Family Natters

Go Fish is a children’s card game for 2 to 6 players, (approx age 5+ ).  It is similar to Happy Families.

Aim:

to make the most matching card sets

Rules of play:

• shuffle and deal 6 cards to each player facedown
• put the remaining cards in the center of the table to form the drawer pile
• everyone looks at their cards + if anyone has a set of 4 they can lay it down
• the youngest player chooses another player to ask for a specific card e.g. the 3 of hearts
• if this player has this card he must give it to the person who asked for it, who then can have another turn
• if this player doesn’t have the card he was asked for, he says, “Go Fish” and the asker takes one from the draw pile
• it is then the turn of the player to the left of the youngest person
• continue playing until the draw pile is exhausted then count up and compare the number of each person’s sets

Variations

• instead of asking for specific cards, ask for all of a set e.g. all the 3s (better for younger or new players)

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