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Sushi Go!

2013 | Card Game

In the super-fast sushi card game Sushi Go!, you are eating at a sushi restaurant and trying to grab the best combination of sushi dishes as they whiz by. Score points for collecting the most sushi rolls or making a full set of sashimi. Dip your favorite nigiri in wasabi to triple its value! And once you've eaten it all, finish your meal with all the pudding you've got! But be careful which sushi you allow your friends to take; it might be just what they need to beat you!

Sushi Go! takes the card-drafting mechanism of Fairy Tale and 7 Wonders and distills it into a twenty-minute game that anyone can play. The dynamics of "draft and pass" are brought to the fore, while keeping the rules to a minimum. As you see the first few hands of cards, you must quickly assess the make-up of the round and decide which type of sushi you'll go for. Then, each turn you'll need to weigh which cards to keep and which to pass on. The different scoring combinations allow for some clever plays and nasty blocks. Round to round, you must also keep your eye on the goal of having the most pudding cards at the end of the game!

AWARDS & HONORS
2015 UK Games Expo Awards Best General Card Game Winner
2015 Origins Awards Best Card Game Nominee
2015 Nederlandse Spellenprijs Best Family Game Nominee
2015 Boardgames Australia Awards Best Australian Game Winner
2013 Golden Geek Best Family Board Game Nominee
2013 Golden Geek Best Card Game Nominee

No. of Players	2-5
Playing Time	15 min
Age	8+
Mechanics	Card Drafting, Hand Management, Set Collection, Simultaneous Action Selection
Designer	Phil Walker-Harding
Artist	Nan Rangsima, Tobias Schweiger, Phil Walker-Harding
Publisher	Adventureland Games

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7-8			72.7% (8)
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Brumpolarbears (22 KP) rated

Jun 19, 2019

Sushi Go!

2013 | Card Game

7.6

(11 Ratings)

Tabletop Game Rating

Cute and colourful cards, with easy to pick up rule set. (0 more)

A great fast-paced game that is fun for all the family. Easy to pick up rule set, with a cute and colourful rule set. Easy to slip into your bag for train journeys or holidays. The aim of the game is for you to amass the most points by grabbing the best combination of sushi from the deck. An incredibly competitive game that can see your strategy go right out of the window if fellow players get wind. Do you go for the big points and risk not being able to get that final card you need, or do those small points rack up and earn you the victory you want?

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Purple Phoenix Games (2266 KP) rated

Aug 4, 2020

Sushi Go!

2013 | Card Game

7.6

(11 Ratings)

Tabletop Game Rating

The eternal debate – do you allow snacking while gaming? If so, do you dictate what snacks are permissible so as to protect your games from grimy fingers? Or is no food allowed at all? You have your opinions and I have mine, but perhaps games about food can be a happy medium.

You and your friends enter the local sushi restaurant, ready for a relaxed meal. As the dishes pass by, you begin to realize that your friends are all vying for the same tasty selections that you are! You must be quick to snatch them up before they do, and end up with the yummiest sushi combination in the restaurant!

DISCLAIMER: There are expansions to this game, but we are not reviewing them at this time. Should we review them in the future we will either update this review or post a link to the new material here. -T

Sushi Go! is a game of card drafting, hand management, and set collection in which you are trying to collect combinations of different sushi dishes for the most points at the end of 3 rounds. Each round is played as follows: look at your hand of cards, select one to keep, pass the remaining cards to your neighbor, repeat process until all cards have been claimed. Points are added at the end of the round, cards are collected and shuffled, and then the next round begins. Simple, right? Mechanically, yes. But strategically, no! You’ve got to make decisions with each hand to decide which types of sushi you want to focus on in a given round. Keep an eye on your opponents selections as well, because you miiiiight just be able to keep them from getting a complete set and scoring tons of points!

I can’t remember if I’ve said this in any of my previous reviews, but I LOVE games of card drafting and set collection. They are MY JAM. So I love Sushi Go! The gameplay is similar to 7 Wonders (maybe that’s why Bryan rated it the lowest in the group…), and it requires way more strategy than you might think. Throughout the rounds, you know what cards your opponents have kept, so you can actually see what points they have the potential to earn. That might influence which card you choose to keep – even if it scores you no points, it could hinder your opponent from scoring those points as well! You’re not only trying to collect complete sets of certain cards, you’re trying to make sure your opponents aren’t monopolizing high-scoring cards.

Another thing I love about Sushi Go! is that it is a fast game. It can be pretty strategic, but the game plays so fast that it doesn’t feel too heavy. I usually play it as a short filler between some bigger games. The neat thing is that it still keeps my mind moving and keeps me engaged throughout the game – it doesn’t just feel like a throwaway game between meatier games.

The game itself consists of a hefty deck of cards, housed in a cute tin. The card quality is good, and they feel sturdy in hand. The artwork is perhaps one of the best parts of Sushi Go! The cards are bright and colorful, and the adorable faces on every piece of food are delightful to look at. Dare I even say, cute enough to eat?

I think that Sushi Go! is a great game to use to introduce new gamers to the hobby. It’s simple to learn, fast to play, strategic enough to be engaging, and not complicated enough to be daunting to new players. I might not always think to play Sushi Go!, but if someone suggests it, I will never say no! Purple Phoenix Games gives it a tasty 19 / 24.

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Kelly Bentley-Simon (8 KP) rated

Feb 15, 2019

Sushi Go!

2013 | Card Game

7.6

(11 Ratings)

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Very easy to play once you get the hang of it (1 more)

Great graphics on the cards

The scoring system can be a bit complicated. (0 more)

I bought this game after a friend brought it round to my house. It’s a bit tricky to get the hang of but is really interesting to play. One round can go quite quickly and I’ve never played a game like it. It’s like a cross between Happy Families, Uno, Chase the Ace and Exploding Kittens but without the consequences. We love it!