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Choose your kind of table

Press Play to open a local table. Same device is for taking turns together; Vs computer offers three levels; Play with a friend creates a private room. The online overview opens the browser game in local mode and does not match you with strangers.

Ask, fish and collect books

Each player receives seven cards from a shuffled 52-card deck without jokers. Player 1 starts the first round; the starter alternates in later rounds. A book is all four cards of one rank. Suits do not matter.

Select a card in your hand, then press Ask for rank. You must hold that rank. Your opponent automatically gives you ALL matching cards. A successful request keeps your turn. Four matching cards become a face-up book automatically.

No match? Press Go fish to draw exactly one card from the pond. If it has the rank you requested, or completes a book, ask again. Otherwise the turn passes. A nonmatching draw stays private.

An empty hand receives one card automatically when its turn begins, if the pond has cards. When the pond is empty, an unsuccessful request passes the turn. Keep playing until all 13 books are collected. The player with more books wins; every round stands alone.

On one device, pass it before revealing the next hand. Online, each player receives only their own cards and public facts. The computer uses the same limited information: Easy picks randomly, Medium favors pairs and triples, and Hard also remembers public requests.

A good memory makes a good catch

Remember the ranks your opponent asks for: those requests reveal something about their hand. A triple needs just one more card, but a remembered request can be a more reliable catch. Watch the pond count as the deck runs low.

Keep your place at the table

Local and computer rounds save separately in this browser, including pending draws and completed books. Changing difficulty keeps the current round. Private rooms require both players to be connected and both to agree to a new round. Reopen your invitation in the same browser to recover your seat. Clearing site data removes local saves and seat credentials; inactive rooms expire after seven days.