Pocket Aquarium (2021)

About this game

Can you create the most harmonious aquarium? Each fish in the tank has its own action. On each turn you can either flip a fish card so that it swims (and its action goes) in the opposite direction - or you can perform its action to move fish and various features around the aquarium. Playing the 'feed the fish' card gives you a once-per-game special action, while a cat moves around the fish tank, acting as both a hindrance and a game timer. At the end of the game, if you have all of the aquarium’s features in the right place, and score enough points by getting fish of the same species swimming happily together, you win! —description from the designer

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Strictly 1 player — no more, no fewer.
• Rules load. At 1.3/5 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.