2022Ian Brody
- Videos
- 105
- Creators
- 76
Mainly reviews and playthroughs
2 - 4 players90 - 120 minHeavy weight
Last Fish!
2023Rico Connolly
- Videos
- 9
- Creators
- 7
Mainly reviews and how-to-play. Last Fish! is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 3 reviews, 2 how-to-play guides, 2 recorded sessions, and 2 other videos.
2 - 6 players
10 - 60 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting
From BoardGameGeek
The Great Pond is a world of myths, mystery, political intrigue and turmoil, ageless myths and budding legends, and of course, the magically-inclined fish called whiskers! In the Whiskers universe, species of koi and catfish experienced rapid evolution many centuries ago after a world-changing magic spell was cast to return life to the world. At that time, a global catastrophe had nearly wiped away nearly all the living things in the world, but one very old wizard still lived. That wizard sacrificed himself to bring life back to the barren world, creating the whiskers and imbuing them with some of his magical powers in the process. After generations of building, the whiskers have blossomed into several different cultures, societies, and nations. To begin, each player becomes an adventuring fish-person, known as a Whisker, living in the world of The Great Pond. Players represent themselves with one of several CHAMPIONS, each representing powerful, famous, infamous, or otherwise well-known whiskers of the pond. Whiskers themselves are huge fans of the game Last Fish! and often play to settle disputes, place bets, win glory, or otherwise pass the time. The game itself is based around some of the spells, skills, items, and locations that might be encountered during one's travels through The Great Pond. The game uses two main decks, the Draw Deck and the Encounter Deck. The cards in the Encounter Deck represent random events that a CHAMPION might face when adventuring in the world of The Great Pond. They have the unique ability to affect a myriad of players all at once, and their effects are not always good. ENCOUNTER cards include events like monster attacks, finding items, exploring locations, etc. that can drastically alter the game at any moment. Each CHAMPION, all of whom start with 3 HEARTS (health points – represented by 3 HEART cards), draw from both decks at the beginning of their turns. To win, you have to reduce the HP of all other CHAMPIONS to 0.
Watch first
Which Last Fish! video should I watch?
Last Fish! has 9 videos from 7 creators: 3 reviews, 2 how-to-play guides, 2 playthroughs and 2 other videos. They date from February to September 2023.
To learn the rules, start with "How to Play Last Fish! & Review" by King’s Entertainment Reviews, which runs 5 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Preview of Last Fish - A Magical Fish Fantasy Card Game" by Party Tails Games. 3 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Last Fish! Kickstarter Preview Gameplay & First Impressions | @thegreatpond @whiskerico" by Gettin' Jiggly Board Games, one of 2 playthroughs.
If you like it, try War of the Ring: The Card Game, Love Letter, Warfighter: The Vietnam War Special Forces Card Game or Sorcery: Contested Realm, which share several of its mechanics.
All videos
Creators who cover this
The Broken Seal
2 videos of this game
The Great Pond
2 videos of this game
Gaming with Edo & Jessica
1 video of this game
Gettin' Jiggly Board Games
1 video of this game
hobbies + happiness
1 video of this game
King’s Entertainment Reviews
1 video of this game
Party Tails Games
1 video of this game
Games like this
2012Seiji Kanai
- Videos
- 75
- Creators
- 50
Mostly reviews and playthroughs
2 - 4 players20 minLight weight
2024Kevin Verssen
- Videos
- 24
- Creators
- 6
Mainly how-to-play and playthroughs
1 - 6 players30 - 90 minHeavy weight
2022Rafael Novellino, Erik Olofsson, Nickolas Reynolds
- Videos
- 23
- Creators
- 9
Mainly playthroughs and reviews
2 players15 - 90 minHeavy weight
About Last Fish!
From BoardGameGeek:
The Great Pond is a world of myths, mystery, political intrigue and turmoil, ageless myths and budding legends, and of course, the magically-inclined fish called whiskers! In the Whiskers universe, species of koi and catfish experienced rapid evolution many centuries ago after a world-changing magic spell was cast to return life to the world. At that time, a global catastrophe had nearly wiped away nearly all the living things in the world, but one very old wizard still lived. That wizard sacrificed himself to bring life back to the barren world, creating the whiskers and imbuing them with some of his magical powers in the process. After generations of building, the whiskers have blossomed into several different cultures, societies, and nations. To begin, each player becomes an adventuring fish-person, known as a Whisker, living in the world of The Great Pond. Players represent themselves with one of several CHAMPIONS, each representing powerful, famous, infamous, or otherwise well-known whiskers of the pond. Whiskers themselves are huge fans of the game Last Fish! and often play to settle disputes, place bets, win glory, or otherwise pass the time. The game itself is based around some of the spells, skills, items, and locations that might be encountered during one's travels through The Great Pond. The game uses two main decks, the Draw Deck and the Encounter Deck. The cards in the Encounter Deck represent random events that a CHAMPION might face when adventuring in the world of The Great Pond. They have the unique ability to affect a myriad of players all at once, and their effects are not always good. ENCOUNTER cards include events like monster attacks, finding items, exploring locations, etc. that can drastically alter the game at any moment. Each CHAMPION, all of whom start with 3 HEARTS (health points – represented by 3 HEART cards), draw from both decks at the beginning of their turns. To win, you have to reduce the HP of all other CHAMPIONS to 0.
Designer
Rico Connolly
Artist
Winnie Liu
Publisher
Whiskers
Categories
Mechanics