Level 3 · 5 January 1858
Orsoni's Bombs
- Turns
- 10 turns, a day each
- Map
- 12 districts
Chapter 5: Straight LinesSealed so it does not spoil the story for you.Break the seal
The Revolution
Felice Orsoni has come from London with three bombs and a grievance: the emperor betrayed the Italian cause he once swore to. The carriage goes to the Opera every evening by one of three routes. Lie in wait on the right one, or win the Foreign Powers to the exiles' side without a bomb.
Objective
Bring Foreign Powers to 70 toward you, or bomb the carriage on its route (instant win, Violence +30)
Stars
- Win the level
- Win within 7 turns
- No bomb thrown
The game's hint The carriage takes the Palais-Royal, the Louvre or Chaillot at random each evening. One ambush at a time. Appeals abroad are slower but leave no blood on the street.
- Won
- The cause is heard
- Lost
- The cell is taken
The Law
A cell of Italian exiles is in Paris and the London police say they have bombs. Find Orsoni before the eighth day. The emperor will not change his habits, so sweep the routes to the Opera and keep the foreign courts on your side.
Objective
Arrest Orsoni by turn 8
Stars
- Win the level
- Win within 7 turns
- No Security Law used
The game's hint Spies reveal Orsoni; your sergents, spies and soldiers can sweep a route district to find a hidden charge. Courting London slows the exiles' appeal.
- Won
- The cell is taken
- Lost
- The cause is heard
Events
News that reaches both sides during the level. Each side answers for itself.
Italians in Paris
Refugees from the failed Italian risings fill the cheap hotels of the Latin Quarter. The police watch them, and so does London.
The Revolution
What happensForeign Powers +4 toward you
The Law
What happensForeign Powers +4 toward the Revolution
After the level
After level 3 · 11 March 1858
The Letter from Prison
The Revolution
From his cell Orsoni has written to the emperor, asking him to free Italy as he once promised. The letter is in the prison governor's hands, and copies are in yours.
- Translate it and send it abroadForeign Powers +10 toward you
- Disown the bombersRepublicans of '48 loyalty +10
The Law
The prisoner has written to the emperor about freedom for his homeland. It is a moving letter. Publishing it would please Turin and London; it would also make him a hero.
- Publish itForeign Powers +20 toward youPrefecture loyalty −10
- Burn itPolitical police loyalty +10
This level's booklet page
III. The Opera
On the fourteenth of January the emperor's carriage drove to the Opera through the evening crowds of the boulevards.
One way “Orsoni's Bombs” can end
Three bombs were thrown as it arrived. The emperor was unhurt; eight people in the crowd were killed and a hundred and fifty wounded.
If the Revolution won
No bombs were thrown. The exiles' letters had done more: London and Turin were asking questions about the Italian cause the emperor had once sworn to.
Otherwise
The bombers were arrested in their hotel before they could take their places on the route.
If the Law chose “Publish it”
The emperor allowed Orsoni's letter to be published. A year later his army was fighting for Italy.
If the Law chose “Burn it”
The letter was burned unread, and Orsoni went to the guillotine without it.
If the Revolution chose “Translate it and send it abroad”
The exiles translated the bomber's letter into four languages.
Otherwise
The Republicans disowned the bombers and were glad, afterwards, that they had.