There is one little, super nit pick-y, annoyance that I have with the game. I don’t hate it, but I don’t love it either, but then, again, this particular aspect of the game was clearly not aimed at me.
As for me, the art style of the game left me indifferent. Granted this one works very well, but getting rid of cute penguins would not have any changes on the gameplay. The penguins and fish are just one of the possible skins. It is the robust and solid mechanic of the game that drives its replayability and, ultimately, the enjoyment from the game. While I do understand the appeal of the artwork, there are quite a few games that get extra love from me for their art style alone, in the case of Hey, That’s My Fish! the board game should not be judged by its cover or theme. Clearly, this aspect of the game was designed to appeal more to younger audiences. It is, indeed, very cartoon like and has cute penguins. Many adult board gamers have been discourage from the game by its theme and art style. As the game is fast paced, and the repercussions of the actions are almost immediately obvious, it is too easy to play just one more game to recuperate from a stupid mistake made previously, or win by even more fish! Players are confined on the same, relatively small grid, and there is only so much fish to go around, and even less tiles with three fish on them! You would want to cut away your competitors from the fish tiles, leaving them stranded in the cold sea on their little frozen island, unable to reach any more fish. The other, and bigger part of why this game is addictive, is that it is also incredibly competitive and strategic. The short time it takes to play is partly the reason why this game can be quite addictive. Setting up the game is also very fast, the most laborious part of it is arranging the tile grid, but that at most takes a few minutes.
As soon as penguins have ran out of tiles to go to – they can’t jump over the gaps on the board – the game is over. The game will take at the most about 15 minutes to play. Also, congratulations, you have just learnt the rules for Hey, That’s My Fish!. At the end of the game, the player that has the most amount of fish wins. As soon as the penguin leaves the tile it is on, that tile is removed from the board to be collected by that player. The player controls penguins, 2 each in 3-4 player game and 4 each in a 2 player game, which can move around the board in straight lines. The games is based on a randomly arranged grid of hexagonal tiles, where each tile has either one, two or three fish on it. Personally, I play Hey, That’s My Fish! as a warm-up game, something fast and fun, that will get people in the mood for board games and help to relax the group. Hey, That’s My Fish!, and yes, exclamation point is mandatory, is a great game for many reasons, but a big selling point for me, is that it can be enjoyed by anyone – children, adults, experienced board gamers, new board gamers, people who don’t have time to play board games, penguin lovers and fish haters. Designer: Gunter Cornett, Alvydas Jakeliunas.Among them there is a game that I now recommend in half a heart beat – Hey, That’s My Fish! As it turned out, thankfully, this was an easy and enjoyable problem to solve because there are quite few board games that are fun for both adults and children. The solution would hopefully avoid me playing and purchasing board games that were not aimed or designed for me. However, the question persisted, and I felt more guilty the more it was asked, so I had to rectify the situation somehow. If I was presented with a list of game from Kinderspiel des Jahres (an award for the best children’s game akin to Spiel des Jahres), I would probably not know a single game on that list. While, correct, I do play quite a few board games, I tend to play them with adults, in a bar, while sipping beer and making silly innuendo jokes. ‘But you play a lot of board games, you must know some!’, the person insists, slightly disappointed now. Realising what is going through my head, makes me panic a bit more. As an adult board gamer, ironically, I get asked one specific question a lot: ‘What is a good board game for kids?.’ At first I panic, my brain unhelpfully thinking of the games on the completely opposite end of the spectrum, Blood Bowl Team Manager Card Game, Gloom, Eldrich Horror.
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