Cut the turkey and pass the yams - "Thanksdueling!" came early this year! Let's gobble up another recap with the story below...
Twelve folks gathered, once again, in the newly renovated North Village Community Center to commence with a cornucopia of deceit, treachery, and strategy. I'm growing more suspicious with every match that Curtis commissioned the former Sushi bar for the specific purpose of Dueling. And that's why we all love Curtis - he gets it. Duelers need a home for the Dueling holidays, a place where friends can come to argue, back stab, and treat each other poorly...just like real families on Thanksgiving!
What?
That's not your typical Thanksgiving experience too?
I'm oversharing? Ok, let's just move on...
Grant made the Cohenour Run in less than 12 parsecs |
Geonosis Arena was the board picked by Nate, who had the #1 chair. As folks settled in a strange thing had occurred, the seats around the table were nearly perfectly divided between those playing on the light side and those on the dark. But that didn't stop Grant from implementing the "Cohenour Run," a move made famous last year when Ryan ran his Mace Windu to the dark side of the Geonosis board. To the chagrin of the light side, Grant had flipped. Tommy moved his Dooku to the same corner, and the sides were set...or so Rob/Jango thought! Jango fired up his jet pack to the light side corner where he promptly wrist-cabled Ryan's Han Solo and then shot him in the head with his Rocket Retreat. Stevie's Luke ran behind the columns after Leia made an early exit, leaving Han unprotected. Zam took two more shots at Han, who was down to one point of health. And that's when Grant flipped on Rob, assisted by Daniel's Emperor. Just as it appeared Ryan would die first, Rob was out in twelfth place for the second game in a row! But he's not bitter! No way, it's not slowly eating away at his insides, consuming his spirit with rage. It's just a game. It's just a game...
"Psst, Nate, I'm going to flip to the light side and kill you next..." |
The dark side was down to Leslie/Maul, Grant/Mace, and Daniel/Emperor. Tommy's Dooku had flipped by this point too. The light side targeted Maul, and Leslie was gone though she put up a heck of a fight on the way out. Daniel dropped the "You Will Die" card on Tommy, who ran away to try and card up. Grant's Mace chased after him, leaving Daniel alone with the gaggle of Jedi. Needless to say, Daniel finished seventh.
Things got a little chippy as Tommy continued to run away from Grant's Mace. Stevie, playing with Luke, became consumed with paranoia and convinced himself Tommy wasn't pulling his weight. He vowed to take him out next, even before Mace. This caused a lot of turmoil within the alliance, and Grant and Tommy continued to attack each other throughout. But David P., playing with Yoda, seized an opportunity and struck down Tommy in sixth, whose major crime was having the "You Will Die" card played on him. Ian's Obi-Wan finally ended Grant's night in fifth.
Daniel could have left two hours ago when this picture was taken. |
Here's the final order of finish:
12. Rob - Jango
11. Ryan - Han
10. Nate - Boba
9. Stephen - Anakin
8. Leslie - Maul
7. Daniel - Emperor
6. Tommy - Dooku
5. Grant - Mace
4. Stevie - Luke
3. David P. - Yoda
2. Ian - Obi-Wan
1. Nathan - Vader
And now... the exciting news! As is customary, December is our annual Championship Match. Instead of being an open invite, the Championship Match is reserved for the top 12 ranked duelers. It's the toughest, most competitive Duel of the year - our version of the Super Bowl. You can check the rankings on the Duelers tab near the top of the page. I'll send out official invites and work on a date for the Championship in the next couple of weeks. In the meantime...thank you everyone for your continued interest in Epic Duels!!! And congrats once again to Nathan on a big win!
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