"From the name, you can probably tell this is a word-guessing game."
"Next, I'll explain how to play..."
"There are fifteen players here, so you'll split into five groups of three. Each group will choose one person to answer and send them into a cage—the cages over there. You can all see them, right?"
Gu Mian turned to look at the five large cages lined up beside the stage.
They looked a little like dog cages, only somewhat taller.
They stood side by side against the wall on one side of the stage, but the wall behind them was pitch-black. Looking closely, he realized the wall was missing in that area.
It was as if someone had cut a neat, rectangular hole in the wall, then pushed five cages right up against it, perfectly filling the opening.
A white board hung inside each cage, suspended from the ceiling like a light fixture. Gu Mian reckoned he could reach out and grab one.
"Once the person answering enters the cage, it will be locked. The other two members of each group will stand behind that safety line—the yellow one over there."
The host gesticulated wildly as he spoke. Gu Mian barely spared him a glance, instead turning his attention to the safety line.
A yellow line had been taped across the floor about five meters from the row of cages. That was the safety line the host had mentioned.
"Once everyone has chosen their roles and taken their positions, the game will officially begin."
"You've all seen the white boards inside the cages, right—"
"After the game starts, words such as idioms will appear on the boards. The players outside the cages will have to act them out, and the person inside will guess what's written based on their teammates' hints..."