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12 Chinese Zodiac

12 Chinese Zodiac

Board Game Rookie · 2022
2–620–40 min8+ yrs1.3/5 complexity6.7 BGG51PartyFamily
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How do you play 12 Chinese Zodiac?

A long time ago, people always forget which year they were born, and they don't know how many years they have lived. The Jade God decided to hold a cross-river contest in order to solve his people's problems.

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A long time ago, people always forget which year they were born, and they don't know how many years they have lived. The Jade God decided to hold a cross-river contest in order to solve his people's problems. He named the top twelve animals who win as the Chinese Zodiac Signs, and counted as years.

Time passed by. After ten thousand years, you, as animals of Zodiac, are not satisfied with the result from before. You beg the Jade God for another race. This time, the race will held on the field. The twelve animals will use their own strength to win this time.

The player will chose one animal with its special power to start the game. There will be one map with eight terrain sections for the race. The active player throw three dice and all players will play one card of their 9 running cards in hand to run and may activate their skill during running. Game ends when there is only 1 animal left on the track. The first animal to run through finishing line is the winner. Others are ranked by arrival order.

game anatomy
Complexity1.3 / 5
BGG rating6.7 / 10
Vibe
PartyFamily
Play time
20–40 min
Players
2–6
Recommended age
8+ yrs
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Q3How do you play 12 Chinese Zodiac?
12 Chinese Zodiac is a animals game, for 2–6 players, taking ~20–40 minutes, featuring dice rolling. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about 12 Chinese Zodiac — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does 12 Chinese Zodiac support?
12 Chinese Zodiac is played by 2–6 players.
Q5How long does a game of 12 Chinese Zodiac take?
A game of 12 Chinese Zodiac takes about 20–40 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is 12 Chinese Zodiac for?
12 Chinese Zodiac is recommended from age 8.
Q7How complex is 12 Chinese Zodiac?
12 Chinese Zodiac has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 1.3 out of 5.
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