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Cang Jie is one of the legendary figures in ancient China. As legends foretold, he was inspired by the footprints of animals on the ground, and began to create all kinds of different symbols according to the forms of all things in nature, hoping to replace the conventional, yet unreliable, knot tying way of remembering things. For conveniences, Jie decides to name these symbols “Zi”, which means “character”. This is the origin of “Hanzi”, the “character from Han dynasty”.
In Hànzì, players travel back 3600 years and serve as one of the pupils of Master Cang Jie. As you learn from the Master, you will create new characters that serve as the foundation of modern Chinese culture.
In game terms, you lay out double-sided cards on the table that show the old letters on one side and the newer traditional letters on the other. On a turn, you choose a task card that shows a theme and score points by identifying two of the many kanji that match your theme from among the old letters. Whoever first earns ten points wins.
Ages | 7+ |
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Players | 2 Players, 3 Players, 4 Players, 5 Players |
Play Time | 15m – 30m |
Designer | Nightsorrow Chou |
Mechanics | Push Your Luck, Pattern Recognition |
Theme | Card Game, Memory, Mythology |
Publisher | Deep Water Games, EmperorS4 |
MentatYP
Fun enough for a couple plays, but if you play enough times (or you just know the characters) you start to remember which characters are which and it becomes a long term memory game instead of a short term one. Not enough legs to stick around.
FranklinTV
I got this free with another purchase, I can see why. A memory game with extraneous action card and tokens, but the strangest design decision to have different markings on the back of the cards, and many of these markings relate to the cards (e.g. for mother, follow the nipples). Possible done this way for an education benefit, but given I don't like memory games, this is at best a over-complicated and one-off memory game that will definitely not be played again (Rating 3.373, July 19). UPDATED: Gone. Donated to a work colleague for her kiddy (Aug 19). UPDATE: Pub Meeple Ranking Engine Dec 2020 (Rating: 2.355).
miguelmichan
For sale: https://www.egdgames.com/producto/hanzi-segunda-mano/ Memori para estudiantes de chino con alguna que otra mecánica adicional en forma de catas de poder. Psaah... para lo que es no está mal, pero pese a sus esfuerzos, sigue siendo poco más que un memori.