
Count the deck while you check the backs for:
Marks
Excessive wear
Illegal sleeves
As you come across a possible mark, look at the card face, is there a pattern? e.g. all the Rare Candies
Damaged/marked sleeves -- rotate the card in place and continue. If there are too many problems, ask the player to get back in line after de/re-sleeve.
Check from the Deck to the List.
Drop the groups of cards face down as you see them on the list.
Fix minor errors, but if you discover out-of-order, or the player hasn't entered required info, hand back the list and ask the player to get back in line after fixing it.
Make note of cards that require translations or most recent printings (MRP).
Discuss and note any problems to be corrected in the admin area. De-sleeve if there are just a few damaged sleeves, and make a note.
PRINT your initials in the admin area, with "pre" depending on your TO. *You might not want to be quite so hard-nosed later on, but sending a few players with disordered deck back to the line ensures that all the rest will have decks completely in order... and bless those many players who have mercy on the staff by ordering their decks without this motivation! Trust me, you can get players to put them in order in this way and they do like starting the event on time!
Technical notes:
MP4 format.
Spot the error!
This needs to be re-shot in real time, but that's going to be a while, so here comes the long-winded version.
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Pokegym Roundtable Podcast
Judge Table: Pre-tourney Deck Check
You can turn out a Pokemon Trading Card Game pre-tournament deck check in about 2 minutes 30 seconds, if the players deck is in order. bulbasnore shows a method where you combine speed with accuracy so that you have fewer chances to make mistakes.
Keep from being skewered when other judges look at the list you checked pre-tourney during their swoop and top-cut deck checks! Get a fast, air-tight deck check method. Nothing worse than 57 or 66 cards on the list after your check! Here's my method that I've assembled from what I've leared from other judges, mostly Chrisbo and Team Compendium.
This vodcast is longer than the real deal. I do a lot more talking in the video than in a real check, plus I check off the list, to show that we're checking from the deck to the list, instead of just dropping blocks of cards. When you get on a roll with this method it goes really fast! And I GEHR-ON-TEE you will end up with 60 cards on the deck and the list without adding the list.
Deck Check Method Outline:
Smile and ask if the deck is in order as on the list... if not, hand back the list and ask the player to get back in line after fixing it*.
Check the player info area for:
Legibility
Completeness
Birthday (make sure the year makes sense and matches the players division)
Count the deck while you check the backs for:
Marks
Excessive wear
Illegal sleeves
As you come across a possible mark, look at the card face, is there a pattern? e.g. all the Rare Candies
Damaged/marked sleeves -- rotate the card in place and continue. If there are too many problems, ask the player to get back in line after de/re-sleeve.
Check from the Deck to the List.
Drop the groups of cards face down as you see them on the list.
Fix minor errors, but if you discover out-of-order, or the player hasn't entered required info, hand back the list and ask the player to get back in line after fixing it.
Make note of cards that require translations or most recent printings (MRP).
Discuss and note any problems to be corrected in the admin area. De-sleeve if there are just a few damaged sleeves, and make a note.
PRINT your initials in the admin area, with "pre" depending on your TO. *You might not want to be quite so hard-nosed later on, but sending a few players with disordered deck back to the line ensures that all the rest will have decks completely in order... and bless those many players who have mercy on the staff by ordering their decks without this motivation! Trust me, you can get players to put them in order in this way and they do like starting the event on time!
Technical notes:
MP4 format.
Spot the error!
This needs to be re-shot in real time, but that's going to be a while, so here comes the long-winded version.
Want to get the podcast?
To tune in you need some podcast client software!
You can get the Windows or Mac version of iTunes as a free download (http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/) and get all the bells and whistles of images and links that play along with the podcast.
To access the podcast AFTER you have iTunes installed, click this NEW link:
Subscribe via iTunes! (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=254152812&s=143441)
The enhanced version of the Podcast that plays in Podcast clients has episode art, chapters and links that you can see and interact with as you play the podcast.
If you need to enter your feed URL manually, then paste this URL into your non-iTunes podcast client:
http://pokegym.net/forums/external.php?type=RSS2&forumids=70
(http://pokegym.net/forums/external.php?type=RSS2&forumids=70)
If you use Digg - 'dig this podcast!': http://digg.com/podcasts/The_PokeGym...Gym_Roundtable (http://digg.com/podcasts/The_PokeGym_Forums_PokeGym_Roundtable)