The Dave’s were at it again fighting over the table this time in a Dragon Rampart game. Sharing a bottle of P.I.G.S. favourite wine – a nice “Squealing Pigs” Marlborough Sav Blanc (guys that plug has to be worth a case at the very least) the battle lines were drawn.

The table top was a large open valley surrounded by hills and forests. The ice was considered good going.

Stunties and Vikings fight in the icy Tundra

Both armies consisted of 24 points with five units each. The combinations were slightly different but looked quite diverse on the tabletop.

The Vikings army included:

Unit of Viking Snow trolls (foot sergeants)

Thor, the mighty Viking Leader (Mounted Men-At-Arms)

Viking Frost Giant (Foot Sergeants)

Viking Foot Men-At-Arms

Unit of Viking Foot Sergeants

The stunties (oops I should say “vertical challenged hirsute gentlemen”  (VCHG))

VCHG’s on Bats (Flying Mounted Sergeants) 1

VCHG’s on Bats (Flying Mounted Sergeants) 2

VCHG Foot Sergeants

VCHG king (mounted Men-At-Arms)

VCHG hand gunners (Crossbowmen)

VCHG Troll Slayers (Bellicose Warriors)

The game began with the wimpy Vikings edging forward except for they very brave Frost Giant who failed his Cowardice roll twice!! The VCHG were waiting patiently leaning on their axes and with a loud yawn yelling out “is the best you’ve got”!!

With the snow trolls, the frost giant and Thor all biting the ice, things were looking rosy for the cheeks of the VCHG, but then the bats ran away, followed by the troll slayers and the foot sergeants. Not perturbed the brilliant VCHG general (hey – what’s wrong – the victors write the history don’t they?) was well aware that this had taken a toll on the remaining Viking units. Two quick charges from the King and it was all over as the foot Men-At-Arms, and the Sergeants were no match for his mighty axe. The last unit of Viking Sergeants couldn’t take it any more and took to the hills.

The Royal Hand Gunners and the VCHG king were left alone in the twilight to contemplate the thoughts on the duality of elements by the great Dwarven philosopher Larminad Danglim who saw separate dualities above and below ground — fire and air held sway aboveground (as evidenced by the sun), earth and air held sway underground (as evidenced by air-filled caves deep beneath the surface).

God knows why when they were freezing their agates off.