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Fishing

Fishing

2F-Spiele · 2024
3–540–60 min8+ yrs1.9/5 complexity7.2 BGG#1.223 BGG7,4 KFamily
short answer

How do you play Fishing?

In Fishing, you try to catch as many tricks as possible over eight rounds, with each card you catch being worth 1 point.

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In Fishing, you try to catch as many tricks as possible over eight rounds, with each card you catch being worth 1 point. You then use your caught cards for the next round — and if you didn't catch enough tricks to fill your hand, you'll draw fresh cards from the ocean stack, which will introduce new cards for you fishers to fight over.

In more detail, at the start of each round, you have 8-13 cards in hand, depending on the player count and the round. In the first round, the cards go from 1-10 in four colors. Standard trick-taking rules apply, with players needing to follow the color led and the highest card of the led suit winning the trick.

New cards come into play from the ocean stack in waves, with higher-value cards in the four colors, a green trump suit from 1-16, 0 cards that let you snag a card from the trick, and special-powered buoy cards that can always be played into a trick regardless of what you have in hand. With buoys, you can steal the lead or determine which color must lead the next trick, force players to pass cards or lose points; you can even steal all other cards in a trick, ideally netting yourself huge fish for use next round.

At the end of each round, score 1 point for each card you caught. Whoever lands the most points after eight rounds wins.

🔬 game anatomy
Complexity1.9 / 5
BGG rating7.2 / 10
Vibe
Family
Language dependence
No in-game text needed
🌐 plays without English
Play time
40–60 min
Players
3–5
Recommended age
8+ yrs
BGG rank
#1.223

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Q3How do you play Fishing?
Fishing is a animals game, for 3–5 players, taking ~40–60 minutes, featuring deck, bag, and pool building. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Fishing — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Fishing support?
Fishing is played by 3–5 players.
Q5How long does a game of Fishing take?
A game of Fishing takes about 40–60 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Fishing for?
Fishing is recommended from age 8.
Q7How complex is Fishing?
Fishing has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 1.9 out of 5.
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