Gobble gobble, fellow Duelers! It's that special time of year...THANKSDUELING! How in the world galaxy is it already November!?!
This will be the 12th annual Thanksdueling!, and as it has in its previous eleven iterations, this marks the last Duel before the annual Championship match! The December Championship is for all the marbles - the biggest Duel of the year! You earn a spot at the table either by winning during that calendar year or being a top ranked Dueler. Thanksdueling! is the last chance to qualify, so things should be extra spicy at the table on Saturday!
HISTORY OF THANKSDUELING!:
2024 - Ian won with Anakin Skywalker in the Geonosis Arena
2023 - Julia won with The Mandalorian in the Naboo Reactor Pit
2022 - Penny won with Anakin Skywalker in the Carbon Freezing Chamber
2021 - Kaleb won with Princess Leia in the Rancor Dungeon
2020 - Duncan won with Darth Vader in the Rancor Dungeon
2019 - Alex C. won with Darth Maul in the Geonosis Arena
2018 - Ben H. won with Luke Skywalker in the Geonosis Arena
2017 - Rob won with Boba Fett on the Kamino Platform
2016 - JD won with Yoda in the Emperor's Throne Room
2015 - Nathan won with Darth Vader in the Geonosis Arena
2014 - Alex R. won with Boba Fett in the Geonosis Arena
MEET THE DUELERS:
It's customary in our Thanksdueling! post to list what each of our Duelers is thankful for this year. What a great attitude to have right before the carnage and backstabbing, amiright???
Ally - she is thankful for...Ki-Adi-Mundi! In her three career Duels, her highest finish was Doubleheader #1, where she piloted the newly added Jedi to her best-ever showing - third place. Perhaps she'll do even better at Thanksdueling!?
Curtis - he is thankful for...the 12x12-way weekend! This summer we took a long weekend and cranked out 12 Duels in a row, and the mighty Curtis won two of the battles. You should ask him about the table he made for it...
Eric - he is thankful for...turning pro!!! Rob somehow missed it when Eric played his sixth career Duel at Doubleheader #2, landing him in professional status. Does Rob still feel guilty for not properly celebrating Eric's achievement? Yes. Yes he does.
James - he is thankful for...2025! It's been a banner year for James, who won at both the Valentine's Duel and CL Training. With two wins he'll be one of the top seated Duelers at the December Championship next month!
Joe - he is thankful for...baby padawans!!! The Dueler known for his penchant of chaos at the table welcomed his first child into the world this summer, and the rumor is the midichlorian count was quite high! This is also his first Duel since Fall Brawl 2024, so welcome back Joe!
Jonah - he is thankful for...R2-D2! When Jonah played new character combo Old Ben Kenobi/young Luke Skywalker at the Fight Night Duel last month, he became the first Dueler in league history to play a character - R2-D2 - that doesn't have a damage indicator card! Alex had a chance to do the same with BB-8, but you probably shouldn't ask him why that didn't happen...
Junior - he is thankful for...strong starts! Junior started playing two months ago, and in his two Duels he's finished second (Wampa!) and fifth!! That's an impressive way to launch your Dueling career.
Justin - he is thankful for...the fall! It's been a good semester of Dueling for Justin. He nearly defended his trophy at Doubleheader #1, where he landed in second. He also scored a solid fifth place at the Fall Brawl. He'd love to secure Thanksdueling! for his second win.
Michaela - she is thankful for...baby padawans too!!! Michaela is now Dueling with super Force-sensitive mom powers. You've been warned! Joe might need to watch out, because she still owes him from the debacle at the 2024 Fall Brawl...
Nayshaun - he is thankful for...Dueling fever! The rookie Dueler has already clocked four career Duels and he only wants more! The only cure? Winning Thanksdueling! to earn a spot at the Championship, where he would turn professional! Can Nayshaun author that dream scenario?
Rob - he is thankful for...teaching a section of Introduction to Leadership this fall. How does that relate? He's glad you asked! He used the 12-way Duel league as his example of the three tiers of organizational culture with his class of freshmen on Thursday. This is a credited class, people. Dueling is now subtly imprinted on diplomas, bwahahahahaha!!!!!
MEET THE CHARACTERS:
Here's who's playing Saturday night! This is a friendly reminder, the blog has a tab now where you can review the decks and even download them yourself to cut and play. The page doesn't load well on phones due to the volume, but it works just fine on laptops.
And the characters for Thanksdueling! are...
This is a powerful dozen characters to throw down! We're playing on the Arvala-7 board, which is always guaranteed for some increased tension. We play at 7PM on Saturday in the North Village Fine Arts Studio, swing on by to root for your favorite turkey! GOBBLE GOBBLE!
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