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2018 Ranked #8,214

Crossroads Of Heroes

A martial-arts strategy game has heroes train, duel, travel, and seek renown to become grand master. Using too many dark methods turns a hero evil, opening a different route to victory.

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Players

2-5

Play time

45-90 min

Age

14+

Complexity

2.44/5

Rating

7.15

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.6/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.1/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.6/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

In?Crossroads of Heroes®?, you play as a martial arts hero hailing from one of the five most venerated sects of Chinese Wuxia: Emei, Shaolin, Beggar, Wudang and Kunlun.

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In?Crossroads of Heroes®?, you play as a martial arts hero hailing from one of the five most venerated sects of Chinese Wuxia: Emei, Shaolin, Beggar, Wudang and Kunlun. You start the game as a virtuous character who seeks to gain renown and become the next Grand Master of Wulin. However, during your journey, if you employ too many evil methods, you will turn Evil Scum and must then resort to a dark path to victory! During a player's turn, they can choose to train in ancient martial arts techniques, fight in duels, employ stratagems, search for food and items, and travel the Jianghu in hopes of gaining an edge over their rivals. ?Crossroads of Heroes®?is a strategic game that challenges players to make decisions based on their personal links to their characters. Aside from trying to win, each player must also decide how they wish to reach that goal — by being a hero or villain.

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All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
2–5
Best with
3–5
Play time
45–90 min
Age
14+
Complexity
2.4/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Pat Piper

Artists

1
Pat Piper

Publishers

1
(Self-Published)

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