These games actually take into account how you choose to play your characters and adjust the game accordingly.

All choices have consequences.

Here are some starting tips for beating the Sultan at his own game.

One of the Sultan’s Game cards, showing a faceless figure donning a golden crown.

The events attached to pondering a card can change from day to day.

If you want to ponder gold, verify you have some leftover from the last turn.

Keep some money set aside andhave a dedicated follower with wisdom and a noble tagfor the best result.

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The pool of books is finite but very large.

The Sultan will only accept you using a card that matches the people attending court today.

Thankfully, they can all be slotted into rituals to give reroll chances regardless of the skill being tested.

The player in Sultan’s Game spreads dissident beliefs to others.

You alwayswant at least one rerollon any check with consequences.

Sometimes intentionally breaking off a quest you started can be to your benefit.

The most effective use of your fate points is to get extra followers at the start of the game.

The player in Sultan’s Game adopts a literate orphan.

Just one extra set of hands in that fragile period is enough to greatly ease the game.

Buying from the equipment merchant is a quick way to snowball in power.

A few days of household income can buy you items worth five points of stat increases.

The player in Sultan’s Game uses a carnality card on the Sultan’s Consort.

This can be to your benefit or your detriment.

Waiting on completing a task gives you more time to gather resources.

Evidence can be destroyed relatively easily if you have a positive reputation and a follower with good wisdom.

The player in Sultan’s Game prepares to murder a friend to satisfy a card.

Investing in piety also gives you multiple tools for manipulating the Sultans game.

you might refresh your execution timer or have priests destroy a card youre unable to fulfil.

These actions have limited uses, so only use them when pushed to the limit.

The player survives an invasive surgery in Sultan’s Game.

Keep Future Challenges In Mind

Committing too many resources to a challenge will make future ones impossible.

The deck of cards persists through a run, so you should keep in mind what challenges remain unrevealed.

This means a longer total game but less chance of drawing gold and silver cards early.

The player attempts to escape from the Sultan’s Game.

These are the best games that prioritize story over combat.

The fates ledger of Sultan’s Game, showing the secret twins card.

The extravagance card of Sultan’s Game, showing a person cointing coin.

The player in Sultan’s Game uses a Carnality card to take a second wife.

A nearly completed deck of Sultan’s Game cards. The gold conquest card remains.

The player destroys evidence of wrongdoing in Sultan’s Game

The Execution ending of Sultan’s Game, where you refuse to participate.

The gold conquest card is used to overthrow the Sultan in Sultan’s Game

An image featuring elements of various games including Spiritfarer and Take Me To The Moon.

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