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The Wager
Pensées, Br. 233 — a fragment
Blaise Pascal (1623–1662)
The famous one. Not a proof — an argument about what refusing to choose already costs.
- Catch rate
- 210 / 255
- Base research
- 38
- Stat total
- 152
Base stats
Every stat is a checkable fact about the actual book, not a designer's mood. Bars are drawn against the highest value any book reaches.
Stamina30
Contend60
Defend24
Popularity38
Total152
Moves learned
This book learns nothing new by levelling — everything it knows, it knew from the start or brought with it through development.