2026 · Card Game
Stem & Branch
Collaborate or compete to reconstruct the complete 60-year Eastern zodiac calendar. Manage Spirit Animals and the Five Elements on a shared tableau, spending matching resources to summon and advance animals while recording their progress. In cooperative play, complete the animals’ journeys before the deck runs out; in competitive play, contribute the most years to the Tree of Time.
- Players
- 1–4 best 2
- Playing time
- 20–30 min
- Age
- 8+
- Complexity
- 1.8 / 5
EducationalAnimalsHand ManagementCooperative GameSolo / Solitaire Game
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- Plays logged
- 2
- Players
- 3
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Free, on web, Android and iOS
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