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Star Ocean: Till the End of Time Playstation 2
Star Ocean: Runic Chess Walkthrough All Rights Reserved
Copyright 2005, Shane Duckworth (
[email protected])
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I am always busy.
This is another FAQ created by the Great Shaneth! This one goes out to
Star Ocean: Till the End of Time for the PS2. A few people play Runic
Chess, but I find that the ones who do struggle the most, so I devised
a Runic Chess cheating guide. This consists of enemy piece locations
and where you should put your pieces to crush your opponent.
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-Table of Contents-
1. Version History
2. Controls
3. Runic Chess History
4. Runic Chess Walkthrough
5. Q's + A's
6. Credits
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-1. Version History-
Version .10 - 8/16/05 wrote up intro, table of contents, and version
history.
Version .20 - 8/18/05 wrote controls and Runic Chess history.
Version .30 - 8/26/05 wrote up to level 3 in Runic Chess walkthrough.
Version .40 - 8/26/05 wrote up level 4.
Version .50 - 9/1/05 wrote up level 5.
Version .60 - 9/5/05 wrote up level 6. Screwed up with the table
somewhere.
Version .70 - 9/17/05 wrote up to level 8.
Version .80 - 9/23/05 wrote up to level 10.
Version .90 - 10/7/05 wrote up level S.
Version 1.0 - 10/16/05 proofread everything and wrote down credits.
Version FINAL
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-2. Controls-
I'm no good at drawing Playstation controllers. Hopefully you know
where everything is. This is only stuff you need to know.
Directional Pad - Movement of Piece
Cross Button - Select Commands and Placement
Circle Button - Cancel Commands or Placement
Triangle Button - Look at opponents pieces
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-3. Runic Chess History-
Runic Chess is first stumbled upon the Ancient Ruins of Mosel, but then
it is only introduced. The basics are simple because it's like Rock-
Paper-Scissors. Here's a lame drawing of a triangle to show relations.
SYMBOLOGIST
^ \
/ \
/ \
/ \
/ \
/ \/
Thief<------Warrior
If you didn't understand that, then here's a chart.
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|Piece |Strength |Weakness |
|___________|___________|___________|
|Symbologist|Warrior |Thief |
|Warrior |Thief |Symbologist|
|Thief |Symbologist|Warrior |
|___________________________________|
I hope you understand that chart. The Symbologist is good against the
Warrior, but is plucked by the Thief. The Warrior is good against the
Thief, but is shorted by the Symbologist. The Thief is good against the
Symbologist, but is crushed by the Warrior. It's not that hard.
After the Ancient Ruins of Mosel, your next chance to play Runic Chess
is in Gemity, which is after you complete Moonbase and jump into the 4D
world. This is open all times after you reach it. It's located in the
gaming square just after the lobby area. Look on the floor for a
drawing of 3 people. These paths are the upper-most paths leading to
the left and right. Those paths lead to the Runic Chess area, which is
run by Duke Guttarin, who sounds like he has an ego.
You can play Runic Chess anytime after this point. It offers prizes if
you care for them. If you follow the guide below, you'll have no
trouble and you'll never lose a match.
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-4. Runic Chess Walkthrough-
This section explains everything all in easy-to-read charts. It shows
the prizes given out too. You can only get the same prize 5 times. You
will need to look at your opponents pieces before you do this.
Here's a plan explaining everything.
