Of Gods and Mortals - Fight for the Rainbow Bridge

Kev was down in the area from Leeds, looking for Nunneries and finding Roundhouses apparently and suggested meeting James and I for a game. The obvious thing to do was leave the Rainbow bridge in situ but play Of Gods and Mortals. So that's what we did.

I took Freya and her shieldmaidens, Kev had Odin Draugr, Dwarfs and wolves and James had assorted Frost Giants and Trolls. The scenario was pretty simple - if your god was on the Rainbow Bridge at the end of a turn you got a VP. Whoever had the most VPs at the end would win - providing your god was still on the board.

When the game began it was still light outside and sunlight coming through the door of the Sherwood Soldier Shack made for some tricky, but interesting photos.

James rapidly raced Angbroda up the Rainbow steps

See what I mean about the sunlight

Freya and the berserkers got stuck in to Odin's dead followers

While giants lumbered about menacingly

The shieldmaidens and their heroine cornered some dwarfs.

But Odin helped a Dwarf hero put my Valkyrie to the sword.

While James' wolves and Fenrir tried to eat another Valkyrie

Freya was finding the draugr tougher than she hoped. Her breathtaking beauty having no effect on dead blokes.

But the shieldmaidens were dealing with the dwarfs

Odin stood at the foot of the stairs, staring.

Freya took up the challenge of dealing with the Frost Giant

Meanwhile another giant had decided to help the remaining dwarf.

Freya was banished and the giants took on the All Father.

The dwarf just wouldn't die!

And nor would the Valkyrie.

The undead shambled to help Odin

With the dwarf finally dead the giant picked on the shieldmaidens

Odin left the mortal plain

And Angbroda decided she'd banked enough points to come down off the bridge.

The giant killed one maiden.

But then was pushed back, slipped on the ice and went down!

The Valkyrie delivered the killing blow

The draugr too toppled a giant.

Soon after this the game drew to a close. The Frost Giants had built up an unassailable lead and would clearly be rampaging in to Asgard!

Great fun game with great company. Of Gods and Mortals is a splendid game and ideal for this kind of fun throwdown. Lots f great cinematic moments and a good excuse to get all those cool models you want on the table.