# Go Fish

> Collect books of four. Remember who asked for what.

Ask a café regular for a rank you hold, take every card they have of it, and collect books of four. Miss and you go fish. Four regulars sit across the table, from Rosie, who forgets what she just asked, to Agnes, who hasn't missed a count in fifty years. One Daily Pond a day, the same deal for everyone, scored against the house.

- Play: https://sidekickarcade.com/play/go-fish/ (in the browser, phone or computer, free, no sign-up needed)
- Neighborhood: [Card Café](https://sidekickarcade.com/category/card/index.md)
- Controls: Tap, drag, mouse or keys
- Best on: portrait screens
- Coins for goals: 1 per 1 stars, up to 6 a run

## How to play

1. On your turn, ask a regular for a rank you hold. If they have any, they hand over every one and you ask again. If not, you go fish from the pond, and fishing the rank you asked for keeps your turn going.
2. Tap or click a rank in your hand, then the regular to ask, or drag the rank onto them. At a table of two, one tap asks.
3. Keys work too: Left and Right pick a rank, Enter asks (then Left, Right and Enter pick who), Space hurries the regulars along and Esc pauses.
4. Four of a rank make a book. When all thirteen are down, the most books wins. Every ask is said out loud, so it pays to listen.

## Tips

- Whoever asks for a rank holds one. Remember who asked, and ask them back.
- Go fish means none, until they draw. Two draws later, it might be worth asking again.
- Ask first for ranks you hold three of: a miss gives away less.
- Late in the game, with the pond empty, count what's left. Every remaining card is in someone's hand.

## Questions

### Is it free?

Yes. It's free to play in your browser, with no download and no sign-up needed. Coins you earn are for fun and can never be bought.

### How many cards does each player get?

Seven each at a table of two, five each at a table of three or four. The rest is the pond.

### What happens if I draw the card I asked for?

You show it and ask again. That's fish your wish.

### What if my hand runs out?

You draw a card from the pond on your turn and keep playing. If the pond is empty too, you're done, and your books still count.

### Is there a daily game?

Yes. The Daily Pond is one deal a day, the same for everyone, with the house's book count to match.

### Can I play on a phone?

Yes. It's built for touch first and plays the same on a phone, a tablet or a computer.

## Achievements

- **Gone fishing** (bronze, 10 coins): Finish your first game.
- **Reel it in** (bronze, 10 coins): Win a game.
- **Today's pond** (bronze, 10 coins): Finish the Daily Pond.
- **On the line** (bronze, 10 coins): Make three catches in a row in one game.
- **Past the hunches** (silver, 25 coins): Beat Lulu, or anyone above her.
- **Full table** (silver, 25 coins): Win a game at a table of four.
- **Seven ponds** (silver, 25 coins): Finish seven Daily Ponds.
- **Secret achievement** (silver, 25 coins): Keep playing to find it.
- **Fifty years** (gold, 60 coins): Beat Agnes in a game.
- **On a roll** (gold, 60 coins): Win 5 games in a row against Theo or stronger.
- **Thirty ponds** (gold, 60 coins): Finish thirty Daily Ponds.
- **Secret achievement** (gold, 60 coins): Keep playing to find it.
- **Her equal** (diamond, 150 coins): Beat Agnes 50 times. Earns the title "Never Misses a Count".
- **Deep waters** (diamond, 150 coins): Collect 3,000 books. Earns the title "Master Angler".

## More to play

- [Crazy Eights](https://sidekickarcade.com/play/crazy-eights/index.md): Match the suit or the number, and save your eights. (Card Café)
- [Lone Queen](https://sidekickarcade.com/play/lone-queen/index.md): Read their tells, hide the lone queen, and don't be left holding it. (Card Café)
- [Rummy](https://sidekickarcade.com/play/rummy/index.md): Collect sets and runs before the regulars do. (Card Café)
- [Hearts](https://sidekickarcade.com/play/hearts/index.md): Dodge the hearts and the queen of spades. (Card Café)