The only thing better than playing a 12-Way Duel is playing TWO 12-Way Duels! And that's just what we have before us this week. The rumor floating around the Mos Eisley Cantina is that we play two matches in late August every year to celebrate a certain someone's birthday, but don't believe that for a second. Dueling isn't about celebrating the individual, it's about a shared joy of destroying eleven others in mutually agreed upon combat! (Unless we're doing a special Birthday Surprise Duel, in which case, yeah - we're celebrating you!!!)
So here we are - season 6 - which means this will be our sixth annual Doubleheader. It tastes good, like a finely aged glass of blue milk. Let's take a stroll down memory lane...
HISTORY:
2018 Game #1 - Alex C. and Darth Vader won in the Emperor's Throne Room
2018 Game #2 - Joel and Darth Maul won on the Kamino Platform
2017 Game #1 - Rob and Jango Fett won on the Kamino Platform
2017 Game #2 - Nathan and Jango Fett won in the Emperor's Throne Room
2016 Game #1 - Grant and Count Dooku won on the Kamino Platform
2016 Game #2 - Stephen and Jango Fett won in the Emperor's Throne Room
2015 Game #1 - Ryan and Jango Fett won in the Geonosis Arena
2015 Game #2 - Grant and Yoda won in the Emperor's Throne Room
2014 Game #1 - Alex R. and Darth Maul won on the Kamino Platform
2014 Game #2 - Curtis and Yoda won in the Geonisis Arena
MEET THE DUELERS:
Christopher (playing games 1 &2) - the rookie Dueler made a big splash at the CL Training Duel a couple of weeks ago, piloting Boba Fett to a respectable 7th place finish.
Curtis (playing games 1&2) - Curtis has a soft spot for the Doubleheader, having won his debut Duel at the first one back in 2014. That's so long ago!!!
David M. (playing game 2) - The funniest moment of the night at the CL Training Duel this year was David's slow realization that his Han Solo character maybe didn't stack up as well against the light saber wielders. Pew pew!
Grant (playing games 1&2) - The crafty veteran would love to retake the top Dueler ranking, and he's close in third place. He's also the only multi-winner in Doubleheader history.
JD (playing games 1&2) - You can call JD "Mr. Salty" after his early exit at the CL Training Duel. He made some big threats towards other Duelers...will he follow through???
Kaleb (playing games 1&2) - His strategic, winning effort at the CL Training Duel not only netted him career victory #4, but also the top spot in the Dueler rankings. Not bad!
Lucas (playing games 1&2) - Rookie Dueler alert!!! We welcome Lucas to the Dueling table and his first steps towards a larger gaming world.
Nathan (playing game 2) - The Hall of Famer is back in the fold, and his last match, Galactic Credits back in May, proved there was no rust when he won the whole shebang.
Noah (playing game 1) - Beginner's luck or hot prospect? Probably the latter, as Noah debuted at CL Training this year and finished third with Jango Fett in his very first match. Nice!
Riley (playing game 1) - The youngest Dueler in league history has three top five finishes in her last three games, including her stunning victory at May the 4th Be With You.
Rob (playing game 1&2) - He's still kicking himself for not attacking the Emperor at CL Training. His fifth place finish there was his best in the past four Duels.
Ryan (playing game 2) - Ryan has only played three times in the 2019 calendar year, but that includes a third place finish with Darth Vader at the May the 4th battle.
Sam (playing game 1) - Another rookie Dueler alert!!! Sam somehow made it through his undergraduate career at Baylor without playing, but now that he's in grad school, he's wizened up!
Spencer (playing game 1&2) - Yet another rookie Dueler alert! But don't assume he's an easy target - he was Hall of Famer Joel's padawan, and now he takes his teacher's place.
Troy (playing game 1&2) - In one of the most shocking finishes in Duels history, Troy came out of nowhere with the Emperor (!!!) at this summer's Singles Tournament and won it all! He's hoping to carry that success into 12-Way play.
BB-8 PREDICTS THE WINNER:
Last year's Trey Rey (or "quad" Rey) were terrible, let's hope BB-8 does better! BB - who you got???
Dooku and Jango?! No light side picks??? I thought he was more sentimental than that...
That's it, folks, the Yoda Soda will be ready on Friday. See you then!!!
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