OPSEC's final form: metaphors count

Game fourteen, third leak of the series: "a door my pick answers"
revealed a pick-lock without naming it. Table prose may reference
only public state — the board, never my options, in any costume.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_015RCWSTnb1KYTPyL4GmhGnF
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lookups for cards in MY hand happen silently; my visible messages may lookups for cards in MY hand happen silently; my visible messages may
discuss only what is already public on the board or in the chronicle. discuss only what is already public on the board or in the chronicle.
Even asking rules questions aloud about a specific card is a tell. Even asking rules questions aloud about a specific card is a tell.
- OPSEC round three (game fourteen): METAPHORS COUNT. "A door my pick
answers" and "key ready for tomorrow" revealed a pick-lock as surely
as naming it. The rule in its final form: table prose may reference
ONLY public state — positions, banked counts, events already in the
chronicle. Nothing about my hand, capabilities, or intentions, in
any costume. When in doubt, describe the BOARD, never my options.
- Send `chat` for table talk at dramatic moments; it's half the fun. - Send `chat` for table talk at dramatic moments; it's half the fun.
## The turn poller (no more idling) ## The turn poller (no more idling)