Card gamesAsk for cards, collect books of four and finish with the most books.
Getting a board
Section titled “Getting a board”Craft a Go Fish mat and fit it into a Large Game Table. Place matching Game Chairs facing the table, then take a seat.
- 1 ×Cod
- 7 ×Any planks
- 1 ×Cyan wool
How to play
Section titled “How to play”Open the fitted board to make your moves. How to play in the side tray gives you the same lessons with illustrations inside the game.
Collect four cards of a number
Section titled “Collect four cards of a number”
One seven from each suit makes one book.
Collect more books than the other players.
Pick a card, then a player
Section titled “Pick a card, then a player”
You can only ask for a number you already hold.
Click another player's face-down hand to ask for their sevens.
They have sevens? You get them
Section titled “They have sevens? You get them”
They give you ALL their sevens.
Your turn continues. Pick a number and any other player.
No sevens? Go fish!
Section titled “No sevens? Go fish!”
The game draws one card for you.
Yes: ask again. No: the next player goes.
Four matching cards make a book
Section titled “Four matching cards make a book”
The game puts the four cards aside automatically.
Each book adds one to your score.
No cards left in your hand?
Section titled “No cards left in your hand?”
On your turn, the game draws one for you if the pond has any.
With no cards to draw, empty hands wait. A failed ask ends your turn.
Count your books
Section titled “Count your books”
Finish when all 13 books are made, or the pond is empty with at most one hand left.
Seven beats six. Equal scores mean a draw.
Rules in more detail
Section titled “Rules in more detail”Dealing, empty hands and the last books
Section titled “Dealing, empty hands and the last books”Two players receive seven cards each; three or four receive five each. Ask only for a rank you hold and from a player who still has cards. A successful request transfers every matching card and keeps your turn; fishing the requested rank also keeps it. An empty hand draws one on its next turn, or is skipped with an empty stock. Four of a rank becomes a book automatically. The game ends with thirteen books, or an empty stock and at most one nonempty hand. Most books wins; a leading tie is a draw.
Keep playing
Section titled “Keep playing”Use Rematch after the result to play again. To pause an unfinished match, the table owner can remove and keep its board.
See seats and solo play for multiplayer and Play alone, or item stakes if you want to agree on a pot.