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Grow Fish


 

Go Fish is a classic game of memory: players race to find and pair up matching cards. In nature, animals pair up and parent their offspring in fascinating ways. Try your hand at Grow Fish, which combines the fun of both. 

Grow Fish is also available online!

Details

A card game

• 4 years and up
• 2-6 players
• Contents: 52 cards (male, female, offspring, and offspring+parent cards for each 13 animals), instructional booklet

Downloads

Do you need the instructions booklet? Download your copy here!

What are the rules? 

Each player starts with five cards. Each player in turn asks another player of their choice for a match for one of the cards in their hand. If this is not successful, the player draws a card from the central pool. Play continues until all the cards are paired, and the player with the most pairs wins. 

What’s up with these animals? 

The animals on these cards were selected to highlight many different parenting strategies found in nature. You can click on each card to see it up close, and read the poems and fun facts to learn more about the natural history of these animals. 

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