Bear Pit 
(Tournament, Ditch) 
Materials:      None 

Set-up:      The Bear Pit is an easy to set-up battlegame that is really little more than a round-robin ditch fight with some tournament-style rules. All players form a ring around a single player in the center. Weapon choice may or may not be restricted, as the participants decide prior to beginning. 

Object:      The player in the center is considered the Bear and squares off against one opponent at a time. All players entering the Pit must declare their entrance and the Bear may never be struck unawares. The Bear wins all ties and regenerates wounds after each successful round. Players who defeat the Bear become the Bear for the next fight. Bears who win remain in the center until they are defeated or they "walk the circle" twice by defeating all other players.