Crossroads

Frame · Functional spaces spatial

A decision point – several paths meet, and you must choose where to go next.

Design question – Your play space has crossroads. What determines the choice of path – information, chance, or what you leave behind?

Reference example – The Stanley Parable: two doors, and the narrator says which one to take. Carcassonne: a crossroads where four roads and four intentions meet.

Associations

• Typical Activities – Choosing, Scouting, Committing

Coherence

Mechanisms: Branching Path, Choice (a forced choice), Risk-Reward (different paths, different risks), Point of No Return. Activities: Choosing, Scouting, Committing. Ludic Organisational Structures: spatial order (network/tree).