Plum Chess

Plum Flower is the Taiwanese national flower. In this game, a player has 12 Chinese Animal Zodiac and four weather elements. The goal is go to the middle of the board and take the flower on the center of the board. The the animal has to carry on the flower and goes back to home. Who does it first will be the winner. The animals can eat the other one depending on their order in Zodiac (like Dong Wu Qi). For example, the：Rat > Ox > Tiger > Hare > Dragon > Snake > Horse > Sheep > Monkey > Cock > Dog > Boar. The four elements are used for blocking others way and can't leave the square in the center. This is an old Taiwanese game. It is supposed to be published in 1980's. It is not a very common game in Taiwan.