isi23
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7/8/2014
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First time I was in port Cecil I was able to play chess there and I got to Chess competion 2 in Jurnal. But after that with my other visits I have always option to play chess locked. There is only icon something awaits you in port and I have other option that need this open. Is it bug or did I miss something?
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Rhoanna
Posts: 13
7/8/2014
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Chess at Port Cecil doesn't appear every time. It likely depends on the exact value of Something Awaits You, but I don't think anyone other than the developers knows exactly how.
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Diptych
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Posts: 3493
7/8/2014
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It's a little confusing, because (if I understand it correctly) the icon appears lit up if you have -any- level of Something Awaits You, but it's only actually playable at certain levels.
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isi23
Posts: 3
7/8/2014
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Well I had no idea that there are different levels of something awaits you. And yes, it is little confusing, because I see this option there each time I visit Port Cecil and icon is lit up.
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TyrrelDuckard
Posts: 69
7/8/2014
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Also if you can play chess you can play chess as much as you want - if you keep winning.
I was there and I played chess 4 times in a row, and the option was unlit only when I lost.
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EmilyAriel
Posts: 124
7/8/2014
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It seems to lock very, very easily, BUT! if you don't go back to London or save and load the game, you can play as much as you want. Just keep playing until you lose, then undock and wait for SAY to recharge. Repeat until your Pages is capped and you have a nice pile of secrets.
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Alexis Kennedy
Posts: 1374
7/8/2014
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This is due to a tear in the veil which separates nightmares-of-sound from nightmares-of-touch. We will be repairing this tear in an upcoming patch, if the Leapers don't get us first.
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lady ciel
Posts: 2548
7/8/2014
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I see it so rarely that I don't know if I am just unlucky or if I am permanently barred because of a long winning streak last time I played. At least I presume there is a cap. Thankfully I can still raise my pages on a specific storylet when I am lucky enough to see it and I have the relevant quality 
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Ewan C.
Posts: 675
7/8/2014
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What storylet is that, pray tell? My n00b character just got to play Chess for the first time, but my long-running char has Pages WAY below any other stat - and none of the officers appear to increase it! :-(
edited by Ewan C. on 7/8/2014
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lady ciel
Posts: 2548
7/8/2014
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You need Salt's attention (The House of the Question and sometimes picking up new crew members) and then hope to get the storylet which lets you use it. There are just so many options when you get that one and it doesn't turn up very often. Some of the options reduce terror and all the God ones raise various stats.
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Sorry RL means I am not a very active player at the moment. No social actions unless you are prepared to wait and definitely no sparring or other mult-action things.
No Calling Cards or boxed cats please. Will take dupes on the affluent photographers. Other social invitations welcome. Parabolan Kittens usually available, send me an in-game social action saying you want one and I will get one to you as soon as possible.
storynexus name - reveurciel
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Ewan C.
Posts: 675
7/8/2014
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Ah well. I shall hope for the n00b, but the seasoned Zee-captain is a devout atheist and has spat on the altar in Whither..
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Nenjin
Posts: 171
7/8/2014
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So I, *ahem* tested to see how far this chess thing goes...
[spoiler]I've got a Principled Competition of 22 now, and got 22 more Pages as a result, before I started feeling really guilty.
It really will just let you play and play and play and play....but seemingly not without consequences...If you've got Pages 80+, you can go milk that storylet for all its worth when you happen on it.[/spoiler]
edited by Nenjin on 7/8/2014
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Zee-Bat
Posts: 140
7/8/2014
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Eh, I did some experimenting as well and ended up with...
[spoiler] Pages capped at 110, 220 Principled Competition,70 Secrets, over 2000 Fragments, and a sudden swell of guilt. [/spoiler]
edited by Zee-Bat on 7/8/2014
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Inky Petrel
Posts: 370
7/8/2014
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I've seen the chess option open twice. I lost the first time, then didn't see it for ages, then managed to win one game a second time before losing. Haven't seen it since. I hope whatever fix Alexis is talking about makes it come up a little more frequently! Slightly jealous of those who have managed a winning streak. :p
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Westerfeld
Posts: 32
7/27/2014
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Has anyone managed to figure out hot to unlock chess? I got the option twice, managed to score 1 victory each time (so it wasn't an entirely wasted opportunity :P) but since, then, no matter how long I stay on the sea, with the SAY icon showing, the chess option is not available.
A few minutes ago, I reached Port Cecil after hunting bats to lower my terror from 41 to 0 and then hunted some more to stock up on provisions, and I was hoping to get some time on the chessboard, but no luck.
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TyrrelDuckard
Posts: 69
7/27/2014
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We got to wait for the fix, which will also nerf it I fear, as for now is just luck that give you the exact value of Something Awaits you in Port that unlocks chess.
I still haven't got it a second time.
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If you wish to make my aquitance, fell free to send me a card.
I'm mostly disponible for most social actions, especially cats.
http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/MrDuckard
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Westerfeld
Posts: 32
7/27/2014
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Thank you for the reply
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lord1box
Posts: 62
7/27/2014
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I have no clue how many times I've played chess, but it was enough to raise pages to 110. After pages reached 101 I couldn't lose anymore. I hope that when they change the chess competition, they make it so that when you reach the principled competition cap you get a special reward for being the supreme chess master. It seems only right.
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