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Castle Game: avante en garde
[Suddenly, you hear the wailing of a horn. Outside, tension is turning to panic. You can't see anything, but you can hear people gathering up their things, sobbing in fear or speaking in harsh whispers. A lone voice calls from the distance:
The enemy approaches!
Upon the map, an unfamiliar geography appears -- several small nations, clustered together. Outside of them, an endless sea of enemy forces, identified only by a symbol of a cracked skull. Each of the small nations is marked with a flag in one unit's colour, and a tiny model of a castle.
You are at war. How will you protect your people and yourself?
(Rules & questions are here. Cleo is your gamerunner!)
The enemy approaches!
Upon the map, an unfamiliar geography appears -- several small nations, clustered together. Outside of them, an endless sea of enemy forces, identified only by a symbol of a cracked skull. Each of the small nations is marked with a flag in one unit's colour, and a tiny model of a castle.
You are at war. How will you protect your people and yourself?
(Rules & questions are here. Cleo is your gamerunner!)
RESULTS
Outside, you hear the screaming of orders and rattling of armor. Then, the clash of steel -- your people are fighting a hard battle.
Hold your positions!
Don't let them overtake us!
Shit-- they've broken through the gate!
Quick, form a bucket chain!
The smell of smoke fills the room, and you hear the crackling of fire. A wall begins to crumble, and flames spread towards you, jumping out to lick at you, scalding and burning your skin and settling patches of clothing alight.
Though the smoke prevents you from seeing the battle, you can see the arrows as they cut through. They pierce you -- fortunately, the wounds aren't fatal, but you've all got at least one or two of them now.
Dread settles in -- you won't win, will you…? You're going to die.
But then, smoke turns to steam, as water splashes onto the flames and puts them out. Though weary, the soldiers outside still have energy to howl in victory, as they finally repel their enemy.
You've suffered losses, but your castle survives.
You may now move to endgame.]