Strange fish swim beneath your boat. Things with too many eyes, too many teeth. These eldritch anomalies are worth a small fortune, provided you’ve got a dauntless heart and an iron stomach.
Create the best collection of unusual fish to maximize your earnings. Take turns fishing up monstrous creatures and adding them to your haul. As your catch grows, you can pull up larger and more valuable fish. Use potent abilities to manipulate each fisher’s fortunes. When the day ends, have the highest value in your boat to win!
Use all 18 cards to create 6 shoals. At least 3 of these must have a small shadow, the easiest fish to catch, on top.
Each turn, the active player reels in 2 fish from the shoal(s) of their choice. They may choose one to keep in their boat. Unkept fish return to the shoals. Each fish has a strength value: to keep it, the player must have a number of hooks in their previously-caught fish to meet the strength value.
Most fish have otherworldly abilities that impact play. These can be used by exhausting the fish, turning it sideways to show that its ability has been used.
When all the fish have been caught (or no player can catch any of the remaining fish) all players tally up the total value of their caught fish. Some fish are considered foul, and whoever caught the most foul fish takes a scoring penalty for their poor efforts. The fisher with the highest total wins the game!