S = Symbologist
W = Warrior
T = Thief
E = enemy piece
P = player piece
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LEVEL 1
Entrance Fee - 200 Fol
Prize - Blueberries
___________
| 1 | 2 | 3 | < enemies pieces
|___|___|___|
| | | |
|___|___|___|
| | | |
|___|___|___|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | < your pieces
|___|___|___|
________ ________
|E1|E2|E3 P1|P2|P3|
| | | | | |
|S |W |T - T |S |W |
|S |T |W - T |W |S |
|W |S |T - S |T |W |
|W |T |S - S |W |T |
|T |S |W - W |T |S |
|T |W |S - W |S |T |
|______________________|
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LEVEL 2
Entrance Fee - 400 Fol
Prize - Blackberries
___
| 3 |
|___|
| 2 |
|___|
| 1 |
|___|
| |
|___|
| |
|___|
| 1 |
|___|
| 2 |
|___|
| 3 |
|___|
________ ________
|E1|E2|E3| P1|P2|P3|
| | | | | | |
|T |S |W | - |W |T |S |
|T |W |S | - |W |S |T |
|S |T |W | - |T |W |S |
|S |W |T | - |T |S |W |
|W |T |S | - |S |W |T |
|W |S |T | - |S |T |W |
|_________________________|
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LEVEL 3
Entrance Fee - 600 Fol
Prize - 1100 Fol
___ ___ ___
| 1 | | 3 |
|___|___|___| < enemy pieces
| 2 | |
|___|___|
| | 3 |
___|___|___| < your pieces
| 1 | | 2 |
|___|___|___|
________ ________
|E1|E2|E3| P1|P2|P3|
| | | | | | |
|T |S |W | - |W |S |T |
|T |W |S | - |T |W |S |
|S |T |W | - |S |T |W |
|S |W |T | - |S |T |W |
|W |T |S | - |S |T |W |
|W |S |T | - |W |S |T |
|_________________________|
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LEVEL 4
Entrance Fee - 800 Fol
Prize - Synthesis Materials
___ ___
| 1 | 2 | < enemy pieces
|___|___|
| | |
|___|___|
| | |
|___|___|
| 1 | 2 | < your pieces
|___|___|
_____ _____
|E1|E2| P1|P2|
| | | | |
|T |S | - |W |T |
|T |W | - |W |S |
|S |T | - |T |W |
|S |W | - |T |S |
|W |T | - |S |W |
|W |S | - |S |T |
|___________________|
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LEVEL 5
Entrance Fee - 1000 Fol
Prize - Ripe Berries
___ ___ ___ ___
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | < enemy pieces
|___|___|___|___|
| | | | |
|___|___|___|___|
| | | | |
|___|___|___|___|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | | < your pieces
|___|___|___|___|
________ ________
|E1|E2|E3| P1|P2|P3|
| | | | | | |
|T |S |W | - |S |W |T |
|T |W |S | - |T |W |S |
|S |T |W | - |S |T |W |
|S |W |T | - |W |T |S |
|W |T |S | - |T |S |W |
|W |S |T | - |W |S |T |
|_________________________|
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LEVEL 6
Entrance Fee - 1200 Fol
Prize - 5000 Fol
___
| 1 |
|___|___
| 2 | 4 | < enemy pieces
|___|___|___
| 3 | | |
|___|___|___|___
| | | | 4 |
|___|___|___|___|___ < your pieces
| | | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|___|___|___|___|___|
___________ ___________
|E1|E2|E3|E4| |P1|P2|P3|P4|
| | | | | | | | | |
|T |T |S |W | - |T |W |W |S |
|T |T |W |S | - |S |W |W |T |
|T |S |T |W | - |W |T |W |S |
|T |S |S |W | - |T |W |T |S |
|T |S |W |T | - |S |T |W |W |
|T |S |W |S | - |S |T |W |T |
|T |W |T |S | - |W |S |W |T |
|T |W |S |W | - |T |S |W |S |
|T |W |W |S | - |S |S |W |T |
|S |T |S |S | - |T |W |T |S |
|S |T |W |W | - |S |W |T |W |
