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Sea Salt & Paper

2-4 players 30-45 min 7.5 Board Game Geek Rating

Players collect card sets while managing hand-stopping decisions in this rummy-style game. Each turn involves drawing cards, playing effects, and choosing whether to end the round when you believe you have the highest score. Victory comes from reaching 30-40 points first, but stopping too early risks letting opponents catch up.

Published 2022

Sea Salt & Paper

Get Ready

Setup the game with these step-by-step instructions before diving into your turn.

1
Keep game aids available
Place the 6 game aids within reach of all players
2
Create the deck
Shuffle all 58 cards and place them facedown within easy reach
3
Form discard piles
Reveal the first two cards and place them faceup next to the deck to form two separate discard piles
4
Determine first player
Choose the starting player at random

On Your Turn

What you can do during your turn.

1
Step 1: Add a card to your hand
You must take a card using one of two methods:
2
Step 2: Play Duo cards
You may play matching pairs of Duo cards faceup in front of you to trigger their effects:
3
Step 3: End the round (optional)
If you have 7 or more points from cards in hand and in front of you, you may end the round:
4
Deck empty special case
If the deck empties at end of any turn, the round ends immediately without scoring

Winning

How to claim victory.

1
Instant victory condition
If any player places all 4 mermaid cards in front of them, they immediately win the game
2
Point threshold by player count
The game ends when a player reaches or exceeds the victory point total:
3
Determine the winner
The player with the most points wins the game
4
Tiebreaker
In case of a tie, the player who went last in the final round wins
5
New round setup
If no one has won, shuffle all cards, reform deck and discard piles, and the player to the left of whoever ended the previous round starts

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