Object

Ten-Forward Strategema Digital Counter

A compact, wall-mounted electronic score display fixed near the Strategema table in Ten-Forward: brushed metal bezel, segmented LED numerals (green shifting to yellow as digits lengthen), and a low-profile keypad/reset toggle beneath the face. The display relentlessly increments with each move, climbing into five-digit territory and flickering under the strain of sustained input. Crowds press close; Data monitors the numbers with calculated calm while Kolrami’s composure fractures as the count soars and onlookers react audibly to each new milestone.

2 appearances

Purpose

To record and present the official move count for a Strategema match, functioning as the game’s scorekeeping and public display device.

Significance

Acts as the visible proof of Data’s engineered stalemate: the runaway move total becomes a social weapon that mortifies Kolrami, delivers cathartic vindication to the crew after the Hathaway gambit, and marks a moment of personal triumph for Data.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments

S2E21 · Peak Performance

Hathaway Gambit — Ruse, Rescue and Vindication

The Ten‑Forward digital counter relentlessly increments to record the number of Strategema moves, becoming a visible metric of the match's absurd length and the crowd's astonishment; it climaxes at 35,693 before stopping.

Before: Reset and active at the start of the match, incrementing regularly with each move.

After: Frozen at 35,693 when Kolrami abruptly tears his fingers free and storms out, serving as a public scoreboard of Data's feat.

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S2E21 · Peak Performance

Data's Draw — Humiliation as Victory

The Ten‑Forward digital counter functions as the visible metric of the Strategema rematch, accelerating into tens of thousands and becoming the tangible signifier of Data's endless stalemate strategy; its soaring number humiliates Kolrami and galvanizes the crowd's incredulity and jubilation.

Before: Active and incrementing normally at lower values as the rematch begins.

After: Frozen or suspended at a very high reading (35,693) after Kolrami tears his fingers free and storms out; remains as proof of the marathon stalemate.

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