|S |T |W |W | - |S |W |T |S |
|S |S |W |W | - |S |T |T |W |
|S |W |T |T | - |W |W |T |W |
|S |W |T |T | - |W |W |T |T |
|S |W |S |S | - |T |S |T |W |
|S |W |W |W | - |S |W |T |S |
|W |T |T |S | - |W |W |S |T |
|W |T |S |T | - |T |W |S |W |
|W |T |S |S | - |T |S |W |T |
|W |T |S |W | - |T |W |S |S |
|W |T |W |S | - |S |W |W |T |
|W |S |T |T | - |W |T |S |W |
|W |S |T |S | - |W |T |S |T |
|W |S |T |W | - |W |T |S |S |
|W |S |W |T | - |S |T |S |W |
|W |W |T |S | - |W |S |S |T |
|W |W |S |T | - |T |S |S |W |
|____________________________________|
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LEVEL 7
Entrance Fee - 1400 Fol
Prizes - Strength Berries
___ ___ ___
| 2 | 3 | | < enemy pieces
___|___|___|___|___
| 1 | | | | |
|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | 3 |
|___|___|___|___|___| < your pieces
| | 1 | 2 |
|___|___|___|
________ ________
|E1|E2|E3| |P1|P2|P3|
| | | | | | | |
|T |S |W | - |S |T |W |
|T |W |S | - |T |S |W |
|S |T |W | - |S |W |T |
|S |W |T | - |W |S |T |
|W |T |S | - |S |T |W |
|W |S |T | - |W |T |S |
|___________________________|
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LEVEL 8
Entrance Fee - 1600 Fol
Prize - Perfect Berries
___ ___ ___
| 1 | | |
|___|___|___|___
| 2 | 3 | | 4 | < enemy pieces
___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | |
|___|___|___|___|___|
| 1 | | 2 | 3 |
|___|___|___|___| < your pieces
| | | 4 |
|___|___|___|
___________ ___________
|E1|E2|E3|E4| |P1|P2|P3|P4|
| | | | | | | | | |
|T |T |S |W | - |W |T |S |W |
|T |T |W |S | - |S |W |S |T |
|T |S |T |W | - |T |W |W |S |
|T |S |S |W | - |T |T |S |W |
|T |S |W |T | - |T |S |W |W |
|T |S |W |S | - |T |S |T |W |
|T |S |W |W | - |T |S |S |W |
|T |W |S |T | - |S |W |T |S |
|T |W |W |S | - |S |W |S |T |
|S |T |W |S | - |W |T |T |S |
|S |T |W |W | - |W |S |S |T |
|S |S |T |W | - |T |T |W |S |
|S |W |T |T | - |S |T |W |T |
|S |W |T |S | - |S |T |T |W |
|S |W |S |T | - |S |T |W |T |
|S |W |W |T | - |S |S |W |T |
|W |T |T |S | - |W |W |T |S |
|W |T |S |T | - |W |T |W |S |
|W |T |S |S | - |W |T |T |S |
|W |T |S |W | - |W |T |S |S |
|W |T |W |S | - |W |S |T |S |
|W |S |T |T | - |W |S |W |S |
|W |S |T |W | - |T |S |W |S |
|W |S |S |T | - |S |T |W |S |
|W |S |W |T | - |T |S |W |T |
|W |W |T |S | - |T |S |W |S |
|W |W |S |T | - |S |W |T |S |
|______________________________________|
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LEVEL 9
Entrance Fee - 1800 Fol
Prize - 50000 Fol
___
| 1 |
___|___|___
| 2 | 3 | | < enemy pieces
|___|___|___|
| | | |
|___|___|___|
| | | |
|___|___|___|
| | 1 | 2 | < your pieces
|___|___|___|
| 3 |
|___|
________ ________
|E1|E2|E3| |P1|P2|P3|
| | | | | | | |
|T |S |W | - |T |W |S |
|T |W |S | - |S |T |W |
|S |T |W | - |W |T |S |
|S |W |T | - |S |T |W |
|W |T |S | - |W |S |T |
|W |S |T | - |T |W |S |
|___________________________|
________
LEVEL 10
Entrance Fee - 2000 Fol
Prize - Synthesis Materials
___
| 1 |
___|___|___
| 2 | 3 | 4 | < enemy pieces
___|___|___|___|___
| | | | | |
|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | |
|___|___|___|___|___|
| 1 | | 2 | | 3 | < your pieces
