We are back at it, folks! I can't believe it's 2026...where does the time go? This month it will go into the ravenous mouths of our rathtars! That's right - we're playing the Eravana Cargo Hold board, made famous in Episode VII, when Rey and Finn met Han and Chewie for the first time. This is the most complex game board we use, so it's quite a challenging way to start the new year!
The other big news, of course, is that we're debuting four new characters!!! Jabba the Hutt, Captain Rex, Luminara Unduli, and Dr. Evazan will make their first-ever appearances, and each of them bring some new tricks up their sleeves we haven't seen before. If you want to check out their decks in advance, head to the "new character" tab above! (Just a heads up - that page struggles to load on phones, you might need to use a PC/laptop to see them all...)
HISTORY OF A NEW HOPE DUEL:
2025 - Rob won with Darth Vader on Arvala-7
2024 - Ian won with Darth Maul in the Trash Compactor
2023 - Michael won with General Grievous in Ewok Village
2022 - Duncan won with Emperor Palpatine in the Geonosis Arena
2021 - Rob won with Lando Calrissian on Arvala-7
2020 - Curtis won with Darth Maul in the Emperor's Throne Room
2019 - Joel won with Darth Maul in the Geonosis Arena
2018 - Ethan won with Anakin Skywalker on the Kamino Platform
2017 - Nathan won with Mace Windu in the Carbon Freezing Chamber
2016 - JD won with Anakin Skywalker in the Geonosis Arena
2015 - Rob won with Mace Windu in the Emperor's Throne Room
MEET THE DUELERS:
Here are the lovely Duelers throwing down in the A New Hope Duel, and they were kind enough to share their new year's resolutions with us to boot!
Alex G. - Alex's resolution is to get back in the winner's circle! 2025 was a tougher year for him, but he's easily capable of taking home a trophy or two in 2026.
David M. - David's resolution is to turn professional in 2026. A New Hope is just David's third career Duel. He's committed to locking in and playing more!
Eric - Eric's promise for 2026...? His first career win! He's certainly come close on more than one occasion. Will January mark win #1??
Grant - Grant's resolution is...playing more Han Solo! staying out of last place! He still has zero career 12th place finishes, the most impressive streak in league history!
Ian - Ian's resolution is being a better father than Darth Vader! His first child debuts this March, and don't be surprised if his son is overflowing with midichlorians.
James - James' resolution for 2026 is to keep collecting that hardware! It's hard to argue he's not the best student Dueler in the league right now.
Jordyn - Jordyn's resolution for this year is to take over the Teal Mafia and add her first trophy to their showcase. The punniest Dueler in league history is up to the task!
Justin - Justin's resolution is to make sure the HRC wins more trophies this year than any other residential college! The competition will be fierce...
Mark - You may not realize it, but Mark is currently ranked 4th in the league! His resume sure could use his first win, though, so that is definitely his resolution for 2026.
Michael - Michael barely qualified for the 2025 Championship, having only played twice last year, but he showed little rust when he finished fourth. His resolution this year is to log more games!
Riley - Riley became the first woman and first minor to win a league Championship last month!!! Her resolution is to make the jump to the college rankings this fall - welcome to BU, Riley!
Rob - Rob has just about seen and done it all in this league...except win the singles tournament! His resolution is to win that this July, with a rumored 64 characters playing in it!!!
MEET THE CHARACTERS
You already know four of the new characters playing, but here's the whole crew trying to avoid rathtars on Friday night:
There you have it everyone! We play Friday night in the Fine Arts Studio. All are welcome to come and check it out. We're starting at 8PM - see you then! PEW PEW!!!
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