I just learned that sims can duel for 5 different outcomes. My sims dueled in TS3 mainly for entertainment value, seeing all the effects. I will be having my sims duel a lot more in Realm of Magic...
Meh. Never really liked the dueling stuff, as it's just more typical Harry Potter style wands-are-guns. I'm your typical Vancian -- magic being more difficult and cumbersome to wield, but potentially reality-warpingly powerful.