Level 3 · 20 June 1791
Flight by Night
- Turns
- 10 turns, a quarter of a day each
- Map
- 12 districts
Chapter 2: Year of FireSealed so it does not spoil the story for you.Break the seal
The Revolution
The royal family has slipped out of the Tuileries in a hired carriage under false names. Somewhere between the palace and the East Road a heavy berlin is crawling through the night. Find it and stop it.
Objective
Find and halt the royal carriage before it reaches the East Road
Stars
- Win the level
- Win within 7 turns
- Halt it within 6 turns
- Won
- The king is brought back
- Lost
- The carriage gets through
The Law
The king is leaving Paris tonight. The carriage must cross the city unseen and reach the East Road. Spies keep watch, but every one revealed tells the patriots where you are.
Objective
Get the royal carriage to the East Road
Stars
- Win the level
- Win within 7 turns
- No spy of yours revealed
- Won
- The carriage gets through
- Lost
- The king is brought back
Events
News that reaches both sides during the level. Each side answers for itself.
The king has fled
The royal apartments are empty. The king, the queen and their children left the Tuileries in the night disguised as servants.
After the level
After level 3 · 23 June 1791
The Postmaster's Face
The Revolution
The postmaster of a little town recognised the king from his face on a banknote. He is the hero of the week.
- Reward himJournalists loyalty +10
- Keep it quietHeat −15
The Law
A provincial town betrayed the king. The court wants it punished.
- Punish the townPolice loyalty +10Opinion −5
- Pardon itLegitimacy +5
This level's booklet page
III. Flight by Night
The royal family left the Tuileries at night through an unguarded door, dressed as the servants of a Russian baroness.
If the Revolution won
They were stopped in a small town on the eastern road and brought back to Paris through a silent crowd that kept its hats on.
Otherwise
The carriage crossed the border at dawn. The king was safe, and France had no king.
If the Revolution chose “Reward him”
The postmaster who recognised the king got a pension and a place in the history books.
If the Revolution chose “Keep it quiet”
Nobody spoke of the postmaster. It was better, the clubs said, if the king seemed to have been caught by the nation itself.
If the Law chose “Punish the town”
The town that stopped the king paid for it. The rest of France took note.
Otherwise
The Crown pardoned the town that stopped the king. It looked like weakness, or like wisdom.