Relate this problem to past enigmas

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From: Direct Your Own Research


You reached a key understanding once...

Game Instructions: This will exchange a Searing Enigma for 500 points of Research, or slightly more on a successful roll. Use this approach only when you have a large research task, as any excess Research will be wasted.

Unlocked with Searing Enigma, Experimental Object 1001-1200


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

Understand the enigmatic

When you first encountered the enigma, it seemed entirely unrelated to your present concerns. But the connections are there, under the surface. It's a revelation that puts your research ahead by a significant amount.


Failure

Costly progress

Sometimes, when you think about your conclusions, the thought sloshes in your head […], and it feels like you're about to stop understanding again. But you manage to hold it all in your mind just long enough to make some true progress.

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