Naboo Reactor Pit
Blessings to all Duelers who get to play twice in one day! Let's recap game #2, which took place in the Naboo Reactor Pit and its glowing red laser walls...
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| Let's roll 2's and 5's! |
We had some new blood at the table for game 2, and that included first-timer David. Welcome to the league, David! Unfortunately, the Duelers were not kind to him or his Captain Phasma. He got stuck in the dreaded front chamber starting spot, which historically is awful on the Naboo board. His night was short and not particularly sweet. James' Grand Inquisitor finished him off in last to award him the Golden Jar Jar! I'm so sorry David - play with us again next time!!!
Things didn't go much better for our other reinforcement, Caden. He was playing The Armorer for the second game in a row, and thought the was secure with a good spot on the board. However, Grant's Mandalorian played Rising Phoenix to attack him twice and knock the Armorer to near death! When the red laser walls went up, his alliance on the reactor pit side of the board turned against him. Rob's Royal Guard sent him packing in eleventh.
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| Jordyn holding court. |
Justin's Princess Leia was stuck in the same starting chamber as David, and he too was taking hits and didn't appreciate it when Rob's Emperor Palpatine played You Will Die on him! There was no recovery after that. Nayshaun, all hopped up on Yoda Soda, charged forward with bloodlust in his eyes. Justin was gone in tenth. Ouch!
Before Caden was killed off, he got his revenge on Grant by playing A Mandalorian No More. That dumped Grant's whole hand!!! His chamber-mate James couldn't resist the easy target. The Grand Inquisitor struck him down in ninth. Thanks for subbing in game two though, Grant!
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| Alex begging for shooting lanes... |
Rob's Emperor grew weary of Ally's Ahsoka at the other end of the board, so he started sending Force Lightning her way. Eric decided to jump on board that bandwagon, and suddenly poor Ally was the target. A Purge Trooper managed the final blow. Ally was gone in eighth after a long day of Dueling.
Eric's Reva, who had just helped out against Ahsoka, was the implied next target, but the laser walls went up again. Fully carded, Rob suggested to Riley/Anakin and Jordyn/Lando they take down Alex's Tobias Beckett. They agreed and soon discovered most of Alex's good cards were still buried in his draw pile. It was a frustrating match for Alex, who was often blocked from shooting and then betrayed by the laser walls. He was out in seventh.
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| James trying to plot the rise of Darth Vader. |
James' Grand Inquisitor got caught between Eric's Reva and an aura-farming Moff Gideon (Nayshaun), and had trouble defending the two-front attacks. He almost pulled off the defense card that would enable him to play with Darth Vader should the Grand Inquisitor fall in battle. Alas, he couldn't make it work, and Moff Gideon claimed another trophy. James fell in sixth.
Everyone agreed Eric's Reva was the next target, and Eric's impassioned pleas and threats were as entertaining as they were logical, but the alliance held strong. Riley's Anakin Wrathed to that end of the board and delivered the deathblow with a 5-point attack. This was Eric's second game in a row getting into the top five with Reva!
And then there were four! Rob dropped a Force Lightning on Jordyn's Lando, declaring his belief Lando was the best defensive character left on the board. Jordyn proved that with her valiant deflections and parries. She tried to convince Nayshaun/Moff Gideon to partner with her against Riley/Anakin and Rob/Emperor, but the longer it took to take her down the stronger the other three became to eliminate her. Jordyn played a heck of a game but Lando was a goner in fourth.
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| That Emperor-Anakin bond! |
At the final three Emperor and Anakin did indeed go after Moff Gideon, but Nayshaun had a pretty big trick up his sleeves. Anakin was about half health and Gideon was taking on damage, but he used It Means More To Me against the fully healthy Rob/Emperor! That special card basically dumped Rob's entire hand, minus his Meditations!! All three characters were now in mortal danger, but Riley's Anakin was fully loaded and seemed to be in the driver's seat. But Rob got blessed with major deck luck when he pulled YOU WILL DIE! He immediately played it on Riley/Anakin as he ran away from the other two!!
The laser walls went up, protecting Rob from the other two but trapping Nayshaun with Riley. Though both were empty handed, Riley got to draw first. She pulled an Anakin attack and Nayshaun bit the farm (that's really funny if you were at the table) in third. What a game, Nayshaun! Third place in his third career Duel. The kid is a natural!
Rob and Riley, father and daughter, Sith Master and soon-to-be Sith Apprentice, in the final two! Both were low carded and Rob was chipping away at Anakin's health with Force Lightnings. But in a bold move, Riley got a 4-all with the walls up and moved in against Emperor with double Angers - 8 point attacks! That left Rob at his LAST point of health! But he had planted his last Force Lightning with a Future Foreseen as his next draw card, and used the draw and play on his turn to win the game in a thrilling ending!!! This is the fourth time Rob has won with Emperor Palpatine! Let's hear it for the old, wrinkly guys in the league!!! Shoutout to Riley too, who once again came THIS CLOSE to her third career win.
Final order of finish:
12. David/Phasma
11. Caden/Armorer
10. Justin/Leia
9. Grant/Mando
8. Ally/Ahsoka
7. Alex/Beckett
6. James/Grand Inquisitor
5. Eric/Reva
4. Jordyn/Lando
3. Nayshaun/Gideon
2. Riley/Anakin
1. Rob/Emperor - just two guys at least 50 years old...
What a great day of Dueling - thanks to everyone who played!!! Our September Duel, THE FALL BRAWL, will likely be the evening of September 13. More details to come!!!
PEW PEW!
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