Stalemate game happended

By ososober, in Talisman Rules Questions

In one of our games, we ended up with a stalemate in the crown of command

end game characters 2

troll battle strength 20 ,4 lives equip of note runesword ,concealed puch craft 6

ghoul pychic combat strength 16 no equipment of note

troll had auto win on ghoul for battle (gain 1 live with rune sword)

ghoul had auto win on troll for pyschic combat (gain 1 live due to special ability)

game ended in a draw.

is this correct or did we miss something?

and has anyone else had this before?

The first time the Ghoul won in psychic combat, he should have taken the Runesword and immediately dropped it!

If there are 2 or more characters on the Crown, they may only encounter one another. They may not pick up any Objects there.

Ell.

couldnt take the runesword was in a concealed pouch

Cast Shatter on Concealed Pouch. Spell-casting Trolls, can't beat them for entertainment value gran_risa.gif .

at that point neither character had any useful spells

Also waited way too long to hit the Crown IMO. Troll should've hit the Inner Region around 10 points of Str ago.