The coins, while lovely, must be spent: they will be removed from your inventory if unspent by the end of 2018.

I believe I may have gotten the third-to-worst amount of coins possible, except perhaps precisely 15 and 0. That number is 10.

I mean, my grand theory (based on Salt's Song in Sunless Sea) was that the Great Game is a front for a cold war between the Judgements. But that's probably torpedoed at this point.

I am shocked and a little disappointed that the Great Game has such a *pedestrian* goal, to be honest.

Reused NPC wrote:

I believe I may have gotten the third-to-worst amount of coins possible, except perhaps precisely 15 and 0. That number is 10.

I have to say, 14 is a strong contender, though it does earn its distinction through ravaging loss rather than torturous choices. Knowing you were just one right answer away from the most treasured stick is quite the painful sensation.

A Stone Tentacle-Key

No one in London knows where this key is. Or at least, no one who knows is telling. And anyway, this doesn't stop them talking. They say that the one man who knew where it was just vanished one night, along with his boat. They say he was probably eaten by a zee-monster. They say that pirates might have scuppered him out of spite. Some of them say he had already hidden the key before he died. One or two of them say that he sold it to a mad king in Polythreme who gave it to his youngest daughter for safekeeping before being eaten by a Stone Pig. It's probably safe to discount those ones.

Aaaaaaa I'm at Court for another day! Could somebody give a quick rundown of the significant rewards please?

I don't want to make life difficult, but I got 13 coins, and I'm nearly positive I got 15 correct answers.

Judgements egg can actually fairly easily be obtained through a certain fate locked expedition I believe.

This really looks lovely! Just back from Winking to check my coins... and... 14!

Congratulations on those who got 15+!
DonaghyLogan wrote:

Argh - I have exactly fifteen coins, and I know what I SHOULD do with them . . . .

But I think I'm gonna adopt fifteen cats instead.

But specially to DonaghyLogan!

I still think that sidebar snippet is 90% a red herring, like the Correspondence ones. The only useful information is that it's at zee and has some possible connection to the Hundreds.

Alas, the Fragment is also Fate locked.

Socotra wrote:

I don't want to make life difficult, but I got 13 coins, and I'm nearly positive I got 15 correct answers.

That's why I said the marking seemed rather strict to me. The particular way of phrasing or too broad/only partially correct formulations of the answer evidently played a crucial role.

I suspect with the amount of answers and players out there, the markings are not likely to be amenable to revision, as it would mean answering an impossible number of individual queries. But perhaps some of the less clear stuff could be changed on a general basis, adding a coin or two to everyone who answered in a particular way?

At any rate, I will be happy with obtaining a Judgement's Egg and a new cat. The Scepter is quite fancy, but not game-breaking to miss out on (hopefully).
edited by Aardvark on 8/16/2018

Hold up a second. The official answer to the 'Doors of the Bazaar' included Iron. I said Steel and I am nearly certain I was marked wrong for it. So what about this passage from the game?

> You set off for the Bazaar, bowed under the weight of the tremendous robe. [...] The Steel Door swings open to reveal a black-cushioned lift.

So to confirm: The only unique stuff, not obtainable elsewhere with fate or otherwise, are the cat and the sceptre, right?

As a collector I value unique items above money, so I don't want to miss out on that cat if the 10 coin items aren't special. (I got 10 coins myself)

I'm just grateful I got 9 Coins; so many of my answers were offbase, and I really wonder about the clues to some of them. The Great Game is played for the "secret currencies in the Bazaar's vaults"? Really?

And the 'nasty, organic' shape of the STK and the fact it's made of some mysterious dark substance ('What's this carved from? Flowstone? Dark bone? Grey amber?' is its mouseover description) makes me wonder just where the material to make it came from. If it was from Mt. Nomad, which is just my supposition, I guess that's a rather tenuous link to the Elder Continent.

As for Fingerkings, is there some link between them and the Hundreds that I've forgotten? There's definitely some connection between them and Clay Men, but I can't think of any evidence the Fingerkings have any influence over their maker.

The Detective likely threw the key in the well because of her deal with the Fingerkings. They helped her with a case, and she was supposed to deliver a mirror. I don’t know if the key serves as a mirror, however it clearly has value. In Ambition: Nemesis, the key holds great value to the devils manning a prison; In Heart’s Desire, the Manager speaks of being tempted by the key, which has some use to him. In all cases, the interested parties have a connection to Parabola and Polythreme. And in this case, the Manager wants his beloved back. So, my theory is that the Stone Tentacle Key can restore the King with a Hundred Hearts, or free him from the influence of the Fingerkings. Thus, they had the Detective take it and throw it down the well. The Devils want it for further control over or rewards from the Fingerkings.

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“The Stereoscopics just showed up one day,&quot he observes, apropos of nothing. &quotThey say they helped her once, when she was about to lose a case. She could never bear to lose. They want her help; a flawless mirror delivered somewhere.&quot

Detailed notes on her own allies: the Stereoscopists. Information on their personal histories, interest, vulnerabilities, and crucially, their dreams, has all been ruthlessly indexed... A single page is scrawled with notes on old cases involving mediums and mirrors. A heading reads: 'Re-open. Look again.'

“[The devil] clearly bored, intoned a list of circumstances under which I could visit Scathewick. &quotholding a piece of his liver no less than two ounces in weight. Having proof of an aunt's demise. Holding a soul V.S.A.H. or better in grade. That key in your pocket.&quot'

'I slammed down the key on the counter, chipping off part of a tine. The clerk didn't seem to mind.

“Yes. You've been away a long time, haven't you? A hundred hands and a thousand eyes. And do I smell well water? No matter. I shall have to give you away again. I cannot be trusted with you. Not yet. That would be a weight greater than mountains.&quot The Manager solemnly places the key in his shirt pocket, next to his heart.

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FL Sidebar text wrote:

A Stone Tentacle-Key

No one in London knows where this key is. Or at least, no one who knows is telling. And anyway, this doesn't stop them talking. They say that the one man who knew where it was just vanished one night, along with his boat. They say he was probably eaten by a zee-monster. They say that pirates might have scuppered him out of spite. Some of them say he had already hidden the key before he died. One or two of them say that he sold it to a mad king in Polythreme who gave it to his youngest daughter for safekeeping before being eaten by a Stone Pig. It's probably safe to discount those ones.

Damm. 3 more coins and I would have the Scepter.

Guess I will have to settle for this Judgement's Egg with no use.

it's always nice to get doubles of rare companions in case they turn out to be upgradable someday.