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From: The Business of a Midnighter


A steamer awaits at the Docks, bound for the Cumaean Canal. The board is set up on a weathered bollard. A zailor on deck reaches for his notebook as you approach.

Unlocked with Airs of Industry 30-70


Challenge information

Broad, Watchful 90

  • 62 - very chancy (41%)
  • 77 - chancy (51%)
  • 92 - modest (61%)
  • 107 - very modest (71%)
  • 122 - low-risk (81%)
  • 137 - straightforward (91%)
  • 150 - straightforward (100%)

Narrow, A Player of Chess 0 (50% base)

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

Success

Oblique communication

Salt […] taint the air as you consider your next move. […] Weeks later, the following issue will arrive here. To spectators, the game is a simple exchange between newcomers who often make […] mistakes. But each misplay encodes a new piece of intelligence.

[…]

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Failure

A setback

You retreat the king's knight to defend your queen. The zailor writes and nods to the wheelhouse. The steamer drifts off […]

An hour later the position flashes into your mind. You should have moved the queen's bishop. That will cost you weeks.

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