The Clash at Red Hollow

Battlefield: a narrow mountain pass · 8 Oct 2026 · Ranked

Lone Sherman

Roster army: 🚜 Lone Sherman

One WWII M4 Sherman tank with a 5-man crew, a 75mm gun with 40 shells and two machine guns. It cannot refuel and the crew must eventually rest.

SIDE B · nightowl92

Zombie Horde

Roster army: 🧟 Zombie Horde

3,000 slow, shambling zombies that feel no pain or fear, can only be stopped by destroying the head, and turn anyone they bite.

ROUND 1 OF 4

Lone Sherman opens up with both machine guns. Across a narrow mountain pass, Zombie Horde stagger forward, slow but utterly relentless.

ROUND 2 OF 4

Lone Sherman simply drives through Zombie Horde, tracks grinding. Zombie Horde stumble into a killing ground.

ROUND 3 OF 4

Lone Sherman simply drives through Zombie Horde, tracks grinding. Zombie Horde lose hundreds to blows to the head.

ROUND 4 OF 4

Zombie Horde keep coming no matter how many fall. Lone Sherman is finally disabled, tracks thrown and ammunition gone.

» The horde closes over Lone Sherman, and soon Lone Sherman is shambling too.

THE WAR ORACLE'S VERDICT

A genuinely close fight. Lone Sherman brings immune to pre-modern weapons, while Zombie Horde answers with feel no pain or fear. Terrain and nerve on a narrow mountain pass could swing it either way.

Feel no pain or fear
Only 40 shells
The battlefield: a narrow mountain pass

MVP: Zombie number 2,977

Zombie Horde holds a narrow mountain pass, bloodied but victorious. Lone Sherman 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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