Go Fish
2–4 players · 5–10 min
"Go Fish" is a light family card game. You ask opponents for cards to collect sets of four of the same rank, and if they don't have any — you go fish in the ocean.
Play Go FishHow to play Go Fish
- The deal. With two players each gets 7 cards, with three or four — 5; the rest form the "ocean".
- Asking. On your turn you ask a specific player for a rank you already hold; if they have it, they hand over all those cards and you go again.
- Go fish. If they don't have it, you draw from the ocean; if you draw exactly the rank you asked for, you go again, otherwise the turn passes on.
- Sets. Four cards of one rank are laid down automatically as a set; once all 13 sets are down, the player with the most wins.
Frequently asked questions
How do you play "Go Fish"?
You ask a specific player for cards of a rank you already hold in order to collect sets of four; if they have none, you draw a card from the ocean — the player with the most collected sets wins.