ChiZo Rising is a collectable tile game published by Temple Games in 2005 that combines the mechanics of a collectable card game with the design sensibility of a German-style board game. Its name shortens Chinese zodiac, the theme that inspires the game's characters and iconography. Designed for two to four players aged eight and up, a game takes roughly thirty minutes to play after a setup of under two minutes. Play draws on card-playing and arithmetic skills as players build tile combinations to outmaneuver their opponents within the zodiac-themed ruleset. The hybrid design blends the collectability and combination-building appeal of a trading card game with the accessible, strategy-driven flow typical of German-style tabletop games, aimed at casual family play that still rewards planning and calculation.
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1. ChiZo Rising (Wikipedia)
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ChiZo Rising is a collectable tile game that combines the elements of a collectable game with a German-style board game.
Infobox, Publication Year
Publication Year | 2005
Infobox: players
Two to Four
Infobox: playing_time
~ 30 minutes
Infobox: random_chance
Some
Infobox: ages
8 and up
View the Source2. ChiZo RISING (BoardGameGeek)
- Playing Time: 20
- Designer: Deborah Robinson
- Publisher: 999 Games
- Publisher: Phalanx Games B.V.
- Publisher: Temple Games, Inc.
- Game Category: Collectible Components
- Game Category: Fantasy
- Game Category: Fighting
- Game Category: Mythology
- Game Mechanic: Tile Placement
- Minimum Players: 2
- Maximum Players: 4
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