Sebastian Rittau

Category: Magic the Gathering

  • More PTQ Bits

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    Here are some more bits from the PTQ that I forgot to mention in my last entry: During the last Swiss round I was watching a match whose winner would make top 8. Player A had Heartbeat of Spring in play so that each land produced double that mana. A was at 1 life and did some splice…

  • PTQ Los Angeles in Hamburg – Judge Report

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    Yesterday was a PTQ for PT Los Angeles in Hamburg. I planned to go there with a few friends anyway and since the TO Philip Schulz had asked for judges on the German judge list, I applied. We targeted our arrival at about 10, but between weekend traffic on the Autobahn, a broken route by Map24 and several closed streets…

  • PTQ LA in Hamburg

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    I will be judging the PTQ for Los Angeles in Hamburg this weekend. I was planning to go there with friends, but since Philip Schulz was still looking for judges, I applied, and fortunately I was accepted. Nice.

  • PT London, Terrorism, and Miscellaneous Other Stuff

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    As you will have heard, there was a series of bombing in London today. Of course, tomorrow Pro Tour London is supposed to start, so many Magic people are gathered in London at the moment. I haven’t heard about any harmed Magic players or judges so far, so let’s hope for the best. Wizards plans to run the Pro…

  • Berlin Regionals

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    Last Saturday we held the Magic Regionals 2005 here in Berlin. I’ve already blogged about the problems I see in the way this year’s Regionals are run in Germany. So originally it was proposed to run inofficial top 8 as a separate event, but in the end we decided against it for various reasons. The event ran…

  • Magic Regionals in Germany

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    This year the Regionals in Germany are in a format I am not comfortable with. They are played as swiss tournaments with one additional round of play, but no cut to top 8. Instead there is a number of invitations given out based on attendance and these are handed to the leading players after the…

  • Saviors of Kamigawa Prerelease

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    This weekend was the prerelease for Saviors of Kamigawa. As always it took place at the Magic Center, now under new ownership. I judged Saturday. It was a fairly uneventful tournament with 125 players. We were three judges plus scorekeeper, which was just enough. Personally, I would have preferred one more judge on the team. The best…

  • Article about Judging Published

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    Finally my article about judges and judging got published over at Star City Games. Yay! Update: URL corrected …

  • PTQ London

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    Yesterday we had a PTQ for London in Berlin. Two days before the event Huy, the scheduled head judge called me and asked whether I could do the HJ, since he had to leave early. Of course I happily accepted. We had 68 players, which was a low turnout. Kamigawa seems to bore people. Personally…

  • Interview with Andy Heckt

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    Finally I finished my judge article. I will send it in early next week. As a bonus, here is the complete interview with Andy Heckt: First of all: What is your official job title at Wizards? Network Manager – this is because my duties coordinate player need, the judge program, and organizers of premiere events…