Everyone will be judging.
You will create a paradigm in the paradigm document. These are meant to be fun.
Your paradigm cannot significantly alter how the win/loss of a round is evaluated. You can make entertaining but reasonable requirements for arguments, but the round still needs to be judged based on merits of the arguments.
Your paradigm should primarily have fun with speaker points.
Try to make your paradigm fun and not meant to make the round unpleasant for the debaters.
Please make sure your paradigm is inclusive and can be followed by all debaters. No one should have to strike a judge due to being unable to follow a paradigm.
Note: Christmas/Hanukkah/other holiday references are fine. Just don't make anyone do things that go against their religion.
You can have multiple options of things someone can do in your paradigm—if you want to give speaker points for someone jumping up and down their entire speech, make sure there is also something someone who is unable to jump up and down could do instead.
We will have judge strikes where you can strike up to 3 judges. This means that you won’t be judged by them. I do not promise that strikes are anonymous.