Runic Chess (バトルチェス, Batoru Chesu?, lit. Battle Chess) is a puzzle mini-game in Star Ocean: Till the End of Time. It can be played at the Ancient Ruins of Mosel and in Gemity. The game is played on a chess board and has three types of pieces that work in a Rock-Paper-Scissors type of system: Warrior defeats Thief, Thief defeats Symbologist, and Symbologist defeats Warrior.
Mechanics[]
In the Ancient Ruins, after the battle with the "Spirit Trio", the player must head into the final chamber and accept Count Mattalun's challenge. In the match, the player's piece are white and the opponent's black. The player must simply pick the opposing piece to put in front of Mattalun's to complete the puzzle (see Level 5 below). Once the pieces are placed and confirmed, the match is automatically played out by the computer. If the player wins, the board disappears and access to the treasure room below is gained.
In Gemity, the minigame is accessed by using the Northeast and Northwest teleporters. Run by Duke Guttarin, the player selects a difficulty, pays a fee and begins. The game is played in the same way than in Mosel, but on a larger board. There are eleven difficulties to choose from, each getting progressively harder and eventually adding more chess pieces. The prizes from each difficulty level can be won up to four times.
Levels[]
| Level | Pieces | Fee | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 200 fol | Blueberries | |
| 2 | 400 fol | Blackberries | |
| 3 | 600 fol | 1,100 fol | |
| 4 | 800 fol | Synthesis Materials | |
| 5 | 1,000 fol | Ripe Berries | |
| 6 | 1,200 fol | 5,000 fol | |
| 7 | 1,400 fol | Strength Berries | |
| 8 | 1,600 fol | Perfect Berries | |
| 9 | 1,800 fol | 50,000 fol | |
| 10 | 2,000 fol | Synthesis Materials | |
| S | 2,200 fol | Lezard Flask |
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