![]() The first reaction that I got from every judge who had worked GenCon before, upon hearing that I was assigned to Grand Melee for all three days, was, “Oh, I’m so sorry.” The cringing expressions that they showed when I first told them my shifts filled me with a combination of amusement and dread. It wasn’t until I arrived at the event that it was pointed out to me that my name was first on the list of Grand Melee judges, signifying that I was head judging the event. So, it’s going to be three days of Grand Melee. Looks like I’m working Grand Melee, 6pm-3am. Then the list of individual shifts and assignments was posted. The GenCon staff list came out and I was on it. I kinda thought they were joking, but, at that point, I was just happy to get accepted to judge the event. They decided that I should be the one to work Grand Melee at GenCon this year. The rest of this report will make more sense once you have.Īfter Briggs was done reading me the description, he and the other judges at the table took some delight in the fact that my response was a combination of confusion and “It sounds fun”. If you haven’t read it, go to section 807 and read it now. Briggs suddenly got a gleeful look in his eye as he pulled out his phone and proceeded to read me the entire section of the comp rules on Grand Melee. When Grand Melee was first mentioned, I must have looked confused, because I was asked if I’d ever heard of it before. The 2015 GenCon staff list was due to be posted within the week. I was sitting at the table with Steven Briggs and 4 others. Samantha Davis, Level 2, North Hollywood, California, United StatesThe first time I heard the term “Grand Melee” was at dinner after a TCG event in Vegas.
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