Play chess for ownership of The Poisoned Pawn

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From: Visit The Poisoned Pawn

Arrange the pieces into orderly ranks. Demonstrate your mastery of the pulse of the Principles. Outline your offer in her slow and chequered language.

Game Instructions: This will unlock a repeatable activity in Port Cecil. Success will give you a discount.

Unlocked with Scintillack Dreaming 4, 5000 x Moon-Pearl, 100 x Zee-Ztory, 10 x Bottle of Broken Giant 1844, 1 x Puzzling Map

Challenge information

Narrow, A Player of Chess 5 (50% base)

• 1 and below - almost impossible (10%)
• 2 - high-risk (20%)
• 3 - high-risk (30%)
• 4 - tough (40%)
• 5 - very chancy (50%)
• 6 - chancy (60%)
• 7 - modest (70%)
• 8 - very modest (80%)
• 9 - low-risk (90%)
• 10 and above - straightforward (100%)
  

Success

Draw by agreement

This is not a conflict, but a negotiation. […] She is a fearsome player. So are you. You catch her in masterful forks, forcing her to cede[…] She will leave you with contacts, supplies, a reputation – even a discount.

[…]"Draw?"

[…]The Poisoned Pawn is yours.

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

•  All this coral and wood is yours. The Principles have you now. (Sets Scintillack Dreaming to 10)
•  You've lost 3750 x Moon-Pearl
•  You've lost 80 x Zee-Ztory
•  You've lost 8 x Bottle of Broken Giant 1844
•  You've lost 1 x Puzzling Map
•  You now have 1 x Deed to a Port Cecil Business, Encoded in Chess Notation

Failure

Draw by agreement

This is not a conflict, but a negotiation[…]

You catch her in your own snares, too. She will leave you with contacts, supplies, a reputation. No Kin has toppled when she extends a hand […] "Draw?"

You have an accord. The Poisoned Pawn is yours.

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

•  All this coral and wood is yours. The Principles have you now. (Sets Scintillack Dreaming to 10)
•  You've lost 5000 x Moon-Pearl
•  You've lost 100 x Zee-Ztory
•  You've lost 10 x Bottle of Broken Giant 1844
•  You've lost 1 x Puzzling Map
•  You now have 1 x Deed to a Port Cecil Business, Encoded in Chess Notation