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From: Supervise the New Game


You have learned many traditional openings.

Game Instructions: On success, this will bring you three points of Positional Advantages.

Unlocked with Progress on the Board exactly 1, Colour at the Chessboard exactly 3


Challenge information

Narrow, A Player of Chess 2 (50% base)

  • 0 - high-risk (30%)
  • 1 - tough (40%)
  • 2 - very chancy (50%)
  • 3 - chancy (60%)
  • 4 - modest (70%)
  • 5 - very modest (80%)
  • 6 - low-risk (90%)
  • 7 and above - straightforward (100%)

Success

Watch in all directions

You mirror your opponent[…]. That gives you plenty of spare time[…]. What is the knight preparing? Why did those ships deploy to a new position? Has Venice called upon its old forces again, after so long? And what name is written on the lion's book?

[Find the rest of the story at https://www.fallenlondon.com]


Failure

One step or two steps

The direction is known. There is nothing in your command, not even how far to walk. Even that is dictated to you.