2025Judson Cowan
- Videos
- 75
- Creators
- 49
Mainly reviews and unboxings
1 - 5 players30 - 150 minMedium weight
Shallow Regrets
2025Judson Cowan
- Videos
- 17
- Creators
- 13
Mostly reviews and how-to-play. Shallow Regrets is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 7 reviews, 5 how-to-play guides, 4 recorded sessions, and 1 unboxings.
2 - 3 players
15 min
Light weight: Learn it in minutes
From BoardGameGeek
Strange fish swim beneath your boat. Things with too many eyes, too many teeth. These eldritch anomalies are worth a small fortune, provided you've got a dauntless heart and an iron stomach. Shallow Regrets is the leaner cousin of Deep Regrets. Pull up unsettling curiosities in this strategic horror fishing game. Who knows what strange creatures lurk below the water's surface? Each turn, the active player reels in 2 fish from the shoal(s) of their choice. They may choose one to keep in their boat. Unkept fish return to the shoals. Each fish has a strength value: to keep it, the player must have a number of hooks in their previously caught fish to meet the strength value. Most fish have otherworldly abilities that impact play. These can be used by exhausting the fish, turning it sideways to show that its ability has been used. When all the fish have been caught all players tally up the total value of their caught fish. Some fish are considered foul, and whoever caught the most foul fish takes a scoring penalty for their poor efforts. The fisher with the highest total wins the game!
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Which Shallow Regrets video should I watch?
Shallow Regrets has 17 videos from 13 creators: 7 reviews, 5 how-to-play guides, 4 playthroughs and 1 unboxing. They date from 2025 to February 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "How to Play Shallow Regrets | Judson Cowan | The small Deep Regrets Card Game | Button Shy Games" by Fun With Boxes, which runs 23 min. For a quicker teach, "How to Play Shallow Regrets" by Tabletop Gaming Guild runs 9 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Shallow Regrets Review: Deep Thoughts" by The Dice Tower. 7 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Let's Play SHALLOW REGRETS: THE FISHER AND THE FROD - Board Game Cult" by Cult of the Meeple: The Ancient Ruins, one of 4 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Deep Regrets, Personal Demons, Hideous Abomination and Even Deeper Regrets, also by Judson Cowan.
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About Shallow Regrets
From BoardGameGeek:
Strange fish swim beneath your boat. Things with too many eyes, too many teeth. These eldritch anomalies are worth a small fortune, provided you've got a dauntless heart and an iron stomach. Shallow Regrets is the leaner cousin of Deep Regrets. Pull up unsettling curiosities in this strategic horror fishing game. Who knows what strange creatures lurk below the water's surface? Each turn, the active player reels in 2 fish from the shoal(s) of their choice. They may choose one to keep in their boat. Unkept fish return to the shoals. Each fish has a strength value: to keep it, the player must have a number of hooks in their previously caught fish to meet the strength value. Most fish have otherworldly abilities that impact play. These can be used by exhausting the fish, turning it sideways to show that its ability has been used. When all the fish have been caught all players tally up the total value of their caught fish. Some fish are considered foul, and whoever caught the most foul fish takes a scoring penalty for their poor efforts. The fisher with the highest total wins the game!
Designer
Judson Cowan
Artist
Judson Cowan
Publisher
Button Shy
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