Game Info
Year
2023
Players
2-4
Age
8+
Playtime
45 min
Complexity
1.5/5
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Description
Players arrange colorful scales on goldfish boards to complete objectives and win best in show
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- easy to teach
- visually striking components
- engaging pattern-building mechanic
- strong presentation and table presence
Cons
- pattern cards are secret, which can obscure goal-tracking
- risk of over-spending scales without guaranteed finish
- late-game pattern availability can slow decision-making
Thematic elements
- pattern-building and set-collection centered on completing a painted fish
- A colorful, decorative fish-themed market around a central fishbowl with pattern-based scoring
- tutorial-style explanation blended with enthusiastic personal review
Comparison games
- Panda Royale
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- end-game trigger and scoring — Game ends when a player finishes their fish; scoring via completed patterns, scale-area points, and black-scale bonuses
- market action and card drafting — A center market presents pattern cards and scales; players draw and trade to acquire options
- Placement rules and adjacency — Placed scales must touch the front row of the fish or touch two existing scales
- Resource management — Spend scales to buy pattern cards; manage limited resources to optimize scoring potential
- resource management and upgrade — Spend scales to buy pattern cards; manage limited resources to optimize scoring potential
- set collection / pattern building — Players gather scales to complete pattern cards for points
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Quotes (from this video)
- I like this game because it is easy to teach, easy to get to the table.
- The presentation is amazing.
- pattern building
- look at those gorgeous fish, I love the look of the final finished fish
- easy to teach and it's fun
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