Item:Smooth Ilithic applewood board shaped into a flat square covered in sapphires

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smooth Ilithic applewood board shaped into a flat square covered in sapphires
Look: Faceted into delicate buttons, each gem is set to align perfectly with the one next to it while using the subtle differences in color to create a progressive rainbow across the piece of wood. The item is polished to a sheen to show off the striations of purple within the grain where it shows between the stones.
Weight: 5 stones
Metal: No
Appraised Cost: 25,300 Kronars20,240 Lirums <br />18,256.48 Dokoras <br />25.3 LTBpoints <br />25.3 Tickets <br />25.3 Scrips <br />
Properties: This is an item.
  • This item has more than normal or unusual verbs.
  • This item is a toy.
Dimensions: 1 length x 1 width x 1 height
Sources: Source is SimuCon/Past Conventions
This board is a puzzle.  When you SPIN it, the puzzle will randomize.  Your goal is to clear all the glyphs from the surface of the puzzle.  When you WHISPER a space to the board, it will swap that space between clear and containing a glyph as well as every adjacent space.  You must keep WHISPERing spaces to the board until all the glyphs have been removed.

The board has the following verbs:

  TURN        - Adjust how hard the puzzle is.  This will reset any puzzle in progress.
  SPIN        - Randomize the puzzle, causing the glyphs to appear.
  SHAKE       - Abandon the puzzle, turning off all the glyphs.
  ADJUST      - Switch between condensed and full view when reviewing the puzzle.
  GAZE        - Review the puzzle, looking at the current glyphs.
  READ        - See your personal best number of moves for the puzzle.
  WHISPER     - Make a move on the puzzle.  You must WHISPER a column letter and row number.

The board can be altered but must remain a flat device that makes sense to display a grid of glyphs.

The board is intended to be a discreet way to pass time in public areas.  As such, none of the above actions will be visible to those in the room around you.