Go Fish

Go Fish is a friendly card game for two players: you against the computer. You ask for a rank you hold, and if the other hand contains that rank, it must hand over all of them. If not, you go fish from the stock. Whenever you collect all four cards of a rank you lay them down as a book. The player with the most books at the end wins. Play Go Fish free online in your browser — no download or sign-up needed.

Stock 38Books (you – computer) 0 – 0

Computer’s hand

Your hand — click a card to ask for that rank

Your books: — · Computer’s books: —

Click one of your cards to ask the computer for every card of that rank. If it has none, you “go fish” from the stock. Drawing the rank you asked for gives you another turn. Collect four of a kind to make a book; the most books wins.

Game Information

Category: Card Games
Players: You against the computer
Difficulty: One level
Game type: Cards, Family, Memory
Works on: Desktop and mobile browsers
Controls: Mouse or touch: click a card in your hand to ask for that rank
Features: Automatic books
Log of every question
Win, loss and tie record saved

How to Play Go Fish

Objective

Collect more books (four of a kind) than the computer.

Starting a game

Each player gets seven cards; the remaining cards form the stock.

Rules

On your turn, click a card to ask for its rank. You can only ask for ranks you hold.
If the computer has any, you receive all of them and ask again.
Otherwise you “go fish”: you draw the top card of the stock. If it is the rank you asked for you get another turn; if not, the turn passes.
Four cards of a rank form a book and are put aside. A player with an empty hand draws up to five cards.

Controls

Mouse or touch: click a card in your hand to ask for that rank

Winning and losing

The game ends when all thirteen books are made or no cards are left. The player with more books wins; equal books is a tie.

Tips and Strategies

Remember which ranks the computer asked you for; it probably holds them.
Ask for ranks you already hold several of; they complete a book quickly.
Pay attention to cards that you give away, since the computer will remember them.
When you draw a card from the stock, think about which rank to ask next.
Luck plays a big part, but memory helps.

Luck plays a part in every game, so no strategy can guarantee a win.