How to Unlock the Grandmaster Trophy in Black Flag Resynced
The Grandmaster trophy in Black Flag Resynced asks you to win each tavern game. Here are the exact tavern locations and the easiest one-star games for Checkers, Nine Men's Morris, and Fanorona.
What Is the Grandmaster Trophy?
Grandmaster is a trophy in Black Flag Resynced that requires you to win each of the tavern games.
There are three tavern games you need to complete:
- Checkers
- Nine Men's Morris
- Fanorona
The easiest way to unlock the trophy is to use the one-star difficulty taverns, because the AI makes more mistakes and gives you a much better chance of winning.
Checkers Tavern Location
The easiest Checkers tavern is at Andreas Island.
The exact tavern location from the map is:
543, 697
This tavern has a one-star Checkers game, which makes it the best place to get this part done.
How to Win Checkers
For Checkers, it is usually better to go first.
A simple and safe strategy is to move your pieces up the edges of the board when possible. This helps protect them and makes it harder for the opponent to jump over you.
Try to keep your back line moving up with your front line so you do not leave pieces exposed.
When possible, aim to get one of your pieces to the back row. Once it becomes a king, it can move forward and backward, which makes it much easier to trap enemy pieces and control the board.
On one-star difficulty, the AI should make enough mistakes for you to win fairly quickly.
Nine Men's Morris Tavern Location
The easiest Nine Men's Morris tavern is at Salt Key Bank.
The exact tavern location from the map is:
467, 605
This tavern has a one-star Nine-Men Morris game, making it the easiest place to clear this requirement.
How to Win Nine Men's Morris
For Nine Men's Morris, going first is usually an advantage.
A good strategy is to focus on the middle ring early because it gives you the most flexibility.
Your goal is to create a line of three pieces. Once you do that, you can remove one enemy piece.
The best setup is when you create a position where you can move one piece back and forth to keep forming three in a row again and again. If you get that setup, you can remove an enemy piece on almost every turn and win very quickly.
On one-star difficulty, the AI usually leaves enough openings for this to work.
Fanorona Tavern Location
The easiest Fanorona tavern is at Crooked Island.
The exact tavern location from the map is:
777, 520
This tavern has a one-star Fanorona game, which is the best option for finishing the final tavern challenge.
How to Win Fanorona
Fanorona is the hardest of the three tavern games because the rules are less familiar and the board allows for bigger swings.
In this game, it is generally better to go second.
You capture by moving toward enemy pieces or by moving away from them. Moving toward pieces captures the line in front of you, while withdrawing captures the line behind you.
You can also chain multiple captures together, but each move in the chain must go into a new space.
Try to move along the red lines when possible, because they give you more movement options and stronger capture chances.
Do not panic if the AI makes a big early move. On one-star difficulty, it will still make mistakes later, and you can recover if you stay patient.
Grandmaster Trophy Tips
To make this trophy easier, follow this order:
- Play Checkers at Andreas Island (543, 697)
- Play Nine Men's Morris at Salt Key Bank (467, 605)
- Play Fanorona at Crooked Island (777, 520)
This way, you are using the easiest one-star difficulty versions of every tavern game.
Quick Tips
- Use the one-star tavern games only.
- Go first in Checkers.
- Go first in Nine Men's Morris.
- Go second in Fanorona.
- Try to get a king in Checkers as early as possible.
- In Nine Men's Morris, work toward a repeatable three-in-a-row setup.
- In Fanorona, stay calm even if you lose pieces early.
Once you win all three tavern games, the Grandmaster trophy should unlock.