Judges Corner for October 2007
How
Many Judges Can a Player Have?
(from the LinguiSHTIK Judges Manual but applicable
to all cube games)
Occasionally, players will want a third, fourth and even fifth opinion. Resolve these situations as follows: Remembering that time is of the essence, it is the rare situation where a third judge should ever be called to a table to answer a question. This process simply takes too long. Instead, if a player wants a third opinion, the judge, after confirming the shake is otherwise complete, should inform the player that he will solicit opinions from other judges and come back with a decision. The judge should then solicit opinions from other judges. If possible, have the head judge also review the decision. Remarkably, the fact that the head judge has reviewed a question will normally satisfy the player.