Rules of the era

The rules that belong to this chapter on top of the game's own: what they do, with this chapter's numbers, the rules single levels add or change, its landmarks, and what Hard changes.

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The chapter's rules

The Bridge

The Bridge between students and workers starts at 50, 40 on Hard. At the end of every turn, each district where a Student Assembly stands with a unit of the union adds 1.

Under 30, the two split into rival wings: the Revolution's Opinion gains count 25% less.

With “Wage offer”, the Law pulls the workers away: the Bridge loses 5.

With “Reject the Deal”, the movement turns the deal down instead, and the Bridge gains 5.

Orders move it: “Joint assembly” +3, “The Grenelle Table” +5 and “Divide” −40.

Silent Majority

The Silent Majority is the Law's hidden reserve: the Revolution never sees it. It starts at 10 and grows by 3, 5 on Hard, at the end of every turn of disorder: a barricade standing anywhere, a riot, or Strike at 30 or more.

With “The Avenue”, the Law calls it out into the street. From then on, at the end of every turn, Opinion moves toward the Law by the Silent Majority divided by 15, rounded; the Revolution's Opinion gains count 50% less; and Strike, where there is one, falls by 3 more.

The Prefect's letter

With “The Prefect's Letter”, the Law puts the Prefect's letter of restraint into force, or withdraws it.

While it holds, the Law's Violence gains count 50% less, but Riot Police Company and Mobile Gendarmes have −1 Strength.

With “The Letter, Refined”, they keep their Strength.

The month of May

With “Tear gas”, the Law gasses a district: the other side's units there have 2 less Strength for 2 turns, counting the turn it is used.

While a Negotiator of the Law stands with a unit of the union, the loyalty of the union falls by 3 at the end of every turn.

With “The Free Theatre”, the loyalty of Students rises by 3 at the end of every turn while the Revolution holds Saint-Germain.

With “The Vanishing”, the Law's units are out of the Revolution's sight for the 2 turns that follow.

Rules of single levels

Rules a level adds, or the part of a chapter rule it changes.

Ten Million

Strike

Strike is the share of the city at a standstill, in per cent. It starts at 0 and tires by 4 at the end of every turn.

Each of these adds to it at the end of every turn: Occupied Factory +5.

Both sides lose that share of their income.

Above 70, the Law loses 2 Legitimacy at the end of every turn.

Orders move it: “Ten Million” +30, “Wage offer” −8, “Vote to go back” −5 and “The Grenelle Table” −30.

The President Vanishes

Strike

Strike is the share of the city at a standstill, in per cent. It starts at 0 and tires by 1 at the end of every turn.

Each of these adds to it at the end of every turn: Occupied Factory +5.

Both sides lose that share of their income.

Above 70, the Law loses 2 Legitimacy at the end of every turn.

Orders move it: “Ten Million” +30, “Wage offer” −8, “Vote to go back” −5 and “The Grenelle Table” −30.

The Avenue

Strike

Strike is the share of the city at a standstill, in per cent. It starts at 0 and tires by 3 at the end of every turn.

Each of these adds to it at the end of every turn: Occupied Factory +5.

Both sides lose that share of their income.

Above 70, the Law loses 2 Legitimacy at the end of every turn.

Orders move it: “Ten Million” +30, “Wage offer” −8, “Vote to go back” −5 and “The Grenelle Table” −30.

The election

With “Dissolve parliament”, the Law dissolves parliament. The election comes 8 turns later, or 6 turns later on Hard.

With “Dissolution”, it comes 6 turns later too.

On that turn Opinion decides it: at +10 or more the Revolution wins, at 0 or less the Law wins, and in between the parliament is hung.

Landmarks

What holding each landmark gives, in the game's words.

LouvreThe Élysée: Legitimacy +1 a turn while the Law holds the Louvre, defence +3
CitéThe Prefecture of Police on the Cité, where the arrested are taken, defence +3
Saint-GermainThe Odéon theatre
ChaillotThe Champs-Élysées and the Arch, where the Silent Majority marches
MaraisThe Hôtel de Ville: +8 income a turn for whoever holds the Marais, defence +3
Les HallesLes Halles, the old market, in its last year
Latin QuarterThe Sorbonne: +1 Opinion a turn toward the Revolution while it holds the Latin Quarter
Palais-RoyalThe newspapers of the Grands Boulevards
Saint-AntoinePlace de la Bastille, where the marches start
BellevilleThe union's headquarters
La VilletteThe rail yards and depots of La Villette: an essential service
GrenelleThe car works on the river
PassyThe round radio house on the river: whoever holds it is heard (Opinion +1 a turn toward the holder)
CharonnePère-Lachaise and its eastern wall
BercyThe power station at Bercy: an essential service

On Hard

What changes in this chapter when it is played on Hard, on top of what Hard changes everywhere.

Heat falls by 2 a turn instead of 3.
When you play the Revolution, the Law starts every level with “The Letter, Refined” and “Back Channel”.