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From: Play chess with the Boatman

"You again! Couldn't stay away, eh?"

Unlocked with The Boatman's Opponent 25 - 29

Challenge information

Broad, Watchful 200

• 137 - very chancy (41%)
• 170 - chancy (51%)
• 204 - modest (61%)
• 237 - very modest (71%)
• 270 - low-risk (81%)
• 304 - straightforward (91%)
• 334 - straightforward (100%)
  

Success

A game of spider-like patience

You construct your web strand by strand. So does he. Each move thrills across the board like a signal. You know that the game is won twenty moves before he finally concedes.

• 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

Age and night and patience

It's like wrestling with time. You know three moves in that you're going to lose. After that, it's just a question of how grandly you go. You do make him work for his victory.

• Watchful is increasing…
•  Wounds is increasing… (+2 CP)
•  The Boatman's Opponent is increasing… (+3 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)