SharkPark (2005)

About this game

Components: The Shark Park box is full of everything that is needed to feed a hungry shark: 1 brightly colored game board: showing the map of the sea divided up into 60 squares. The center squares are numbered from 2 to 4 and these are the Schools of Fish. The board also shows the sharks’ appetite level in order: Feeling peekish (green), Hungry (yellow) and Starving! (red). 4 colored player boards: (blue, purple, orange and pink) one for each player, to store the fish eaten. 16 Shark counters: (blue, purple, orange and pink) – these are the poor hungry sharks and their position in the sea; 36 Fish counters: these are the lovely tasty fish. On the back of the counter is a number (2, 3 or 4), to show how many points have been won; 1 Fish bone counter: this is the special sign that acts as a “scare away”, a special effect; 4 colored wooden counters: (blue, purple, orange and pink) one for each player, to show his appetite level on the game board. And last of all, the rulebook in 5 languages: English, German, French, Dutch and Italian.

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Works with 2 to 4.
• Rules load. At 1.7/5 this is a light game — explain it in a few minutes, good for a table that has not played much.
• Age. The publisher suggests 8 and up. That rates the rules rather than the artwork, so judge the box yourself for younger players.