Manual — Black Sonata: The Fair Youth

Game play: Each turn now consists of these steps:
1. Update the Dark Lady's location.
2. Update the Rival Poet's location.
3. Take your turn as normal, but see below for what
happens if the player and Poet pawns are in the same
location.

Updating the Poet's location: The Elusive Poet will only
move when the player pawn is in an adjoining location.
Then he will move one step away from the player pawn if
there is a valid opportunity for him to do so. If there is more
than one way he could go, he takes the right-most option
facing away from the player pawn.

On each turn the Aggressive Poet will try to move one step
towards the player pawn, taking the shortest valid route. If
there are two valid routes that are equally short then he will
take the right-most option facing towards the player pawn.

In both cases
• the Poet will never move into a location that has the same
symbol as that shown on the current stealth card, and
• the Poet will not move if a fog card is showing on the
stealth deck.

If the Poet cannot move according to these rules then he will
remain in his current location for that turn.

On your turn: If you move into the same location as the
Elusive Poet then he gives you a clue about the Dark Lady.
Discard one fog card from the fog deck, take a new clue
card, and move the Poet pawn to a location with the
matching colour.

Conversely, you may never voluntarily move to where the
Aggressive Poet is. If he has moved into your location then
you must use your turn to move away. You may not search
for the Dark Lady, use a fog card, or even pass when in the
same location as the Aggressive Poet.

Scoring: Subtract 10 points from your final score if you used
the Elusive Poet, or add 10 points if you used the Aggressive
Poet.

The Darker Ladies

This alternative set of Dark Lady cards has four suits, each
containing three cards. These cards will be more difficult to
deduce and may require more clues than the base game. The
difficulty level is lowest for hearts and clubs, and highest for
spades.

Components: 12 Darker Lady cards.

Set up: Replace the Dark Lady cards from the base set with
these ones. Shuffle them, and tuck the top card face down
under the game board as usual. This is the Dark Lady whose
characteristics you must deduce.

Locate the two other cards with the same suit as the Dark
Lady. Place one of these face down near the board and

stack the location keys on top of it. This clue will become
available once you have visited every location on the map.
Then take three other clue cards and shuffle them together
with the last card from the Dark Lady's suit. Place these face
down on top of the clue mask card, then place the remaining
clue cards on top. Flip the stack over so that the mask card is
on top and place this clue deck to one side of the board.
Game play: The rest of the game plays as normal.

Waypoints and Traces

Sometimes as you pursue the Dark Lady you may see her at a
distance, prevented by the crowds and tangled streets from
reaching her before she melts away again. This expansion
provides two tools to help you head her off next time: a
waypoint ("!") card and a tracer (footprint) card. Each can
mark a particular place on the map and in the stealth deck.
You can use them for whatever purpose you like, but the
main use would be to mark where the Dark Lady is at a
particular point in her flight. This can make it easier to find
her next time through the stealth deck, and may help you
tackle some of the more challenging variants in the game.

Components: 2 miniEuro cards, 2 tokens

Game play: During your turn you may use either one of
these cards, if available, even if you have already moved or
searched in that turn. It may be most helpful to use them
immediately before searching, or after a search but before
advancing the stealth deck as the Lady flees.

To mark a waypoint: Place the "!" card on the bottom of the
stealth deck and put the corresponding token on one of the
locations on the board, such as where you know the Dark
Lady to be. Remove the card when you encounter it on your
next time through the stealth deck, and the next card will
correspond to the marked location. Then remove the token
from the map. You may then use the waypoint a second time
if you wish.

cards if available even if you have already moved or searched in that turn It may be most helpful to use them immediately before searching or after a search but before advancing the stealth deck as the Lady flees To mark a waypoint Place the card on the bottom of the stealth deck and put the corresponding token on one of the locations on the board such as where you know the Dark Lady to be Remove the card when you encounter it on your next time through the stealth deck and the next card will correspond to the marked location Then remove the token from the map You may then use the waypoint a second time if you wish

To trace the Lady: Choose whether you want 3 or 5 moves
warning of her position and flip the tracer (footprint) card
accordingly. Separate the corresponding number of cards
from the bottom of the stealth deck (not counting any cards
with coloured borders), add the tracer card, and replace the
cards in the same order. Then add the footprint
token to the map. When the card comes up next time set it
aside: you now know how many moves you have left to
reach the marked location and intercept the Lady. Once both
card and token have been set aside you may re-use them a
second time.

Credits

Black Sonata: The Fair Youth © John Kean, 2019
Version: 20191031.

For playtesting and suggestions I am grateful to: Israel Waldrom,
Jake, Liam Kean, Jay Klitz, Mariusz Kosecki and Melty Man.

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Black Sonata – the Fair Youth expansion
by John Kean v.20191106
Print rules (p 1-2) double sided (duplex on long edge)
Print other pages single sided, fold on dotted line, glue and cut out.

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