A Flash Lay: Up your Sleeve
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Spend this on various benefits during a Flash Lay.
A Flash Lay: Up your Sleeve is a Curiosity item.
See here for a list of how to obtain this item, or click to show them.
A sacrifice for the cause, an Action from Obstacle: Legal Complications, a Card in A Flash Lay.
Bide your time (Flash Lay), an Action from Make your Move: A Confessional Evening, a Card in A Flash Lay.
Bring in an accomplice, an Action from Keeping Up Appearances, a Card in A Flash Lay.
Bring your Friend to a meeting, an Action from Obstacle: an Awkward Friend, a Card in A Flash Lay.
Don't bother to shake her pursuit, an Action from Obstacle: an Importunate Constable, a Card in A Flash Lay.
Earn the favour of the Efficient Chef, an Action from Ear to the Ground, a Card in A Flash Lay.
Involve the Boisterous Spinster, an Action from The Value of Character, a Card in A Flash Lay.
Lean on the Constable for information, an Action from Opening: a Corrupt Constable, a Card in A Flash Lay.
Learn your mark's secrets, an Action from Opening: a Ring of Duplicate Keys, a Card in A Flash Lay.
Let her follow you to compromising places, an Action from Obstacle: an Importunate Constable, a Card in A Flash Lay.
Open your heart, an Action from Keeping Up Appearances, a Card in A Flash Lay.
Persuade the Informant to perform a small theft, an Action from Opening: an Informant, a Card in A Flash Lay.
Pick their pocket, an Action from A Mysterious Stranger, a Card in A Flash Lay.
Plant a scandalous rumour about your mark, an Action from Ear to the Ground, a Card in A Flash Lay.
Pretend to be a lunatic, an Action from Obstacle: an Inconvenient Door, a Card in A Flash Lay.
Scarper!, an Action from Obstacle: an Inconvenient Door, a Card in A Flash Lay.
Tolerate the Constable's company, an Action from Obstacle: Legal Complications, a Card in A Flash Lay.
Treat the staff as equals, an Action from Ear to the Ground, a Card in A Flash Lay.
Use your Awkward Friend to distract a Constable, an Action from Obstacle: an Awkward Friend, a Card in A Flash Lay.
(RETIRED ELECTION) Butter up a Disgraced Electoral Officer, an Action from Obstacle: The Electoral Officer, a Card in A Flash Lay.
(RETIRED ELECTION) Convince him to give up information, an Action from Opening: A Corrupt Electoral Officer, a Card in A Flash Lay.
(RETIRED ELECTION) Have him give you access to his files, an Action from Opening: A Corrupt Electoral Officer, a Card in A Flash Lay.
(RETIRED ELECTION) Inveigle yourself with the campaigns at an after-hustings drinks, an Action from Obstacle: The Electoral Officer, a Card in A Flash Lay.
It cannot be bought or sold at The Echo Bazaar!.
See here for a list of pages unlocked or locked by this item, or click to show them.
Bring a suitable gift for your host (Unlock), an Action from The Plan Proceeds, a Card in A Flash Lay.
Convince her superiors that she is corrupt (Unlock), an Action from Obstacle: an Importunate Constable, a Card in A Flash Lay.
Convince the servant to let you in (Unlock), an Action from Obstacle: an Inconvenient Door, a Card in A Flash Lay.
Could you have acquired a shadow? (Unlock), an Action from Nightmares: an Unsettling Niggle, a Card in A Flash Lay.
Counter-counter-move (Unlock), an Action from Suspicion: Mark or Marksman?, a Storylet in A Flash Lay.
Frame your Awkward Friend (Unlock), an Action from Obstacle: an Awkward Friend, a Card in A Flash Lay.
Get rid of her, quickly (Unlock), an Action from Obstacle: Legal Complications, a Card in A Flash Lay.
Let her know that you could destroy her (Unlock), an Action from Obstacle: an Importunate Constable, a Card in A Flash Lay.
Seduce your Awkward Friend's attractive companion (Unlock), an Action from Obstacle: an Awkward Friend, a Card in A Flash Lay.
Sharing the burden (Unlock), an Action from Nightmares: Stop looking at me!, a Storylet in A Flash Lay.
The Constable is young, naive (Unlock), an Action from Obstacle: Legal Complications, a Card in A Flash Lay.
Transfer the blame (Unlock), an Action from Scandal: Something you'd care to explain?, a Card in A Flash Lay.
Turn it to your advantage (Unlock), an Action from Obstacle: an Inconvenient Door, a Card in A Flash Lay.
(RETIRED ELECTION) Wage a campaign of misinformation against her (Unlock), an Action from Obstacle: The Electoral Officer, a Card in A Flash Lay.
(RETIRED ELECTION) Tempt her to tea (Unlock), an Action from Obstacle: The Electoral Officer, a Card in A Flash Lay.
Sources
| Card | Branch | Requires | Challenge/ | Success | Failure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Mysterious Stranger | Pick their pocket |  25
|
 +2
|
 +1  +1
| |
| Ear to the Ground | Plant a scandalous rumour about your mark |  4
|
Automatic | +2 -1
|
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| Treat the staff as equals | < 6
|
 25
|
+3 +2
|
+2
| |
| Earn the favour of the Efficient Chef | 25
|
+2
|
+2
| ||
| Keeping Up Appearances | Open your heart | 25
|
+2
|
+2 +4
| |
| Bring in an accomplice | 25
|
+2
|
+2
| ||
| Make your Move: a Confessional Evening | Bide your time | 25
|
+3
|
+2
| |
| Obstacle: an Awkward Friend | Bring your Friend to a meeting | Automatic | +1 +2
|
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| Use your Awkward Friend to distract a Constable | Automatic | +1 +2
|
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- ↑ VCL refers to Venture Challenge Level
