This years traditional Christmas bash is set during the Trojan war.
It is the 5 year of the siege of troy and warparties are out scavenging for supplies and to win the favor of the gods. The 6 heroes are Achilleus, Odysseus and Ajax on the Greek side and Hektor, Paris and Aeneas on the trojan side. There are five objectives. Get Helen back, sacrifice a lamb to the gods, bring home the flock of sheep, burn down the olive grove and defeat Minotaurus. The game is all about personal glory so there are no sides as such it is every man for himself. Of course you are free to make and break alliances. we draw lots to see whose turn it is. Everyone has two lots in the pot. This was the layout at the beginning of the game.
The game opens with Paris directing his troops towards three objectives. A group of skirmishers are sent of with a saucy loveletter to Helen to bring her back. The chariot warriors are sent to kill of Minotaurus and the light cavalry are sent to burn down the olive trees to deny them from the greeks.
Aeneas too wanted the glory of denying the greeks the olives. So he moves his entire army towards them and actually orders his skirmishers to shoot at Paris' skirmishers to try and scare them off.
On the other side of the table Odysseus troops advance towards the sacrificial altar to make their sacrifice to gain favor by the gods.
Achilles light skirmishers however have also made a run for the altar.
And they have also laid their hands on the flock of sheep.
All while Achilles himself charges Minotaurus But he fails to defeat him and is forced to retreat wounded.
Aeneas sets fire to the olive grove.
Paris' Charioteer troops make their own assault on Minotaurus severely wounding him.
Achilles and Odysseus are still squabbling over who should sacrifice the lamb.
Meanwhile there has broken out a quite severe fight over Helen. Apparently Hektor has decided that it is not a good idea that she returns to Paris. He has already riden down the unit of skirmishers who were chatting up Helen and now he is engaging a unit of Paris' spearmen who tried to bring her back safely to Paris.
After having set the olive grove ablaze Aeneas challenges Ajax to single combat and kills him.
Achilles sneaks up and plants the killing blow on Minotaurus but in its death throes it kills a few of Achilles men forcing him to retreat.
Perhaps it was not a good idea to kill Minotaurus. As Achilleus is struck and killed by a lightning bolt.
After that his men makes a defensive circle to defend the sheep and get them off table.
Odysseus troops prepare to join the fight for fair Helen.
Odysseus charges Paris' spearmen driving them back and capturing Helen.
But he is in turn driven back by Hektor who now has control of Helen.
Aeneas fresh from his victory over Ajax now challenges Paris to single combat and defeats him as well.
Hektors troops continue to push back Odysseus troops. And clear the yard from enemy troops.
A bloody melee erupts in the yard with lots of casualties including Hektor who is taken down with a lucky javelin shot.
But in the end Hektors men are succesful in getting Helen of the table and thus ending the game. In the end Aeneas was the victor of the game having won most renown for himself. By burning the olive grove, winning two personal combats and generally slaughtering of most of Paris and Ajax armies.