Sedan Chair Race ....

The annual sedan chair race between the two main carriers in Wittenberg city is due to start; the winner gets first place at the pick up points for the lucrative trade to and from the palace

The race starts at the Unicorn on Helmholtz Strasse, goes along then left through an alleyway into Lowen Platz (Lion Square), round the back of the lion statue to the next street, turning right by the Cauldron and down Konig Strasse finishing at the Golden Pretzel (on the edge of the market square)

At the start ...nearly ready to go .... under starts orders ....

Crowds are gathering at the finish...

They are off ! green gets a good start ....

red cuts inside and get to the alley first... blocking green

red is through the alley into Lowen Platz..

red slow down and then drop the sedan, green however are on fine form and overtake red ...

now it is green who tire a bit and red catches up as they near the Cauldron...

The crowd waiting at the finish line by the Golden Pretzel can just see the lead sedan chair turning into Konig Strasse

As red turns into Konig Strasse, green starts to lag behind...

Red starts to draw ahead as they head down Konig Strasse

Green try and keep up with them ....

As they near the finish line green is on the tail of red....(due to one lucky movement mulligan for green)

with a final burst of speed green passes the finish line first just ahead of red...

The green sedan chair company is the winner !

There was much drinking and jollity afterwards in the Golden Pretzel .....

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Sedan Race Rules:

Initiative: 1d6 per side, highest moves first

Movement Distance : 1D6 + 1D3 inches

Movement Mulligan (second chance); if score is double one on movement distance, throw again 

Movement Penalties:

• for turning a corner, movement penalty - 2 inches

Risk Factor - for each movement throw a 1D6

• 1: dropped/grounded the sedan chair, movement penalty - 3 inches
• 2: stumbled, movement penalty - 2 inches
• 3: slipped, movement penalty - 1 inches
• 4,5,6: OK