|___|___|___|___|___|
| 4 |
|___|
___________ ___________
|E1|E2|E3|E4| |P1|P2|P3|P4|
| | | | | | | | | |
|T |T |W |S | - |W |S |T |T |
|T |S |T |W | - |T |W |S |S |
|T |S |S |W | - |T |T |S |W |
|T |S |W |T | - |T |W |W |S |
|T |S |W |S | - |T |S |T |W |
|T |S |W |W | - |T |W |W |S |
|T |W |S |T | - |W |S |W |T |
|T |W |W |S | - |S |S |T |W |
|S |T |T |W | - |W |S |S |T |
|S |T |W |S | - |W |S |T |T |
|S |T |W |W | - |W |W |S |T |
|S |S |T |W | - |T |W |S |W |
|S |W |T |T | - |W |S |W |T |
|S |W |T |W | - |S |W |S |T |
|S |W |S |T | - |S |S |W |T |
|S |W |W |T | - |S |S |W |T |
|W |T |T |S | - |W |W |T |S |
|W |T |S |T | - |W |T |W |S |
|W |T |S |S | - |W |T |S |T |
|W |T |S |W | - |W |S |S |T |
|W |T |W |S | - |S |W |T |S |
|W |S |T |T | - |W |T |W |S |
|W |S |T |W | - |T |W |S |S |
|W |S |S |T | - |T |T |W |S |
|W |S |W |T | - |T |S |W |S |
|W |W |T |S | - |S |T |W |S |
|W |W |S |T | - |S |W |T |S |
|_____________________________________|
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LEVEL S
Entrance Fee - 2200 Fol
Prize - Lezard Flask
___________________
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | | < enemy pieces
|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | |
|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | |
|___|___|___|___|___
| | | | | |
|___|___|___|___|___|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | | 4 | < your pieces
|___|___|___|___|___|
___________ ___________
|E1|E2|E3|E4| |P1|P2|P3|P4|
| | | | | | | | | |
|T |T |S |W | - |T |W |S |T |
|T |T |W |S | - |S |W |S |T |
|T |S |T |W | - |W |T |W |S |
|T |S |S |W | - |W |T |S |S |
|T |S |W |T | - |T |S |W |S |
|T |S |W |S | - |W |T |S |T |
|T |S |W |W | - |W |T |T |S |
|T |W |S |W | - |W |T |W |S |
|T |W |W |S | - |S |W |S |T |
|S |T |T |W | - |T |W |S |T |
|S |T |W |S | - |T |S |W |T |
|S |T |W |W | - |T |W |S |S |
|S |S |T |W | - |W |T |W |S |
|S |W |T |T | - |T |S |W |W |
|S |W |T |S | - |T |W |S |T |
|S |W |T |W | - |T |S |W |S |
|S |W |W |T | - |T |S |S |W |
|W |T |T |S | - |S |W |W |T |
|W |T |S |S | - |S |W |W |T |
|W |T |S |W | - |W |T |W |S |
|W |T |W |S | - |W |W |S |T |
|W |S |T |T | - |S |W |W |T |
|W |S |T |S | - |S |T |S |W |
|W |S |T |W | - |S |T |W |S |
|W |S |S |T | - |S |T |W |S |
|W |S |W |T | - |S |T |S |W |
|W |W |T |S | - |S |W |S |T |
|W |W |S |T | - |S |T |W |S |
|______________________________________|
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-5. Questions and Answers-
Q. -- Why would I need this walkthrough?
A. -- I dunno. Maybe you wanna make some extra cash selling Lezard
Flasks? Or maybe you wanna get some extra Synthesis Materials? Or maybe
you wanna get a little strength boost with the strength berries?
Q. -- This guide sucks. Is there any way that you can make it better?
A. -- Not for now. Deal with it.
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-6. Credits-
CJayC - For the site n' stuff.
Tri-Ace
+ - For a sweet game that remains a favorite.
Square Enix
Brady Games
Strategy Guide - For some of the chess placements.
Sony - For producing the PlayStation2 console.
You, the Reader - For your time reading this.
