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Numb3r Stations

A solo journaling game of spies and coded messages · By Albi13, LunarShadow Designs

Overview and Playthrough

A topic by K-Ramstack created Nov 20, 2023 Views: 85
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You are a spy, sent deep into enemy country and the only way you can communicate is through a series of codes sent through the Number Stations. Receive your message, carry out your plan, report back, and whatever you do, don't get caught.

This game is inspired by Cold War spies, and secret messages and uses the actual real-life Number Stations for the random tables. But if you aren't able to tune-in, there are a few prerecorded ones online you can listen to, or you can use 3d10 for the numbers.

The game takes place over 5 stages and each stage you answer a few questions, then receive your code which you will use to determine which following questions you will answer. You also need to pick a code to include in your report so your handler knows it's a real message.

Some of the Codes are simple, like include a list in alphabetical order, or include the numbers from the Number Station, but some are more difficult like make ever 5th word a part of a hidden message, or have every capital letter spell out something. 

Once you have finished your report, you use the code to add to a running tally to determine how exposed you are as a spy. If your exposure gets too high, you can either burn the evidence, or get caught. 

I made up a country for my playthrough, and played as someone pretending to be a divorced drunkard in order to get blackmail on the Postmaster General to wreck the mail service. You can read my playthrough HERE