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Sakana Stack

Game ID: GID0452574
Game Info
Year
2025
Players
2-5
Age
8+
Playtime
25 min
Complexity
1.5/5
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Description

Fast climbing and shedding card game set in a fish market where players race to offload seafood stacks

Description

Fast climbing and shedding card game set in a fish market where players race to offload seafood stacks

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Video 7wvYcpKaljU Allies or Enemies Discussion at 0:44 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Easy to teach and quick to pick up
  • Works well in both two-player and multiplayer formats
  • Playfully illustrated, compact package
Cons
  • Scoring nuance can be a bit opaque at first to new players
Thematic elements
  • Array
  • Food
Comparison games
  • Scout
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • card shedding — Players shed cards by playing stacks that must beat others; scoring occurs when opponents pass and you then take a card and eventually empty your stack.
  • climbing shedding — Players shed cards by playing stacks that must beat others; scoring occurs when opponents pass and you then take a card and eventually empty your stack.
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Quotes (from this video)
  • Sumo is a twoplayer specific trick taking game which isn't something that you see a lot.
  • Isla is a rolling right game.
  • This really feels like a classic card game. This really feels like the sort of game that you're going to play, you know, in your tent trailer when you're camping.
  • The two-player game plays a little differently.
  • There is a solo mode that plays a bit differently, too.
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Video DlNyZr6RBrE Get Into Games Interview at 1:26 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Accessible and quick to learn (about five minutes)
  • Family-friendly; suitable for a wide age range
  • Vibrant, market-themed artwork that stands out on the shelf
  • Fast rounds; accommodates larger player counts
  • Tends toward strategic depth as players gain experience
Cons
  • May not appeal to players seeking heavier Euro-style gameplay
  • Theme may not resonate with all audiences
Thematic elements
  • Market-style seafood trading with laddering and shedding mechanics
  • Sukij fish market in Japan
  • Vibrant market atmosphere with thematic artwork and components
Comparison games
  • Dominion
  • Uno
  • Small World
  • Obsession
  • Quarters
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • climbing shedding — If a player cannot beat the previous value, they pick up a Catch of the Day card and the previous player scores.
  • hand management — Managing a hand of seafood cards to optimize selling value and future turns.
  • laddering/stacking — Players build stacks of cards to create a value that the next player must beat.
  • shedding/beat mechanic — If a player cannot beat the previous value, they pick up a Catch of the Day card and the previous player scores.
  • special card: Catch of the Day — A thematic card that influences scoring and the pickup mechanic.
  • Uno-like following — Players must follow the last card's number or suit when playing.
Video topics + discussion points
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Quotes (from this video)
  • "Create, play and uplift"
  • "keep playing games and have fun"
  • "Sakana Stack is a ladder climbing shedding hybrid card game"
  • "the idea is a game that you could pick up in five minutes"
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Video Gg1FJlsJTRU board stupid Top 10 List at 4:29 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • beautiful artwork
  • smooth gameplay
  • supports independent publishing
Cons
  • may skew light for some players
Thematic elements
  • hand management and ladder progression
  • Japanese-style ladder-climbing card shedding games
  • homage/tribute to classic ladder games
Comparison games
  • Scout
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • hand management — players try to discard cards efficiently from their hands.
  • hand_management — players try to discard cards efficiently from their hands.
  • ladder_climbing_card_shedding — structure reminiscent of ladder games where shedding cards advances you toward scoring.
  • scoring_through_disposal — points accrue based on how players finish shedding and hand composition.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • This is our top 10 games to maybe go and buy at UK GE.
  • We've tried to have something for everyone on this list.
  • Spend your money responsibly.
  • We love UKG. We love you guys.
  • If you see Deep Regrets, please leave it for Matt. He'll be very sad. Otherwise, I will have deep regrets.
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