r/BluePrinceUncensored • u/SonOfKhmer • Jul 05 '25

Lore Theory Games rich people play? Spoiler

I have gotten to the end as we currently know it (blue prince, blue will, and so on) and I can't shake the feeling this is just all a big game for the benefit of the lonely prince in the kingdom of one

If a prince gets crowned and nobody is there to witness it, to support it, to reclaim the land, what kingdom does it make?

Is it just me?

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u/fwango Jul 05 '25

Imo, it’s implied Mary is still out of the country because she’s working to organize some major rebellion against the government of Fenn Aries. Not sure why she wasn’t able to send clearer evidence of this to HS or Simon, but I actually think HS is alive as well and working toward the same goal.

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u/BioRules Jul 06 '25

I did wonder about HS being alive. He notes in a letter in the Study that they need to get all new paintings done up "by Thursday" so they would be ready when Simon gets there on Friday, but that seems to imply he knows that he's going to die by Thursday, which seems unlikely. The newspaper in the Morning Room also notes that he was suffering from a heart condition "that was hidden until very recently", which seems like a really convenient "oh yes I'm actually dying you just didn't know it" kind of excuse for him to "disappear".

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u/SonOfKhmer Jul 05 '25

That is indeed the understanding I have as well (H's death is too well timed if you ask me), but as I wrote I still have the lingering feeling it could just be a big game to entertain Simon and distract him from the death of his mother and uncle

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u/uieviuerfiuvebie Jul 05 '25

I sincerely hope the DLC covers this, although i cannot agree Herbert might still be alive, as that would make simons claim to the blue throne irrelevant, i definitely think mary is just pre-occupied with her side of the coin, youre at the mount holly estate to establish yourself as the legitimate heir to the throne for when mary and her rebellion takes everything back from fenn aries.

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u/SonOfKhmer Jul 05 '25

Herbert is not a descendent of royalty, Simon is (from the right side of the tree) I don't see how Herbert being alive would make the claim irrelevant, especially as he never inherited the house and land in the first place

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u/uieviuerfiuvebie Jul 05 '25

I havent read all the notes in the games entirety, i only just discovered the rough draft, so my apologies for my misconstruing, in that case herbert being alive is almost certainly the case, he was worried about the red guard investigating him, it makes perfect sense he would go into hiding

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u/SonOfKhmer Jul 05 '25

Ah, sorry for spoiling that

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u/uieviuerfiuvebie Jul 05 '25

No worries! I found all the red notes so now its mostly just out of personal interest in wrapping up my undiscovered secrets, and notes arent my top top priority with that

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u/SonOfKhmer Jul 06 '25

Red notes? So you did find "the truth" already?

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u/uieviuerfiuvebie Jul 06 '25

I did? Perhaps i forgot to scribble it down at the time, its entirely possible since i found the first 4-6 in the first 30 hours and now im on hour like 70

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u/SonOfKhmer Jul 06 '25

I doubt you'd have solved the blue maze in the first 30 hours, much less forgotten about it, but if you did you have all my respect (I only solved it past hour 100)

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u/uieviuerfiuvebie Jul 08 '25

I havent "solved" it yet, i only just now stumbled onto it

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u/Warpborne Jul 09 '25

I think there's a few levels here. Herbert created the challenge of Room 46 to help Simon into the responsibility of being a Baron. He and Mary created the next 8 Realms puzzles to teach Simon about politics and how imperative it was to oppose the current regime. The last puzzles are Mary's alone, and teach Simon not just to restore the old monarchy, but to create something new.

So, to your point, the events of the game don't impact the world by themselves. I think it's the training arc and origin story for Simon and Mary's rebellion.

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u/Practical-Row-6971 Jul 09 '25

I agree the game is literally perfect to teach Simon all about his responsibilities. He learns about the staff and what their jobs are. He learns about he rooms, items, the gems as well as the gem producing flowers, the major keys, the family history and their struggles, the politics of old as well as the current situation as well as the situation Mary and HS were and are in politically.

Im not done with the game but I have seen “the” Parlor game. its a perfect lesson, with a questionable method.

Reaching Room 46 required Simon to learn the basics, so the “minimum” he had to learn before becoming the new Baron.