Cao Haichuan paused slightly, then continued, "Actually, right from the start, I was wondering why Tic-Tac-Toe, which isn't a complex strategy, was used to decide the ownership of plots in the game rules?
"As long as the players can play, the plots will inevitably be divided in a 5:4 ratio.
"But later I realized that the existence of Tic-Tac-Toe isn't a game between players, but a game between the Imitators and the players.
"Imitators deliberately use this calculation to occupy the players' thinking time, thereby increasing the difficulty for them to discover the 'Hidden Players'.
"Although the strategy of Tic-Tac-Toe is simple, it's relatively obscure. If one hasn't played before, it still requires some time to deduce the optimal solution and avoid possible pitfalls.
"No matter how simple the calculation, it still occupies the brain.
"Combined with other game rules and the probing and games between players, it becomes even harder to realize the existence of 'Hidden Players.'
