Duels of the Emperors
Raising the arena…
Share a code with your rival. Whoever enters the same code sits on the opposing throne.
Behind six gates wait six fighters, from a trembling Tiro with a wooden sword to a Taurarius astride a bull. Only you know which gate holds which.
Each round you choose a gate in secret. When both have chosen, the gates grind open together. No takebacks.
No numbers are ever shown — a fighter's worth is in his bulk, his gear, his swagger. Read the silhouette.
One law of the sand: a Tiro slips beneath the bull and topples the Taurarius. Bluff accordingly.
You steer your fighter in the sand. Raise your guard late — in the last blink before a blow lands — and you parry it outright, opening your rival up for a counter worth more than double. Two good parries can steal a duel you had no business winning.
A fighter who lives is now known to your rival forever. Spend your secrets wisely.
Every model, sound, icon and particle here is free art, used with thanks.
Hand the device to the other emperor. No peeking.