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Fact sheet

Name: Across 3 Kingdoms (English)三国谜 (Simplified Chinese)三國謎 (Traditional Chinese)
Developer: Xi Cao (vibewait.ing)
Platforms: iPhone and iPad
Price: Free
Languages: English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese
Status: Public beta on TestFlight; App Store release planned
Press contact: support@vibewait.ing

Short description

Guandu, Changban and Red Cliffs: three chapters, all free. Place the generals by pure deduction. One proven solution per level, fully offline, no ads, no timers.

Long description

Across 3 Kingdoms is a logic-deduction game set in the battles of the Three Kingdoms. Place N named people on an N×N battlefield so that every row and every column holds exactly one of them. The clues tell you who stands in which area, who carries which prop, and who stands beside whom (touching at a corner counts). Read the intelligence and work out, step by step, where everyone belongs. Every level has exactly one solution, and a solver proves it for each one. No guessing, no hidden rules. HOW IT PLAYS • Three rules, understood at a glance: one person per row, one per column, every clue satisfied. • Clues use areas (river, marsh, cliff, camp), props (horses, carts, boats, plus fire and trees that block the way) and "who is beside whom". • Hints teach you the next real step of the reasoning instead of handing over the answer. • Undo, redo, cross-out marks and pencil notes for working things out. • No history needed: every person has a number, a portrait and a name. THREE BATTLES, IN HISTORICAL ORDER • Guandu (200), Changban (autumn 208) and Red Cliffs (winter 208). • Each solved level reveals a moment from that battle, and every chapter ends with a retelling in pictures. • History is checked against the Records of the Three Kingdoms (三国志); anything from the later novel, Romance of the Three Kingdoms (三国演义), is clearly labelled. • Han-mural style pictures, with a battlefield map for every chapter. CALM BY DESIGN • Fully offline: play anywhere, any time. • No personal information collected. • No ads, no energy, no timers. • Available in Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese and English. All three chapters are free. Pick up the brush and deploy the generals.