The Crossroads is a classic play of Chinese operas. Ren Tanghui was ordered to protect the banished general Jiao Zan in secret. He stayed overnight at Liu Lihua s inn. Late at night, they confronted each other in a sudden darkness and dangerous hand-to-hand combat. The Crossroads is a brief paper-and-pencil game for two players. In a room of 3x3 grids, players take actions concurrently each round and record them on sheets, then make an announcement required to settle their acts. The basic acts include: Move: Move to an adjacent grid. Research: Get the last entry and left directions and round numbers in your position in 8 rounds from the opponent. You have to take a Move act next round. Attack: Attack the opponent in your position, if he ends round here and doesn t take an attack action, you win. You have to take a Move act next round. Pursuit: Move and attack the opponent. You have to stay in the new grid without any actions next round.(3 uses only for each player) For each Move round a player may also take a Challenge, declare his current position and earn points. In a series of consecutive challenges, it s 1 point for the first challenge, 2 points for the second, 4 points for the third, 8 points for the fourth and later ones. After 20 rounds without a successful attack, the player has the most points win the game.

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