Fish Club Rulebook

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

• Contents
• 1. Object of the Game
• 2. Setup
• 3. How to Play
• 4. End of the Game
  • Notes

Contents

• 1 aquarium
• 9 red fish
• 9 blue fish
• 4 seahorses
• 4 small fish
• 2 clams
• 2 starfish

1. Object of the Game

Group 5 of your red or blue fish together by dropping them in the aquarium. Your 5 fish must form a single, unbroken line or group of touching fish to win. If your fish get separated by even the smallest amount, you can no longer count them as a group!

Illustrated: two examples of a winning group of 5 red fish. A further example does not win because the 5 red fish do not form a single group: there is a small space separating the fish on top from the other 4 fish.

2. Setup

Set up the aquarium on a flat surface. Each player takes 15 pieces:

• 9 fish in their color (red or blue)
• 6 yellow pieces:
  • 2 seahorses
  • 2 small fish
  • 1 clam
  • 1 starfish

The game is played in turns, starting with the youngest player.

3. How to Play

On your turn, you must add a sea creature of your choice to the aquarium by dropping it through the top of the aquarium, so that it fits entirely inside. You can add one of your fish to try to form a larger group or you can use one of the other sea creatures to hopefully make things more difficult for the other player.

4. End of the Game

The game can end in several ways:

• If your move groups 5 of your fish together (and they fit entirely inside the aquarium), you win the game.
• If your move groups 5 of your opponent's fish together (and they fit entirely inside the aquarium), they win the game.
• If your move groups 5 of your fish AND 5 of your opponents' fish together, the game ends in a tie.
• If you have no pieces remaining at the start of your turn OR none of your remaining pieces can fit entirely inside the aquarium, then the game is over. The winner is the player with the largest group of connected fish.
• If both players are tied, look at the second largest group, and so on. If a winner cannot be determined in this manner, the game ends in a tie.

Notes

• You may not shake or jostle the aquarium so that the pieces inside move around.
• Your new fish may not touch the other pieces in the aquarium before you release it.
• You may not slam your pieces into the aquarium with excessive force.