What Are Fishing Games?

Fishing Games
Card games where you capture cards from a central pool by matching their values with cards from your hand. Like "fishing" cards out of the middle.

How Fishing Works

  1. Pool: Cards are dealt face-up to the center
  2. Capture: Play a card that matches values in the pool
  3. Add values: Some games let you capture multiple cards that sum to your card's value
  4. Trail: If you can't capture, add your card to the pool

Popular Fishing Games

Game Origin Key Feature
Scopa Italy Clear the table for bonus points
Basra Middle East Jacks capture everything
Seep India Complex building and capturing
Example (Scopa)

Table: 7♦, K♠

Hand: 7♥

Play: Capture the 7♦ with your 7♥.

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