A nod of respect

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From: Play chess with the Boatman

He knows you, this one. Have you played against him before? Or does he follow your games in the living world?

Game Instructions: Careful! Losing to the Boatman may increase your Wounds to a perilous degree.

Unlocked with The Boatman's Opponent 9 to 14

Challenge information

Broad, Watchful 100

• 69 - very chancy (41%)
• 85 - chancy (51%)
• 102 - modest (61%)
• 119 - very modest (71%)
• 135 - low-risk (81%)
• 152 - straightforward (91%)
• 167 - straightforward (100%)
  

Success

An extraordinary talent

Death comes against you in a hailstorm of pawns, a lightning-fork of bishops. Perhaps he's been holding back in the past. He has no mercy now. But neither do you. Mate in four.

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

Does he read the chess press?

He knew Ruprecht's Hook! You thought only three players in Europe understood that one. O dark dominion.

• Watchful is increasing…
•  Wounds 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)