The Journey is About to Begin – It is finally time to let Journey of the Emperor loose and into the wild so that it can take its own unique journey. Very early in 2020 (date not yet 100% nailed down) Laboratory H will be launching the Kickstarter for this beautiful, accessible and surprisingly deep card game. …
Behind Journey of the Emperor – The Azure Dragon, also known as Bluegreen Dragon, Green Dragon, or also called the Blue Dragon, is one of the Dragon Gods who represent the mount or chthonic forces of the Five Forms of the Highest Deity. He is also one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations,…
Behind Journey of the Emperor – The Vermilion bird is one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations. According to Wu Xing, the Taoist five-elemental system, it represents the fire-element, the direction south, and the season summer correspondingly. Thus it is sometimes called the Vermilion bird of the South. It is often mistaken for…
By Jonathan Dersch – It started with a farm themed deck builder. This game was too complicated for my first venture into game design. I was never able to fully playtest it. But that game had a fun idea where the growth of plants was represented by stacking cards that had seamless artwork. Basically, it…