The Twelve Zodiacs is a standalone card game set in the world of Steam Up.
The twelve Zodiacs are on a tasty mission to enjoy a delicious dim sum feast. Knowing the meal isn’t complete without Egg Tarts at the end, they must give it their all to collect the most egg tarts in this ladder-climbing card game.
The game is played in rounds. Each player begins with 8 cards in hand, including 7 Zodiac cards and 1 Wild card.On each turn, a player takes one of two actions:
• Play: A player must play a valid card set. The set played must rank higher than the previously played set. After playing, if a player has fewer than 8 cards, draw from the Zodiac decks until they have 8 in their hand.
• Pass: A player does not play a set. Instead, draw 1 card from a Zodiac deck. The player who played the previous set wins and gains 1 (or 2) Egg Tart as a reward for playing a set that wasn’t beaten.
A round ends when one of the two Zodiac decks runs out. The player with the most Egg Tarts wins the round and collects a Win token. A new round then begins, and play continues until a player has collected 2 Win tokens, winning the game!
—description from the designer
Card Game · Hand Management, Ladder Climbing, Score-and-Reset Game
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