From the introduction:
In the Chinese epic Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong, there is a story of the brilliant strategist Zhuge Liang’s “Empty Fort Strategy”. According to the tale, Zhuge Liang knows that he does not have the resources to defend a city held by his Shu army from an impending attack by Sima Yi and his Wei army. Rather than fending off a siege, Liang orders his soldiers to dress up like commoners the soldiers clean the streets and open the gates wide. Zhuge Liang ascends a tower above the gates and plays his guqin , a 7 stringed Chinese instrument, giving every appearance that he is not worried about the army at his gates. When the Wei army arrives, Sima Yi sees the gates wide open and Zhuge Liang unconcerned. The invader concludes that there must be an ambush in the city and orders a retreat. In this game, you will be playing the role of the attacker or defender in an “empty fort” scenario set in the arena of present-day social interactions.