The game is worth the candle

[chalkoutline]

The idiom originates from a French phrase, "le jeu ne vaut pas la chandelle," meaning "the game is not worth the candle," which referred to gambling by candlelight where the cost of the candle might outweigh any winnings.

When TB used this term he was not referring to solving the ciphers.
He uses the term when explaining to RM his upcoming trip will be dangerous but the reward is worth risk.

 

[TruthbeTold]

The word salads continue.

Either the code has been cracked and a treasure found OR the beales codes are a fictional tale as Franklin stated a while back.

 

[releventchair]

 

[johnnyrev]

The word salads continue.

Either the code has been cracked and a treasure found OR the beales codes are a fictional tale as Franklin stated a while back.

ECS, has a twin brother?

 

[TruthbeTold]

ECS, has a twin brother?

Rather than provide information you resort to this?

Seems like you cannot provide any evidence of your claims that the code has been solved.

 

[Xenara]

Yeah that makes sense, that old phrase is basically about effort versus reward.
In this context it feels like TB is just framing the risk of the trip as justified by what he’s trying to gain, not literally talking about puzzles or ciphers. It’s more of a character moment than a clue in itself.