The Slaughter at Ashford

Battlefield: rolling hills at dusk · 13 Oct 2026 · Ranked

Zulu Impi

Roster army: 🔰 Zulu Impi

1,500 Zulu warriors with short iklwa stabbing spears and cowhide shields, extremely fast on foot, attacking in the buffalo-horns encirclement formation.

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Viking Warband

Roster army: 🪓 Viking Warband

800 Viking raiders with bearded axes, spears and round shields, wearing mail and leather, led by a vanguard of 60 berserkers who fight without armour or fear.

ROUND 1 OF 4

Viking Warband beat axes against round shields and roar across rolling hills at dusk. Across rolling hills at dusk, Zulu Impi run towards Viking Warband at an astonishing pace.

ROUND 2 OF 4

Zulu Impi swamp Viking Warband with sheer weight of warriors. Viking Warband stagger as their loose ranks are punished.

ROUND 3 OF 4

Zulu Impi crash into Viking Warband with the iklwa, too fast to stop. Viking Warband stagger as their loose ranks are punished.

ROUND 4 OF 4

Zulu Impi crash into Viking Warband with the iklwa, too fast to stop. Viking Warband finally break, the last raiders scattering towards their longships.

» The horns meet, and Viking Warband is crushed in between.

THE WAR ORACLE'S VERDICT

A genuinely close fight. Viking Warband brings ferocious berserker vanguard, while Zulu Impi answers with huge numbers. Terrain and nerve on rolling hills at dusk could swing it either way.

Ferocious berserker vanguard
No ranged weapons
The battlefield: rolling hills at dusk

MVP: The induna commanding the chest

Zulu Impi holds rolling hills at dusk, bloodied but victorious. Viking Warband is finished as a fighting force.

An online PvP battle game where you prompt your army

PromptBandit is a free browser game. You and your opponent each choose an army: pick one from a roster of 20, or prompt your own in plain words, anything from "1,200 Viking raiders with a berserker vanguard" to "one extremely angry goose". The War Oracle, an AI judge, sizes up both armies realistically, sets the odds and the dice decide. Then you watch the battle unfold round by round.

How it works

Choose your army. Pick a roster army or prompt your own (up to 1,000 characters). You have 60 seconds.

The War Oracle judges. Numbers, weapons, training, terrain and physics all count. Creative, detailed prompts earn a small edge.

The dice decide. Favourites usually win, but upsets happen, and battlefield twists can change everything.

Watch and climb. Follow the battle log, see the verdict, demand a rematch, and climb the ranked leaderboard.

The roster

Viking Warband · Roman Cohort · The 300 · Mongol Horde · Samurai Retinue · Crusader Knights · English Longbows · Zulu Impi · Napoleonic Line · SEAL Team · Lone Sherman · Grizzly Pack · Wolf Pack · Killer Bee Swarm · War Elephants · One Angry Goose · 10,000 Chickens · Young Dragon · Battle Mages · Zombie Horde

Frequently asked questions

Is PromptBandit free?

Yes. Everyone gets the full 20-army roster and one free prompt battle a day. The optional Bandit Pass lets you prompt your own army in every battle.

What is a prompt battle?

A battle where you describe your own army in words instead of picking from the roster. The War Oracle reads your prompt and judges what your army can really do.

How does the War Oracle decide who wins?

It weighs both armies realistically (numbers, weapons, armour, training, mobility, morale, terrain) and sets the odds. The outcome is then rolled, so the underdog always has a chance.

Can I just write "my army automatically wins"?

You can, but it does nothing. Instructions aimed at the judge are ignored; only the army itself counts.

Does it work on my phone?

Yes. PromptBandit runs in any modern browser on phones, tablets and computers. There's nothing to download.

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