Tournament of Lilies (Guide)

Early MYN Content

Tournament of Lilies Summary
Limited-Length Conversion Activity
Setup				Progress				End
0 A				6+ A				1 A
Progress Details			Raise 7.
Items Inputs/Outputs Inputs Outputs
Raw EPA			0.36			Raw SPA			-

The Tournament of Lilies is an event in which you initially grow and raise a plant in your home before then competing in a social tournament with your fellow Londoners for bragging rights.

Starting Out

Once you are Free of Surface Ties, you have the chance to draw the card, Where did that come from?, at which point you will need to choose to keep the plant in order to progress. If you get rid of it, this card will continue occurring, so those wishing to thin their deck may want to progress through the storyline.

Growing Your Plant

Growing your plant is done through opportunity cards that you will draw, and which ones you are eligible to draw will change based on your level of . These cards will raise your Attending. None of these cards are more notable than the others, except for The Noted Orchid-Grower consults. Once you are at level 2, unless you are willing to spend Fate, do not play this card. It is a net negative.

If you raise your to 19+, you will never draw another card unless it drops beneath this level. That can only happen by losing a match in the Tournament of Lilies.

	1 – 5	6	7 – 9	10	11	12 – 15	16 – 18
Cards	Your green companion Your house-plant			The Noted Orchid-Grower has a Secret
	The Noted Orchid-Grower consults					Is your Plant Thirsty?
		Your green lodger Your green project Your sprouting companion				Taking Care of your Green Friend A well-rooted plant Is it fruiting?	As Big as your Head Sleep is becoming a problem Your plant is singing

Using Your Plant

On many of these cards, you can choose to cash out your investment by selling your plant for various goodies, or by using your plant. Using your plant often results in losing CP in . See the table below for exact details on storylet options.

Cards and their effects

Levels	Feed options	Use options	Sell options
1 - 6	Ask a local expert +1 CP / 0.50 Assemble an array of horticultural impedimenta +1 CP / 0.50 Talk to your plant +1 CP OR +0 CP Sing to your plant +1 CP OR +0 CP	Talk to your plant	Get rid of it 2 0.50 Get rid of it 3 1.00
6 - 11	Set some candles around the plant +1 CP / 2.00 Tell your plant secrets +1 CP / 2.00 Dinner time +1 CP / 2.00	Investigate your plant / 1.00 / 2.50 Invite some friends over to marvel at your plant Probably not poisonous 0.80 / for -2 CP	Get rid of the plant 2.00
12 - 15	Tell your plant your most terrible secrets +1 CP / 0.30 Feed a few bats to your plant +1 CP / 2.00 (4.00 if buying bats) Feed a box of weasels to the plant : +1 CP / 1.80 OR +0 CP / 0.20 Feed your plant a goldfish +1 CP / 0.40 A little wine and water +3 CP OR -2 CP / 0.50	Poke about in your plant's extremities 0.12 for -4 CP Examine the tiny fruits 0.50	Get rid of it 4 4.00
16 - 18	Feed your plant a sorrow-spider +2 CP / 12.80 Feed a coalman to your plant +1 CP Feed a vicar to your plant +1 CP /	Get a good look at the fruit 0.30 Get a very good look at the fruit 0.80 Feed a coalman to your plant 0.35 Feed a vicar to your plant 0.25 Have another poke around the roots 2.10	Get rid of it 6 6.80 Get rid of it 7 13.60

Competing in the Tournament of Lilies

Once you reach level 10 of , you will be eligible to draw the card, The Noted Orchid-Grower has a Secret and once you draw it, you'll find a new storylet in . Here you'll be able to issue challenges to other players which you are familiar with and who are at the same level of tournament as you.

How it Works

In the storylet The Tournament of Lilies, you will challenge a friend who is of the same level of the tournament as you. Once they accept, the two plants will compete against each other. If they're both the same level, it's a 50/50 shot to win. If one plant is a higher level, there is a skew towards that plant, but the precise amount is unknown.

If you win: You will get a small reward and advance to the next level of , losing your entry fee in the process.

If you lose: You will lose the entry fee, be demoted to the previous level of (if not 1) and your plant will be damaged, losing between 1-4 CP of .

Contest Levels

Contest	Entry Fee	Prize	Loss Penalty
Contest of Strength	N/A
Contest of Cunning
Contest of Blood
Contest of Mysteries
Contest of Voices
Contest of Beauty

Final Prize

Once you have beaten the Contest of Beauty, you are the champion. You'll find a new storylet in , A Cryptobotanical Champion!. You will have 2 options for your prize, and in selecting one, you'll be put back at the start of the tournament once more. Both rewards amount to 11.50, but this is one of the very few sources of a . Additionally, the is a unique trophy which can only be obtained by competing.

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Statistics

Cumulative probability chart for the number of actions it will take to win in the Tournament of Lilies

Finishing the tournament, if we assume both plants are at the same level each time, will take a median of 32 attempts, with upwards of 100 attempts for a 95% chance.

Assuming your plant starts the tournament at level 19, then 'topping up' with Feed a coalman to your plant gives an average cost of 76 actions and 2 s, and an average gain of 27.2 not including the final prize. If instead you use Feed your plant a sorrow-spider, it will cost an average of 52 actions and 217.5 , along with the 2 s.

Finding Competitors

Find other players to compete with on the forums.

Or join other players in the Failbetter Games Discord. Additionally the suggest contact button on the action page will provide you with a contact who is at the appropriate level and recently active. You may have to click it multiple times to receive a name.