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We played two games of Chariots Rampant. The scene is set somewhere in ancient Greece where the beautiful Helen is out frolicking in the wineyards under the watchfull eyes of the royal guard.
All of a sudden the peace is broken by an invading enemy force.
The Royal Guard led by Nestor himself begin to advance to the wineyard to find and protect the fair Helen.
The enemy force advance en block.
The enemy reach the wineyards first and start searching for the fair Helen.
But the Royal guard is not far behind.
Insults arrows and stones start flying.
The Royal Guards advance upon the invading force trying to push them back.
Prince Paris of Troy who was part of the enemy warband finds and seduces the fair Helen with his boyish charms.
The Trojan skirmishers try and keep the Greek heads down with their missiles while the rest of the army starts their retreat with Helen in tow.
Nestor Charges some trojan chariots to try and punch through the lines to recapture Helen.
He succedes in driving them back.
But the treacherous Trojan spearmen charge him in the back giving the chariots time to get away and regroup.
Nestor drives the spearmen back and returns his attention to the chariots Running the off the field.
Greek spearmen move up in support of Nestor whos Heroic actions are beginning to take its toll on the aging warrior.
Having stayed mostly out of the battle the Trojan general Hektor takes a shot from some greek skirmishers and promptly flees the battle.
But Prince Paris succedes in escaping with the fair Helen.