Art of War — The Lost Chapter

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Thirteen Chapters Survived. One Did Not.

A secret scholarly circle got close to a forbidden truth, then concealed it using the very strategies of The Art of War itself. What were they trying to protect?

Three Investigations. One Truth.

You inherit a dossier that reads like a political coup but behaves like a complex puzzle. 

Untangle three colliding stories: scholars hunting forbidden knowledge, police convinced of insurrection, and a Consul-General’s secretary caught in diplomatic intrigue.

Each had a theory. None saw the whole picture.

War is Deception. Nothing is What it Seems.

Open a sealed evidence bag untouched since 1930s. Inside you will find a long scroll containing the complete Art of War text and artifacts spanning China’s greatest dynasties in bronze, wood, porcelain, bamboo, and delicate papers from the Warring States, Three Kingdoms, and beyond, plus spy recordings, surveillance photos, and interrogation notes.

At the center sits a bamboo mat printed with a Luzhanqi battlefield and a set of carved wooden pieces. It is a key piece of evidence, and it is also a fully playable standalone strategy game. Look closer and it becomes something else: a map, a disguised message, and a clue hidden in plain sight.

… And a piece of jade that may unlock everything.

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I grew up between Belgium and Congo, and have been living in China for the past 20 years. I'm the Creative Director for an international team building company, and I love to create games as close as possible to reality, offering players something they can touch or feel. I take my inspiration from true stories, people or places and give them a little fictional twist. I love fun, the great outdoors, making jokes, a good chat, playing with my dogs (and learning from them), roasting coffee (and drinking it of course), tweaking with my Arduino projects and discovering/learning new stuff.