Furthering Competition - Part 7

Oliver couldn't believe the intensity that was created, merely by the substitution of pieces for real men. Naturally, the men wouldn't actually be crossing swords with each other. But they'd said that they would do their best to make it look like they were, depending on the dice roll.

The announcer heralded the start of the match. "If we are all ready, let the Battle board match between Captain Oliver Patrick and Colonel TImmus Bookhorne begin."

Oliver was granted the privileges of making the first move, which he did so without hesitation, in the form of advancing a unit of spearmen. Those amongst the crowd that hadn't seen the previous matches cooed in excitement, when they heard Oliver bellow out his move, with a Captain's voice, and saw that the spear men quickly moved to bring it into reality. There was a vaguely magical sense to it all. It made Oliver feel like a mage playing with summons.