Level 5 · 10 May 1871
The Western Gate
- Turns
- 12 turns, a day each
- Map
- 20 districts
Chapter 6: Seventy-Two DaysSealed so it does not spoil the story for you.Break the seal
The Revolution
The Versailles guns have been firing on the western ramparts for days. Hold Passy, Grenelle and Vaugirard until the twelfth day. Somewhere in the west there is a gate nobody is watching.
Objective
Hold Passy, Grenelle and Vaugirard at turn 12
Stars
- Win the level
- Already meet the objective by turn 9
- No fires
The game's hint Your units on the ramparts shake the attackers: regiments crossing the open ground from the west edge lose 1 Strength that turn. Barricades and Rampart Gunners make the walls hard to storm.
- Won
- The ramparts hold
- Lost
- The gate is open
The Law
Breach the ramparts in any western district. The batteries will open the way, slowly; an Agent who finds an unguarded gate will open it faster.
Objective
Take any of Passy, Grenelle or Vaugirard
Stars
- Win the level
- Win within 9 turns
- No bombardment
The game's hint A new regiment arrives every two turns. The Open Door and the Gate Opens breach without a fight; bombardment works, but costs the clean win.
- Won
- The gate is open
- Lost
- The ramparts hold
Events
News that reaches both sides during the level. Each side answers for itself.
The bombardment
The guns of Versailles fire on the western ramparts and on the streets behind them.
The Revolution
What happensUnrest +8 in PassyUnrest +8 in GrenelleUnrest +8 in Vaugirard
The Law
What happensUnrest +8 in PassyUnrest +8 in GrenelleUnrest +8 in Vaugirard
The trenches close
The army's trenches have reached the moat in front of the ramparts.
The Revolution
What happensVersailles army loyalty +4
The Law
What happensVersailles army loyalty +4
A concert at the Tuileries
Thousands listen to a concert for the ambulances in the Tuileries gardens. The organiser promises another next Sunday.
The Revolution
What happensOpinion +3
The Law
What happensOpinion −3
After the level
After level 5 · 21 May 1871
The Unguarded Gate
The Revolution
The gate at Point-du-Jour was open and nobody was watching it. A man has been arrested who says he was only walking his dog.
- Execute the suspectViolence +10Old insurrectionists loyalty +10
- Put him on trialCouncil minority loyalty +10
The Law
The man who signalled from the gate wants his reward, and his name kept out of the papers.
- Reward the informerAgents inside loyalty +15
- Hide himLegitimacy +5
This level's booklet page
V. The Western Gate
For days the guns fired on the western ramparts. Then, on a Sunday afternoon, someone noticed a gate with nobody on it.
One way “The Western Gate” can end
The ramparts held to the end of the week. It was the last good news the Commune had.
Otherwise
The army came in through the empty gate at Point-du-Jour, and by evening it was in Passy.
If the Revolution chose “Execute the suspect”
The man found at the gate was shot.
If the Revolution chose “Put him on trial”
The man found at the gate was put on trial.
If the Law chose “Reward the informer”
The informer was rewarded.
Otherwise
The informer's name was kept out of the reports.