Chess puzzle reward questions (spoilers)

[Vanigo]

I just solved the chess puzzle, and now i need to pick my reward. The problem is, I don't know what the Armory from the knight's power does, so I feel like I'm missing important information. What does it do, and is there any other way to get it? Also, can the reward be changed later?

[niarBaD]

Yes, reward can be changed if you solve the puzzle again.

Armory has a few various rewards. I personally went Pawn, delayed gratification but lets me adapt based on my needs of the day since both Rook and Knight appealed to me.

[Forblaze]

IMO, start with knight. The armory room sells an axe item thats you permanently remove the gem cost of a room. From what I've heard, you can only use it a few times before it stops appearing and i went a long time without seeing it, so I think that's true.

After you stop getting the axe item you can switch. IMO, king is the way to go next because it allows you to hunt specific rooms a lot easier.

[snotty128]

The armory is great and you definitely want to choose the knight, at least for a while

[Doombringer]

Use axe on trophy room and attic, make them common, try to get a copy of them from mirror chamber ;)

[snotty128]

I axed my attic too, such a great choice. So many broken levers and battery packs up there

[TheLastDesperado]

I axed the cloister since it's relatively expensive, it's a green room (which has great synergies), and has 4 doors. Oh and the dig spots are a nice bonus.

[Ayla ✧]

regarding the armory, there seems to be a problem where, if you bought out the axe stock on one profile, it's 'sold out' on others too
a friend and i play on one pc, and when they got to the chess puzzle and chose knight, not a single time did the axe appear in the armory

[Lactose Intolerant Volcano God]

Originally posted by Ayla ✧:

a friend and i play on one pc, and when they got to the chess puzzle and chose knight, not a single time did the axe appear in the armory

How many times did they try? It seems to be rarer than the other items for sale. I didn't see The Axe the first few times I drafted that room. I haven't kept records, but I think it might appear about on average one-third or one-quarter of the time. So I don't think you could draft the room a couple of times and say definitively that it is not appearing.

[PersonalC0ffee]

Axe is very very rare and can only be used 3 times per save file.

[Gorlom[Swe]]

Originally posted by Ayla ✧:

regarding the armory, there seems to be a problem where, if you bought out the axe stock on one profile, it's 'sold out' on others too
a friend and i play on one pc, and when they got to the chess puzzle and chose knight, not a single time did the axe appear in the armory

try to coatcheck one of the other items. Apparently some people have rotten luck trying to get the axe.

[PersonalC0ffee]

Interesting, I got my axe like almost 3 days in a row.