Happy Salmon cover
2016BGG rank #1,787

Happy Salmon

by Ken Gruhl, Quentin Weir, Matthew Inman, Elan Lee · Exploding Kittens

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Players3–8
Time2m
ComplexityLight
Age6+

About the game

What is Happy Salmon?

Happy Salmon is a simple, ultra-fast, very silly card game. There are no turns. Players call out the action shown on their cards as fast as they can. When two players have a match, they celebrate by performing the action. Actions include the classic "High 5", the unifying "Pound It", the frantic "Switcheroo", and the delightful and bizarre "Happy Salmon". Each time a player celebrates a match, they quickly discard a card. The first person to get rid of all their cards wins.

How it plays

Mechanics

Real-Time

On the shelf

Categories

AnimalsChildren's GameParty GameReal-time

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