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From: Play chess with the Boatman
"Wonderful work against Marfellow in the end-game," he remarks creakily as he sets up the board. What? Is Death a fan of yours?
Game Instructions: Careful! Losing may take you further and further from the shores of day.
Unlocked with 
15 to 24
Challenge information
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150
- 103 - very chancy (41%)
- 128 - chancy (51%)
- 153 - modest (61%)
- 178 - very modest (71%)
- 203 - low-risk (81%)
- 228 - straightforward (91%)
- 250 - straightforward (100%)
Success
A moment of pettiness
The Boatman hisses as he topples his king with a bony knuckle. 'Enjoy it while it lasts,' he growls. 'You're all of you mine in the end.'
Watchful is increasing…
Wounds is dropping… (-2 CP)
The Boatman's Opponent is increasing… (+5 CP)
Approaching the Gates of the Garden is increasing… (+1 CP, up to level 16)
Failure
The wisdom of ages
You bring a lifetime of mortal ingenuity to the fight. He brings a thousand thousand years of cunning. You contend against him for what seems years: but in the end, there can only be one result.
- Watchful is increasing…
- Wounds is increasing… (+2 CP)
- The Boatman's Opponent is increasing… (+2 CP)
