Level 4 · 23 October 1812
The Ghost General
- Turns
- 6 turns, an hour each
- Map
- 12 districts
Chapter 3: The Eagle's ShadowSealed so it does not spoil the story for you.Break the seal
The Revolution
It is three in the morning. General Mallery walked out of his asylum an hour ago with forged orders announcing the Emperor's death in Russia. If the city believes him until dawn, he can take the ministries. Hold the Cité, the Marais and the Louvre by the fourth hour.
Objective
Hold the 3 ministries (Cité, Marais, Louvre) by turn 4, or 2 of them at turn 6
Stars
- Win the level
- Win within 4 turns
- No blood: your Violence never rises
The game's hint Spread the rumour in each ministry and use forged orders on the officers. A unit on the East Road at hour 3 stops the courier from riding straight in.
- Won
- The ghost holds Paris until noon
- Lost
- Mallery before the firing squad
The Law
Someone is telling the garrisons that the Emperor is dead. A courier from the army is on the East Road with dispatches dated yesterday. Hold on until he arrives, then take the ministries back by the sixth hour.
Objective
Hold at least 2 of the 3 ministries at turn 6
Stars
- Win the level
- Already meet the objective by turn 4
- Glory never falls to 40
The game's hint Tonight is orders, not battles. Rally the garrisons; once the courier proves the Emperor lives, each rally counts for much more.
- Won
- The prefect in his nightshirt
- Lost
- The ghost holds Paris until noon
Events
News that reaches both sides during the level. Each side answers for itself.
The Emperor is dead
Forged papers announce the Emperor's death under the walls of Moscow. Officers read them by candlelight and do not know what to believe.
The Revolution
What happensImperial Glory −5
The Law
What happensImperial Glory −5
After the level
After level 4 · 24 October 1812
The Prefect in His Nightshirt
The Revolution
The prefect of police was arrested in his nightshirt by men who had no orders but forged ones. All Paris is laughing.
- Print the caricaturesExiled Writers loyalty +10Opinion +3
- Warn your people to go quietHeat −10
The Law
Your prefect spent the night in his own prison, in his nightshirt. All Paris is laughing at him, and so at you.
- Dismiss himImperial Police loyalty −10Legitimacy +5
- Protect himImperial Police loyalty +10Opinion −5
This level's booklet page
IV. The Ghost
In the small hours a general who was supposed to be in an asylum announced that the Emperor had died in Russia, and for a few hours nobody could prove otherwise.
If the Revolution won
By noon he held the Hôtel de Ville and the ministries, and the Empire had not noticed it was gone. Then the dispatches arrived, dated after the Emperor's death.
Otherwise
By noon the ghost was back in a cell. But for a morning the whole Empire had hung on one man's life, and everyone had seen it.
If the Revolution chose “Print the caricatures”
The prefect in his nightshirt was the most sold print of the winter.
If the Revolution chose “Warn your people to go quiet”
The plotters went quiet and the police found nothing more.
If the Law chose “Dismiss him”
The prefect was dismissed. His successor slept in his boots.
Otherwise
The prefect kept his post, and his name became a joke that lasted a generation.