Stem and Branch (Thiên Can Địa Chi) is an approachable & fast playing strategy card game inspired by the animals and elements of the 60-year Eastern zodiac calendar.
The Stem and Branch cycle is represented in the 60-card deck, with each card symbolizing a year guided by a Spirit Animal and one of the Five Elements. As an Immortal, your sacred task is to nurture the Tree of Time by summoning and ascending the Spirit Animals from the Stream of Time and recording their progress in the Scroll of Time.
The cost to summon a Spirit Animal depends on its rank and Element Type, paid by using matching Animals and Elements you control. Once summoned, Animals already on the Scroll can share their Element Type, making it easier to summon and ascend more Animals.
The game ends when the Stream of Time runs out. You then add the years you gained, and the one who has the most years will be the winner.
Stem and Branch has a cooperative option for those of you who enjoy working together to strategize, solve challenges, and achieve shared goals.
Stem and Branch is available in early access on BGA starting today. Have a look at the tutorial before launching a table in solo, cooperative or competitive mode:
https://boardgamearena.com/gamepanel?game=stemandbranch
Our thanks go to Michael Orion, the game designer, and Rolling Wizards & Vietales, the publisher, for having Stem and Branch on BGA before its official release. A big thank you to duboTee and RollingWizard for the port on the platform.
This was your Wednesday release!
Immortals, as far as we know, only exist in games and movies, or do they? Either way, take care and play fair…
天干地支：決戰十二生肖
《天干地支》是一款親民且節奏明快的策略卡牌遊戲，靈感來自東方六十甲子曆法中的生肖與五行元素。
這套 60 張的卡牌組代表了「天干地支」的循環，每張卡牌都象徵一個由「生肖靈獸」與「五行」之一所引導的年份。身為一名仙人，你的神聖任務是從「時光之流」中召喚並昇華生肖靈獸，將它們的進化記錄在「時光畫卷」中，藉此滋養「時光之樹」。
召喚靈獸的費用取決於其等級與元素類型，需使用你所控制的對應靈獸與元素來支付。一旦成功召喚，畫卷上已有的靈獸可以共享其元素類型，讓你更容易召喚並昇華更多靈獸。
當時光之流轉逝殆盡，遊戲即告結束。此後玩家將獲得的「年份積分」相加，由年份總積分最高的玩家勝出。
《天干地支》 為喜歡攜手合作、制定策略、克服挑戰並達成共同目標的玩家提供了合作選項。
《天干地支》即日起在 BGA 開放搶先體驗。在開啟單人、合作或競技模式的桌檯前，不妨先參考 互動教學 ：
https://boardgamearena.com/gamepanel?game=stemandbranch
我們由衷感謝遊戲設計師 Michael Orion，以及出版商 Rolling Wizards & Vietales，讓《Stem and Branch》在正式發行前就能登上 BGA。也要特別感謝 duboTee 與 RollingWizard 協助將本作移植至平台。
這是週三發布的版本！
據今所知，「仙人」只存在於遊戲和電影中，但真是這樣嗎？不論如何，請謹慎出招並保持公平競爭...
