Race for the Chinese Zodiac Board GameLegend has it that a long time ago, mankind was ignorant to the extent of not knowing how to count or tell the years apart. The ever benevolent Jade Emperor wanted to help mankind out. From there, the idea of a twelve year cycle and the naming of each year in the cycle after an animal was born. But how should the Jade Emperor choose twelve animals from among so many animals in the living world, while remaining impartial? To resolve this equitably, the