Fortune Beyond Parlor is one of the first events in Where Winds Meet that steps away from wuxia fight and asks you to read people, survive risk, and call a timely bluff to win the game. Introduced during the Thaw of Eons event, this mode offers a simple card minigame in a social parlor setting with eliminations, poison bottles, and enough mind games to make every round tense. This Where Winds Meet guide explains everything you need to know about Fortune Beyond Parlor and how to play it smart to win.
How to Unlock Fortune Beyond Parlor in Where Winds Meet
Fortune Beyond Parlor game mode is introduced in the Version 1.1 update as one of three phases of the limited-time Thaw of Eons event. When you reach level 5 and complete the early Qinghe chapter Another New Wing, the Event Center unlocks in-game, where you can find Fortune Beyond Parlor under Thaw of Eons. It’s time-limited, and when the event ends, the mode and its related achievement will be locked until it returns in the future.
To access Fortune Beyond Parlor, open the Events menu from the top right on the main UI, go to the Thaw of Eons section from the events list, and you will find Fortune Beyond Parlor in the first tab. Once you start the queue, the game mode will launch as a self-contained instance.
Where Winds Meet Fortune Beyond Parlor Game Mode Guide
Fortune Beyond Parlor is a card minigame among four players. You can play it solo with three bots or play against three real players in multiplayer. The rules are simple, but the tension comes from hidden details and the chance of being eliminated. You play on a square table, and all players have four bottles, one of which is filled with poison. If you drink the poison bottle, you will be out of the game and lose. Instead of scoring points, you need to survive longer than opponents.
Card Deck and Safe Card Rules
The game uses a shared deck of 20 total cards:
- Five “1” cards
- Five “2” cards
- Five “3” cards
- Five Special cards
At every round’s start, the game randomly selects a Safe Card from 1, 2, or 3, which you’ll see displayed on the screen. These are a few rules you should keep in mind:
- Special cards are always safe
- The selected Safe Card is the only number card that won’t give penalties
- The Safe Card is always random in every round
Once the Safe Card is chosen, the cards will be shuffled and dealt evenly to all four players.
How a Turn Works
One player is randomly selected to start. When it’s your turn, you can play up to three cards face down, and once they are placed, the next player can either challenge you or pass and let the turn move on. If a challenge happens, the cards will be instantly revealed. Here’s how outcomes are decided:
- If all the cards you played are safe, the challenger will drink a bottle
- If you play one or multiple unsafe cards, everyone at the table will have to drink a bottle
You randomly drink one bottle from the remaining stock. The fewer the bottles left, the higher the chance you’ll drink poison and be eliminated. As every participant has four bottles, which means:
- First loss: 25% chance
- Second loss: 33% chance
- Third loss: 50% chance
If you get poisoned, you are done and dusted and will be out of the game. After being eliminated, you can spectate the remaining game or leave to claim rewards and start again to try your luck. The minigame continues until a single player is left, who will lift the trophy.
How to Win in Fortune Beyond Parlor
Luck plays a part, sure, but your choices matter way more than you think.
- The way you start sets the entire game. If you go first, you have two main moves: play your safe cards to bait someone into challenging you, or go with a low-risk play that makes others hesitate. Don’t get stuck in the middle, as half-committed moves usually backfire.
- See how long opponents take before they act. If someone stalls and then throws down three cards at the last second, that usually means they took a risk. There will almost always be at least one unsafe card in there.
- Keep track of which cards are out. You don’t need good math; just be aware of the situation. If you have most of the safe cards, it’s unlikely anyone else will play a clean triple, and that’s your sign to challenge.
- Since special cards are always safe, it is best to bluff with confidence or pad a risky set.
- Mid-range play is better than greed. You likely get eliminated if you overcommit three cards when two would be enough to get the job done.
Solo mode fills the table with bots. The AI players follow the rules exactly and can’t bluff, so it’s easy to spot their patterns. You will win every time, but it’s not as exciting or fun as facing real players who can give you a tough time and throw you off the game. Sure, bad luck will cost you a few matches, but the more you play against real people, the better you will get at reading pressure and making smarter calls.
Fortune Beyond Parlor mode play counts towards the Thaw of Eons progress, and if you win in this event, you will earn event currency, limited-time cosmetics, music tracks, and outfit parts as rewards.
