Level 5 · 18 September 1961
The Television Tower
- Turns
- 12 turns, a week each
- Map
- 20 districts
Chapter 9: Cold LightSealed so it does not spoil the story for you.Break the seal
The Revolution
There is one channel and it belongs to the state. Win the Media (60 toward you) and get three turns of airtime: a Journalist at Chaillot, once the crews are friendly (45). The Legion's bombs are going off across the city.
Objective
The Media at 60 toward you and three turns of airtime
Stars
- Win the level
- Win within 9 turns
- No Legion bomb goes off in your districts
The game's hint A reporter who goes on air is seen by everyone, including the police. Tip-offs reveal the Legion's cells for the Law to pick up.
- Won
- On the air
- Lost
- The monopoly held
The Law
Keep the state monopoly: hold the tower and keep the Media under 50 toward the Revolution until the end. The Legion's bombs are going off across the city.
Objective
The tower held and the Media under 50 toward the Revolution
Stars
- Win the level
- Already meet the objective by turn 9
- No broadcast cut
The game's hint Cutting the broadcast stops airtime for a day and costs you the Media. Counter-Legion squads pick up revealed cells near any of your units.
- Won
- The monopoly held
- Lost
- On the air
Events
News that reaches both sides during the level. Each side answers for itself.
A pirated broadcast
The Legion's voice breaks into the evening news.
Blue nights
A dozen bombs go off in one night across the city.
The Revolution
What happensUnrest +4 in the workers' districts
The Law
What happensUnrest +4 in the workers' districts
Off script
Léon Bastien puts down his notes and says what he thinks.
The Revolution
What happensTelevision and radio +5 toward you
The Law
What happensTelevision and radio +5 toward the Revolution
After the level
After level 5 · 15 December 1961
Live on Air
The Revolution
Léon Bastien went off script on the eight o'clock news. Everyone is talking about it.
- Protect himTelevision and radio +15 toward you
- Use himOpinion +10Television and radio −10 toward you
The Law
Léon Bastien went off script on the eight o'clock news. The minister wants to know what you will do.
- Fire himThe Prefecture loyalty +10Television and radio −15 toward you
- Let it goLegitimacy +5
This level's booklet page
The Television Tower
There was one channel, and it belonged to the state.
If the Revolution won
The opposition got onto the screen, and the country heard it.
Otherwise
The state kept its monopoly, and the evening news kept its tone.
If the Law chose “Fire him”
Léon Bastien was fired, and became a hero.
If the Revolution chose “Protect him”
Léon Bastien kept his chair, and his nerve.
Otherwise
Léon Bastien went back to reading the news.