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From: Play chess with the Boatman

"Wonderful work against Marfellow in the end-game," he remarks creakily as he sets up the board. What? Is Death a fan of yours?

Game Instructions: Careful! Losing may take you further and further from the shores of day.

Unlocked with The Boatman's Opponent 15 to 24

Challenge information

Broad, Watchful 150

• 103 - very chancy (41%)
• 128 - chancy (51%)
• 153 - modest (61%)
• 178 - very modest (71%)
• 203 - low-risk (81%)
• 228 - straightforward (91%)
• 250 - straightforward (100%)
  

Success

A moment of pettiness

The Boatman hisses as he topples his king with a bony knuckle. 'Enjoy it while it lasts,' he growls. 'You're all of you mine in the end.'

• Watchful is increasing…
•  Wounds is dropping… (-2 CP)
•  The Boatman's Opponent is increasing… (+5 CP)
•  Approaching the Gates of the Garden is increasing… (+1 CP, up to level 16)

During The Sixth Coil, with Intellect: Schedule 1–2:

•  A canny player learns quickly, here. One's life is on the line. (Increases Intellect: Lessons from the Boatman by 1 CP)

Failure

The wisdom of ages

You bring a lifetime of mortal ingenuity to the fight. He brings a thousand thousand years of cunning. You contend against him for what seems years: but in the end, there can only be one result.

• Watchful is increasing…
•  Wounds is increasing… (+2 CP)
•  The Boatman's Opponent is increasing… (+2 CP)

During The Sixth Coil, with Intellect: Schedule 1–2:

•  A canny player learns quickly, here. One's life is on the line. (Increases Intellect: Lessons from the Boatman by 1 CP)