Hey Thats My Fish is a classic example of a game aimed at kids but actually clever enough for adults.
Go in straight lines, where ever you land, you score points, but you also remove that piece of the hex grid you're on, potentially stranding your opponents.
Very clever game with very few rules. Lots of versions over the years, many called "deluxe". So pretty much a classic.
There are only two problems with the game - setup and scoring. Neither of which any version has ever fixed. Both of which stop kids (the worlds most honest critics) playing it.
So how do you fix it?
With this thing of beauty.
I built this out of plastic piping. The circles are just larger than the cheap plastic poker chips you can buy all over the place.
I cut the pipe into strips about 3 poker chips deep. Put the whole thing into a frame.
To setup, pour the chips from the box through the grid, shake and flatten a bit so that you get a random mix of 1,2 and 3 high stacks.
Remove the grid, add you penguins (these were models I still had from my childhood many many years ago).
No more fiddling around trying to get all those hexagons together. This takes....10 seconds?
It also allows for some variant rules to be explored - just take 1 chip each move? Can't go more than 2 stacks higher? Can't stop if going downhill? All interesting.
Oh and yes - it completely solves scoring too. No more adding up your 1s,2s and 3s.
Just see who finishes with the highest stack!
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