Crossroads

Basic Info

• Type: Action
• Cost: 2
• Effect: Reveal your hand. +1 Card per Victory card revealed. If this is the first time you played a Crossroads this turn, +3 Actions.

Rating

Hinterlands' specialty drawing village. At cost 2, first play of turn = +3 Actions, +1 Card per VP. Strong with Estate-heavy hands or Tunnel/Great Hall builds.

Community consensus: strong early when Estates linger, scales with Tunnel-style VPs. Tier B+.

How to Play

Open buy at $2. Top $2 pick on 3/4 splits.

Early: 3 Estates = +3 cards / +3 actions. Surpasses Smithy as draw.

Mid: As Estates trash, output drops. Pair with Tunnel for late-game.

Key Combos

Crossroads + Tunnel: Tunnel VP draws Crossroads cards; Tunnel reaction gold.

Crossroads + Great Hall (Intrigue): VP + cantrip.

Crossroads + Chapel: Keep some Estates to feed Crossroads.

Crossroads + Fool's Gold: Massive draw → multi-FG explosion.

Crossroads + King's Court: +6 actions on first play.

Synergies

• Tunnel: VP + reaction.
• Great Hall (Intrigue): VP + cantrip.
• Duchy / Province: Late-game Crossroads buff.
• Fool's Gold: Big draw → Treasure burst.
• King's Court / Throne Room: Doubling.
• Border Village: Action support.
• Chapel: Selective Estate retention.

Counters & Bad Matchups

• Strong trashers (Masquerade, Steward): Estates removed = Crossroads weakens.
• VP-poor boards: Output low.
• Pure draw engines: +3 Actions excess.

Advanced Tips

Multi-Crossroads meaning: First = +3 Actions; subsequent = +VP/draw only. 3-4 copies = massive opening hand.

Trash timing: Keep 2-3 Estates as fuel.

VP balance: Endgame hand with Duchy/Province → big Crossroads draws → final push.

KC + Crossroads: +6 actions / VP-draw doubled. Engine heart.

3-pile to-go: $2 Crossroads + Estate stack drains piles.

Fool's Gold synergy: Crossroads draws hand wide → multi-FG → Provinces.