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山海 ShanHai Realm: an ancient Chinese auspicious beast themed boardgame

2024 is not merely the year of the Dragon, ….

Ancient Chinese astronomers observed a recurring celestial phenomenon: every twenty years, Saturn and Jupiter align on a straight line, often coinciding with significant geological and natural disasters on Earth, accompanied by unusual human behaviors. Further studies revealed a sixty-year alignment involving Saturn, Jupiter, and Mercury. Additionally, every one hundred and eighty years, all nine major planets align on one side of the Sun, forming what ancient astronomers termed the "conjunction of nine planets." This celestial cycle persists endlessly, displaying remarkable consistency.

Recognizing this pattern, ancient Chinese scholars devised the "Three Yuan Nine Yun" system to organize time. They divided one hundred and eighty years into three periods: "Shang Yuan" (上元), "Zhong Yuan" (中元), and "Xia Yuan" (下元), each lasting sixty years and subdivided into three "Yun" (運), spanning twenty years. This system comprised three Yuan and nine Yun, grouped into "Yuan Yun" (元運).

In 2024, we enter the ninth Yun (九運), which spans from 2024 to 2043 and corresponds to the Li hexagram in BaGua. The Li hexagram symbolizes fire, armor, weapons, and the like, evoking thoughts of war and chaos on Earth, our mortal world.

But beyond our mortal sight lies another realm—the celestial ShanHai (山海)realm, where mountains soar and seas churn with ancient power. Here dwell the auspicious beasts, guardians of balance and bringers of fate. Yet amidst the celestial harmony, a shadow looms. In the ShanHai realm, a fierce battle rages between the Yin and Yang clans, each striving to maintain the balance of the universe—Yin and Yang. Their conflict spans across time and space, profoundly shaping the destiny of the world, even that of mortals.