What a school year, folks! The 24-25 academic calendar is winding down, but not before we celebrate the high-holy day of the Dueling year...May the 4th!!! It's a bittersweet day as we know this also signals the end of some Dueling careers, as folks graduate or move on from the friendly confines of CL&L. But alas, their accomplishments have been written into the stars above...as well as in a fairly obscure blog on the internet...
The other big news to share is that we are officially kicking of the TWELFTH year of league Dueling with our first-ever 12 12-Way Weekend! This June, 12 current and past veterans of the league are locking themselves into an Airbnb in the middle of Texas for our 3.5 days to play 12 Duels in a row. You'll be able to keep track of that madness this summer via the blog and the insta account! One thing is for sure - lives will be permanently changed after that...hopefully for the better?!
HISTORY OF MAY THE 4TH BE WITH YOU:
2024 - Ian won with Orson Krennic on Arvala-7
2023 - JD M. won with Orson Krennic in the Narkina 5 Imperial Prison
2022 - Rob won with Kylo Ren on the Conveyex Train
2021 - Kaleb won with Jango Fett in the Trash Compactor
2020 - Ryan won with Han Solo on the Kamino Platform
2019 - Riley won with Emperor Palpatine in the Emperor's Throne Room
2018 - Rob won with Mace Windu in the Emperor's Throne Room
2017 - JD N. won with Yoda in the Emperor's Throne Room
2016 - Chris K . won with Jango Fett in the Emperor's Throne Room
2015 - Rob won with Jango Fett in the Carbon Freezing Chamber
MEET THE DUELERS:
Alex G. - if last month's Duel of the Fates felt weird, that might be because Alex wasn't there! It was the only Duel of the academic year he missed. He starts a new streak with May the 4th.
CJ - the youngest Dueler/substitute in the league turned professional at the Imperial March. Now she's bringing her special brand of terror and intimidation to May the 4th!
Elliot - Elliot is one of the dozen brave souls playing the 12 12-way weekend in June, committing to flying back to Texas to play! But alas...this is Elliot's last Duel in league play! 😠He and Natalie are moving out east to start their post-Baylor lives. I'M NOT CRYING YOU'RE CRYING!!! He debuted at the 2020 Valentine's Duel and leaves the league in the top ten of career games played. LEGEND.
Grant - speaking of people foolish enough to play the 12 12-way weekend... Grant's first game of 2025 was last month's Duel of the Fates, where he got ousted in eleventh place. But that also means his streak of never having finished last is still in tact!
James - it's been an up and down 2025 for James, who finished 11th at A New Hope but rebounded with a win at the Valentine's Duel. Last month he finished 7th, which means he's due for a bounce back into the top 5...right?!
Jonah - this is likely Jonah's last Duel in league play too, but he and Sam committed to the final two spots for the 12 12-way weekend in June, so this is far from his last game! He had a respectable 6th place finish at last month's Duel of the Fates.
Josiah - professional Dueler alert!!! May the 4th Be With You marks Josiah's sixth Duel, meaning he's joining the professional ranks. Congrats on this milestone, Josiah!!
Justin - professional Dueler alert 2.0!!! May the 4th Be With You also marks Justin's sixth career Duel. He's going pro too!!!
Kat - rub your eyes all you want, they aren't deceiving you! After a year and a half off (last playing in the 2023 Championship), Kat has emerged from hibernation to remind the league what a Dueling RHD can do! Let's go!!!
Penny - you know we were having troubles hitting numbers when Rob has to con his daughter Penny into playing, but don't sleep on this part-time Dueler. She has two career wins!
Riley E. - many know May the 4th Be With You also serves as birthday eve for Riley! She turns 17 on Revenge of the 5th! The golden Obi statue would make for a great birthday present.
Rob - if you haven't heard much from Rob lately, he's been sequestered in his Dueling lab, working on 12 BRAND NEW CHARACTERS for the 12 12-way in June! Don't worry - these new characters will be added to the rotation after they debut in June! But it's top secret until then...
***BONUS DUELER!*** Riley B. - since we're playing the rancor dungeon...we need a rancor! Riley B. is stepping in to devour all of our minor characters - you've been warned!!!
MEET THE CHARACTERS:
No Luke Skywalker in the rancor dungeon??? That just seems wrong!
One quick note - we play at 1:30PM on Sunday, but we're moving to the North Village classroom, in the office building directly across from the Fine Arts Studio. Swing on by to celebrate!
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