Attack on I-Ching

Attack on I-Ching is an educational roguelike RPG that teaches you the 64 hexagrams of the I Ching by helping you memorize their names, sequence and original text. You learn through random questions and trial and error rather than step-by-step lessons, then test your knowledge on the battlefield.

Practice the hexagrams

You help a master practice the I Ching as he creates challenges designed to disrupt his concentration. Repetition is built into the game through basic skills that repeat hexagram names and their sequence. Uncommon Chinese characters are accompanied by Hanyu Pinyin pronunciation.

The game’s explanations focus on the original text and use interpretations based on oracle-bone inscriptions and the history of the Shang Dynasty and early Zhou Dynasty to suggest what King Wen of Zhou and Gongdan of Zhou thought. These interpretations are intended to help with memorization; the philosophical material added by Confucius in the Yi Chuan is not included.

RPG progression

Roguelike gameplay and free RPG elements provide a framework for learning, while an I Ching practice system lets you acquire skills through quiz-based study. The game features female goblin heroines with different characteristics.

The I Ching

The Book of Changes is an ancient Chinese scripture about change in the world. It is used for divination and prophecy, and its ideas span philosophy, politics, daily life, literature, art and science. Confucius developed a philosophical theory from it, and it is a classic of Confucianism and Taoism and a source of Chinese civilization.