Huang, which I just received. I played a "3 Player" Solitaire to learn the game, and the next day a real 3 Player with live opponents. Oddly enough, since only five of the twelve Chinese zodiac animals are in the game as player factions ("Dynasties"), all three of us got to play our real life corresponding animals--Rabbit, Tiger, and Rat! Cool. One of the guys had played Tigris and Euphrates, one of the two older versions of the game by Reiner Knizia--the other being Yellow & Yangtze. This new game has slightly different rules, like the others do from each other. The other two of us were newbies to the system. All three designs are highly rated on BGG, Huang being the highest at 8.1.
There are four optional rules, one being the Five Player expansion. So next I'll try a solitaire with the Rogue Bandits and the Royal Palace (which I made up out of cardboard, not having the one piece needed). Later on I'll try 18 Kingdoms, which uses the reverse side of the board, which is different, and is incompatible with the Bandits module!
There are four optional rules, one being the Five Player expansion. So next I'll try a solitaire with the Rogue Bandits and the Royal Palace (which I made up out of cardboard, not having the one piece needed). Later on I'll try 18 Kingdoms, which uses the reverse side of the board, which is different, and is incompatible with the Bandits module!