This is a walkthrough for the King's Gambit main quest in Fallout New Vegas (FNV). See a detailed walkthrough of King's Gambit, list of objectives, how to unlock, best choices, rewards, as well as useful tips for completing King's Gambit.
| ◄ Previous Quest | Next Quest ▶ |
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| Things That Go Boom | For the Republic Part 2 |
List of Contents
- Walkthrough
- How to Unlock
- Best Choice
- Rewards
- Related Guides
King's Gambit Walkthrough
| List of Objectives | |||||
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| 1 | Route 1 | Route 2 | |||
| Assassinate Pacer ┣ Frame Van Graffs via Energy Weapon ┣ Poison Pacer ┗ Frame Van Graffs via Letter | Negotiate With The King | ||||
| 2 | - | Route 1 | Route 2 | ||
| Complete G.I. Blues Quest For Favor | Tell Crocker that King Won't Stop the Violence ┣ Speak With Colonel Hsu ┗ Speak With Colonel Moore | ||||
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Note: A 
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Assassinate Pacer (Route 1)
There are multiple ways to assassinate Pacer, but to have the objectives listed and marked, you need to pay Rotface for tips and he will provide hints for two ways you can kill Pacer. Rotface is located outside Mick and Ralph's near the Freeside East Gate entrance.
If you killed Pacer in any other way, you will fail this quest after reporting back to Crocker. However, you will still be able to move on to the next quest, For the Republic, Part 2.
Frame Van Graff via Energy Weapon
You will learn from Rotface that the Van Graffs, who mainly use energy weapons, want Pacer dead. Let Ambassador Crocker know about this and you will be able to frame the Van Graffs by killing Pacer with an energy weapon.
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Poison Pacer
After learning from Rotface that Pacer is addicted to Jet, you can spike his stash to give him a heart attack. Aside from Rotface, you can also learn this information by stealing Pacer's records from Julie Farkas' cabinet at the Old Mormon Fort.
Tell Ambassador Crocker about Pacer's drug problem and he will give you the go-ahead. You will need 50 Medicine skill, a Psycho in your inventory to pull this off. Go to Pacer's room, 1st door on the left of the 3rd floor of the Kings' building, spike the Jet, leave the building, and wait until the objective is completed.
Frame Van Graff via Forged Letter
If you have 50 Speech, you can ask Ralph from Mick and Ralph's to forge a note addressed to Pacer. Plant the note in the stash under his bed, leave the building, and wait until the objective is completed.
Negotiate With The King (Route 2)
Visit The King by going to the Impersonation School and asking Pacer for permission to meet their boss. You need to either have 60 Speech or pay 50 Caps to Pacer to enter and meet the King.
Complete G.I. Blues Quest For a Favor
Complete the G.I. Blues quest acquired from the King. The quest will earn you a favor which you can then use to the ask King to stop the violence.
G.I. Blues Side Quest Walkthrough
Tell Crocker that King Won't Stop the Violence
If you don't want to or can't do the quest, you can return to Ambassador Crocker to report that King refuses to stop the violence. Crocker will provide two more options on how to proceed. However, only one of them can successfully complete the quest.
| Option 1: Speak with Colonel Hsu |
Do not take any shots and let the NCR soldiers kill Pacer. Taking a shot at anyone during this gunfight will cause the Kings to become hostile and gain you Freeside Infamy. |
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| Option 2: Speak with Colonel Moore |
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Return to Ambassador Crocker
After completing whichever path you choose to follow, return to Ambassador Crocker. Whether the quest succeeds or fails, the next NCR quest, For the Republic Part 2, will begin.
How to Unlock King's Gambit
Complete Things That Go Boom Quest
Whether you succeeded or failed in recruiting the Boomers during Things That Go Boom quest, you can still talk to Crocker and agree to do the next task to initiate this quest.
King's Gambit Best Choice
Complete G.I. Blues then Birds of a Feather
The best path to take for this quest would be to complete G.I. Blues first, then assassinate Pacer during Birds of a Feather. This way you get to complete all the quests associated with Pacer and get all the rewards.
You can also use the favor from G.I. Blues to join the Kings for even more rewards.
King's Gambit Rewards
| List of Rewards |
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| ・1300 XP ・600 caps ・NCR Fame |
Fallout New Vegas Related Guides
Complete Story Walkthrough
List of Neutral Main Quests
| 1 | Ain't That a Kick in the Head |
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| 2 | Back in the Saddle |
| 3 | By a Campfire on the Trail |
| 4 | They Went That-a-Way |
| 5 | Ring-a-Ding Ding! |
List of Yes Man Main Quests
| 1 | Wild Card: Ace in the Hole |
|---|---|
| 2 | Wild Card: Change in Management |
| 3 | Wild Card: You and What Army? |
| 4 | Wild Card: Side Bets |
| 5 | Wild Card: Finishing Touches |
| 6 | You'll Know it When it Happens |
| 7 | No Gods, No Masters |
List of NCR Main Quests
| 1 | Things That Go Boom |
|---|---|
| 2 | King's Gambit |
| 3 | For the Republic Part 2 |
| 4 | You'll Know it When it Happens |
| 5 | Eureka! |
List of Mr. House Main Quests
| 1 | The House Always Wins I |
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| 2 | The House Always Wins II |
| 3 | The House Always Wins III |
| 4 | The House Always Wins IV |
| 5 | The House Always Wins V |
| 6 | The House Always Wins VI |
| 7 | You'll Know it When it Happens |
| 8 | The House Always Wins VII |
| 9 | All or Nothing |
List of Caesar's Legion Main Quests
| 1 | Render Unto Caesar |
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| 2 | Et Tumor, Brute? |
| 3 | Arizona Killer |
| 4 | Veni, Vidi, Vici |
