Friday

Card game of the day 4/05

Speed Fish

Objective:

Collect the most sets of four matching cards in 5 minutes .

Setup:

  1. Use a standard 52-card deck.

  2. Shuffle the deck and deal 5 cards to each player.

  3. Place the remaining deck face down in the center as the draw pile.

  4. Timer 

Gameplay:

  1. Players take turns in a clockwise direction.

  2. On your turn, you can ask any player for a specific card rank

 (e.g., "Do you have any threes?").

  1. If the player has the requested card, they must give all cards of 

that rank to you. You get another turn.

  1. If the player does not have the requested card, they say "Go Fish!"

and you draw a card from the draw pile.

  1. If you draw the card you asked for, you get another turn. If not,

your turn ends.

  1. Speed Element: Each turn must be completed within 10 seconds. 

If a player takes longer, they must draw an extra card from the draw 

pile as a penalty.

  1. When you collect a set of four matching cards, place them face up in

 front of you.


Winning:

The game ends when time runs out. The player with the most sets of 4 wins.

Although unlikely if no one has a set of 4 the game is a draw.

Variations:

  • Speed Round: After every 5 turns, have a 30-second speed round 

where players can ask for cards as quickly as possible without waiting 

for turns.

  • Double Trouble: Players can ask for two different ranks in one turn, but 

must draw two cards if they don't get either.

Feel free to tweak the rules to suit your group's preferences! Enjoy your game

 of Speed Fish!


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