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Happy Salmon

A 90-second game that you will play for hours.

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$9.35 $12.99 In stock

Category: Games

HAPPY SALMON IS A FAST-PACED CARD GAME THAT GETS EVERYONE MOVING AND LAUGHING IN UNDER TWO MINUTES.

Happy Salmon is a quick party game for 3-8 players. Each player gets a stack of cards. Every card has a simple action that requires a partner. Players frantically shout their actions looking for matching players. When they find a match, they both complete the action and discard their used cards. The first player to finish all of their cards wins!

what’s in the box?

Happy Salmon comes with 98 Action Cards featuring original artwork by the Oatmeal

Plus one instruction manual that you will probably skim.

Happy Salmon card game box shown with its colorful cards

Hey! Reading is the worst way to learn how to play a game. Watch this video instead:

Gilbert Gottfried portrait on a green background

quick step guide

High Five, Fish Bump, and Happy Salmon greeting illustrations

Action Cards

Each card has a simple action that requires a partner.

Two characters high-fiving with High Five speech bubbles

Find Your Match

High Five greeting cards with a pointing arrow

Discard

Once a match is found, and the action performed, both players discard their used cards and repeat. The first player to get rid of all of their cards wins!

Green Happy Salmon fish character with a cheerful smile

“Easily one of the best games of the year… if not ever!

— The Toy Insider

Customer Reviews (5.0 / 5 · 5 reviews)

Robert D. ★★★★★

First round lasted maybe ninety seconds and we were all wheezing, the "Swim" card alone turned my quiet cousin into a shrieking maniac. It's so simple that even my dad who hates rules had it down after one hand, perfect for 6 of us squeezed around the coffee table.

Edward S. ★★★★★

The "High Five" card had our whole group screaming and slapping palms within seconds of opening the deck. For a game that claims under two minutes per round, it absolutely delivers—we played ten rounds before anyone caught their breath. Perfect for a group of six where nobody wants to sit still.

David ★★★★★

My kids beg to play this every single night now. The action cards with matching and the silly "happy salmon" shout get us all off the couch and cracking up in like 90 seconds flat. Perfect for when you only have a tiny window before dinner.

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