Stephen Mahoney

Bad take machine spits out a bad take. That’s nothing new. But here’s something that is: For all of you that hate judges and think that they’re against us, do *you* actually know the rules of competitive Magic? When’s the last time *you* read the comprehensive rules of Magic (updated July 30, 2024 btw)? Would you bet on yourself to pass a judge test? If so, how much? You’re quick to judge the way these people do their job, but it’s unlikely that you even know *the rules of the game* let alone what a judge’s job is or how they’re supposed to do it. So before you decide the people who make the tournaments you care about even possible, consider that you don’t have a clue how their job works or that you’ve probably never gone out of your way to say “Thank you” to a single one of them. They’re not perfect. Neither are you. But I promise they’ve got a lot better things to do with their underpaid time than plot against you.