Talk:Watcher's Keep Final Seal/@comment-64.231.235.27-20200219043806/@comment-81.53.48.249-20200219051223

Ha ha haha. How did you fare against the genie in Athkatla's circus ?

The game where you take either 1, 2 or 3 coins can be won every time if you start first. Just make sure that, after you played your first turn, there remains a number of coins that is a multiple of 4, plus one coin. Then whatever he takes, complement that value on your next turn so that the both of you together have taken 4 coins. Repeat until there's only one coin left for him to take and lose.

I can't simplify the riddle before that game because the article doesn't list it, and directly skips to the answer.