Level 2 · 10 May 1968
Night of the Barricades
- Turns
- 12 turns, an hour each
- Map
- 20 districts
Chapter 10: Beneath the StonesSealed so it does not spoil the story for you.Break the seal
The Revolution
Build 20 barricade levels in the Latin Quarter, Saint-Germain and Saint-Marcel (up to seven in each street tonight) and hold them until dawn. Radio reporters are broadcasting everything live.
Objective
20 barricade levels standing at dawn
Stars
- Win the level
- Already meet the objective by turn 9
- No petrol bombs
The game's hint Action Committees build without spending an Action Point. If the Law loses its temper, the night is yours.
- Won
- The barricades held
- Lost
- The Quarter cleared
The Law
Keep the barricades under 20 levels at dawn, with a Violence rise under 15. The whole country is listening on the radio. Keep the Prefect's Letter on all night if you can.
Objective
Fewer than 20 barricade levels at dawn, with a Violence rise under 15
Stars
- Win the level
- Already meet the objective by turn 9
- The Letter on all night
The game's hint Riot police take two levels down at a time. The police charge at the sixth hour.
- Won
- The Quarter cleared
- Lost
- The barricades held
Events
News that reaches both sides during the level. Each side answers for itself.
Live
Two radio stations are broadcasting from the barricades, minute by minute.
The Revolution
What happensRadio and television +5 toward you
The Law
What happensRadio and television +5 toward the Revolution
The charge
At a quarter past two the order comes: the police charge the barricades.
The Revolution
What happensA lasting change for the Law
The Law
What happensA lasting change for the Law
After the level
After level 2 · 11 May 1968
On the Radio
The Revolution
The night went out live on the radio. The reporters want more.
- Feed the reportersRadio and television +15 toward you
- Keep them outHeat −10
The Law
The night went out live on the radio. The minister wants an answer by noon.
- Give a press conferenceLegitimacy +5
- Cut the radio relaysThe Prefecture loyalty +10Opinion −10
This level's booklet page
Night of the Barricades
On the night of 10 May the students built barricades across the Latin Quarter, and the radio broadcast the night live.
If the Revolution won
The barricades still stood at dawn, and the country had heard everything.
Otherwise
The police cleared the streets before dawn, and the morning papers counted the cars burned.
If the Law chose “Cut the radio relays”
The radio relays were cut, which everyone noticed.
If the Revolution chose “Feed the reporters”
The reporters had their story, and the students had the country.
Otherwise
The voices on the radio stayed with everyone who had listened.