In Fishing 2, you try to catch as many tricks as you can over 8 rounds, and every card you catch is worth 1 point. The cards you catch become your bait for the next round. If you didn’t catch enough tricks, you first fill your hand with fresh cards from the ocean stack. It works like the original Fishing, but blowfish, two trump colors, and new buoy cards make it a whole new experience. The player with the most points wins, but how many fresh cards will you need to succeed? Fishing 2 is a standalone game, not an expansion for Fishing.

Gameplay Overview: Fishing 2 is Friedemann Friese’s clever twist on trick-taking, where this round’s catch becomes next round’s hand. It follows familiar rules: you follow the color that was led, and the highest card wins the trick. The fun comes from deciding how much to chase. Winning lots of tricks scores points, but what you catch also shapes what you’ll have to play with next. With each round, more powerful cards come in from the ocean stack. This time you start with just two colors, the trump color switches back and forth, and new action buoys and wild blowfish shake things up. It’s a small box with big decisions, quick to teach to anyone who’s played Hearts or Spades, and full of table talk. Fans of the original Fishing will feel at home right away and still find plenty that’s new.