Level 5 · 29 May 1968
The President Vanishes
- Turns
- 6 turns, a quarter of a day each
- Map
- 20 districts
Chapter 10: Beneath the StonesSealed so it does not spoil the story for you.Break the seal
The Revolution
The President has disappeared and nobody knows where. Fill the vacuum: Opinion +20, with the left parties' loyalty at 60.
Objective
Opinion +20 and the left parties at 60
Stars
- Win the level
- Win within 4 turns
- No march on the palace
The game's hint A march on the palace is tempting and costs you the left's leaders.
- Won
- The vacuum filled
- Lost
- The absence covered
The Law
Cover the absence: Legitimacy must not fall under 40 at any time, and the Army's loyalty must reach 80 by the last quarter of the day.
Objective
Legitimacy never under 40, and the Army at 80
Stars
- Win the level
- Already meet the objective by turn 4
- No lie exposed
The game's hint A cover story buys Legitimacy, until it comes out.
- Won
- The absence covered
- Lost
- The vacuum filled
Events
News that reaches both sides during the level. Each side answers for itself.
Where is the President?
The President's helicopter has left, and nobody knows where it has gone.
The Revolution
What happensLegitimacy −5
The Law
What happensLegitimacy −5
He is back
The President has returned, after a visit to an army base beyond the border.
The Revolution
What happensArmy and gendarmerie loyalty +5
The Law
What happensArmy and gendarmerie loyalty +5
After the level
After level 5 · 27 May 1968
The Stadium Rally
The Revolution
The left's politicians are holding a rally in a stadium, and they want the students there.
- Join the rallyThe left parties loyalty +20
- Denounce themAction committees loyalty +20
The Law
The left is holding a rally in a stadium. The minister of the interior asks what to do.
- Ban itThe Prefecture loyalty +5
- Let it go aheadLegitimacy +3
This level's booklet page
The President Vanishes
On 29 May the President disappeared for a day, and for a few hours nobody knew who was governing.
If the Revolution won
The left's leaders said they were ready to govern, and the city believed them for an afternoon.
Otherwise
The government covered the absence, and the army gave its word.
If the Revolution chose “Denounce them”
The students denounced the left's politicians at the stadium rally.
Otherwise
The students joined the left's politicians at the stadium rally.