Finspan cover
2025BGG rank #431

Finspan

by David Gordon (I) · Stonemaier Games

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Players1–5
Time45–60m
ComplexityMedium-Light
Age10+

About the game

What is Finspan?

You are a marine researcher seeking to find and observe an array of aquatic life in the colorful Sunlight Zone, ghostly Twilight Zone, and pitch-black Midnight Zone of the world's seas and oceans. In Finspan, the fish you discover over four weeks will generate a series of benefits as you dive deeper into the ocean. Each dive site specializes in a key aspect of expanding your research: Grow your collection of fish. Discover freshly laid eggs. Hatch eggs into young and consolidate young to form schools. The winner is the player with the most points gained from fish, eggs, young, schools, and achievements. —description from the publisher

How it plays

Mechanics

End Game BonusesHand ManagementOnce-Per-Game AbilitiesSolo / Solitaire GameTags

On the shelf

Categories

AnimalsCard GameEducational

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