Rita's RttDL Solo Run #2: The House Always Wins

Opening Hand: Flashlight, Fine Clothes, Track Shoes, Lucky!. Perception

I have a good feeling about this scenario. It doesn't require much investigation and it rewards high mobility. More than that, Rita's deck includes Fine Clothes and "I'm outta here!", both of them perfect for saving Peter Clover.

#1

• PLAY Flashlight
• INVESTIGATE with Flashlight (2 supplies left, 0, 1 clue)
• PLAY Fine Clothes
• Enemy: Clover Club Pit Boss hunts to La Bella Luna
• Upkeep: draw Newspaper, 3 resources.

#2

• Mythos: 1/4 doom, Twist of Fate (-4, 1 damage)
• MOVE to Clover Club Lounge
• MOVE to Clover Club Bar
• Clover Club Bar (draw "I'm outta here!" & Perception)
• Enemy: Clover Club Pit Boss hunts to Clover Club Lounge
• Upkeep: draw Peter Sylvestre, 2 resources.

#3

• Mythos: 2/4 doom, Something in the Drinks (lose 1 action), Cursed Luck
• RESOURCE
• PLAY Track Shoes
• Enemy: Clover Club Pit Boss hunts to Clover Club Bar
• Upkeep: draw "Look what I found!", 1 resource.

#4

• Mythos: 3/4 doom, Twist of Fate (-2, 1 damage)
• MOVE to Clover Club Lounge
• Clover Club Lounge (discard Peter Sylvestre)
• advance Beginner's Luck to Skin Game (Mobster at Darkened Hall)
• MOVE to Clover Club Cardroom
• Enemy: Clover Club Pit Boss hunts to Clover Club Cardroom
• Upkeep: draw Last Chance, 2 resource.

#5

• Mythos: 4/4 doom, The Clover Club advances to Chaos in the Clover Club (Servant of the Lurker at Clover Club Lounge), Arousing Suspicions (1 doom on Clover Club Pit Boss)
• EVADE (+1, exhaust Clover Club Pit Boss, move to Darkened Hall, discard Cursed Luck)
• Track Shoes (0, move to Back Alley)
• INVESTIGATE (commit Perception, -2, draw "I'm outta here!", 1 clue)
• RESOURCE
• Enemy: Clover Club Pit Boss readies, Servant of the Lurker hunts to Clover Club Cardroom
• Upkeep: draw Waylay, 4 resources.

Rita's Boardstate: 7 health, 5 sanity, 4 resources, 2 clues

In Play: Flashlight (2 supplies), Track Shoes

In Hand: Lucky!, Perception, Newspaper, 2x "I'm outta here!", "Look what I found!", Last Chance, Waylay

Rita can now resign whenever she pleases. Notice that in Return there are no Dissonant Voices in the encounter deck and playing "I'm outta here!" doesn't provoke attacks of opportunity. So, is it worth it to save Peter Clover? I'd say that it still isn't. However, I'll have Rita attempt it for satisfaction alone. The next three scenarios are going to be challenging and we could use a morale boost beforehand.

#6

• Mythos: 2/7 doom, Swarm of Rats
• EVADE ()
• EVADE (-1, exhaust Swarm of Rats and move to Darkened Hall)
• Track Shoes (, 3 resources, move to VIP Area)
• INVESTIGATE with Flashlight (1 supply left, commit Newspaper, , "Look what I found!", 1 clue)
• Enemy: discard Clover Club Pit Boss, Servant of the Lurker hunts to Darkened Hall, Swarm of Rats readies
• Upkeep: 5 resources.

#7

• Mythos: 2/7 doom, Raise the Stakes (threat area)
• MOVE to Darkened Hall
• Track Shoes (, move to Art Gallery)
• INVESTIGATE with Flashlight (no supplies left, . 1 clue)
• RESOURCE
• Enemy: discard Mobster, Servant of the Lurker hunts and attacks (2 damage & 2 horror, discard 2 cards), Swarm of Rats hunts to Darkened Hall
• Upkeep: draw Resourceful, 7 resources.

#8

• Mythos: 3/7 doom, Idle Hands
• EVADE (-2, exhaust Servant of the Lurker)
• PLAY Waylay (commit Resourceful, , return Peter Sylvestre, defeat Servant of the Lurker)
• MOVE to Darkened Hall
• Idle Hands (2 damage)
• EVADE Swarm of Rats (commit "I'm outta here!", -2, exhaust Swarm of Rats, move to VIP Area)
• advance Skin Game to Fold (Peter Clover & Conglomeration of Spheres at Clover Club Bar)
• Enemy: 1 damage to Peter Clover, Swarm of Rats readies, Conglomeration of Spheres hunts to Clover Club Cardroom
• Upkeep: 4 resources.

#9

• Mythos: 4/7 doom, Raise the Stakes (threat area)
• MOVE to Darkened Hall
• Track Shoes (-2, move to Clover Club Cardroom)
• EVADE (-4, Lucky!, exhaust Conglomeration of Spheres, move to Clover Club Bar)
• PARLEY (commit Last Chance, -3, take Peter Clover)
• Enemy: Swarm of Rats hunts to Clover Club Bar, Conglomeration of Spheres readies
• Upkeep: draw Live and Learn, 4 resources.

#10

• Mythos: 5/7 doom, Need for Knowledge (commit Perception, -1, draw Madame Labranche)
• PLAY "I'm outta here!"
• R3.

Those were some excellent moves, Rita! Note the use of Track Shoes in conjunction with Swarm of Rats at the end. On the minus side, Rita missed out on Clover Club Pit Boss. This highlights an issue with Waylay, namely that it is useless in relation to elite enemies. As it happens the main monsters in the next two scenarios are elite. We'll see how it goes.

Campaign Log:

Extracurricular Activity: The students were rescued. Professor Warren Rice was kidnapped. 3 XP (Vassal of the Lurker, Orne Library, Dormitories).

The House Always Wins: Naomi has Rita’s back. Dr. Francis Morgan was kidnapped. Rita rescued Dr. Henry Armitage. 4 XP (Servant of the Lurker, Art Gallery, VIP Area, Back Alley).