On go, players will flip over their first card and shout the action on their card. They must find a player shouting the same action and connect with them. Once the action is performed with another player, they can throw the card on the table or the floor. If they can’t find anyone right away, they can decide to skip the card and move onto a different card to perform another action. Happy Salmon is a 90 second party game that is fast paced and easy to play. It’s super addictive and can be played at any type of get together. The basic premise of the game consists of players shouting different actions on their personal cards and finding another player shouting the same action. Once they match up with another player and perform the action together, they can discard their card and move onto another action. If you only have a few players, then you might want to think twice about playing until you have a few more people. I know it can be hard to get a larger group of gamers together, but this game is definitely worth it when you have more people playing. There just isn’t as much excitement when there are only 3 people playing.

Happy Salmon (2016) is a communication game where players aim to complete funny actions with each other to get rid of their cards. You turn over a card and race to find another player with the same so you can complete an action together. It's chaotic and silly but a lot of fun as players shout, fist bump, high five, swap and salmon their way to victory. High five, fish bump and happy slap your way to victory! Happy Salmon is a hilarious party game that you will learn in seconds and keep playing for hours. It’s fishy, funny and oh so irresistible to play. You can match your next card with the same player or a different player. Repeat this process until you have discarded all of your cards. This is a 25-year-old song of mine that I wrote and programmed inspired by a dancehall beat (the grandmother of reggaeton),” she wrote.

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People at the fjord Seyðisfjörður have stood up and protested against fish farming starting there,” Björk shared in a statement in October. “We would like to donate sales of the song to help with their legal fees and hopefully it can be an exemplary case for others.” The profits of song, ‘Oral’, will help pay the legal fees of the people of Fjord Seyðisfjörður, who are protesting foreign-owned salmon farming operations. It's a funny silly mess of shouting and dance-like moves. With the right group, it's a lot of fun and has you hooked within a matter of minutes and leaves you in fits of laughter, even if you don't win. We definitely recommend Happy Salmon for anyone looking to bring energy into the room for their next game night. Instead of sitting around a table moving pawns, this party game requires players to get up and moving. So if this is something you think your group will enjoy, then you definitely get your own copy of Happy Salmon today! Only two players can match up and complete an action. So, If three players all have the same action, only the first two players to match up and complete the action can discard their cards. The third player must find someone else to match up with. What if I cannot find a match?

Happy Salmon is a physical, fast, and LOUD game! So, clear some space, get rid of your chairs and if your heart rate goes above 120bpm you are probably doing it right! The first player to get rid of all of their cards wins! It’s as simple as that. You can play with 3-8 people, but I definitely recommend playing with at least 6 people, as it adds more chaos into the mix. If you can gather 8 friends together, even better! To find the player with the matching card, simply shout out what the card is. When you have performed the action, discard the card on the table, on the floor anywhere that gets it out of the way and onto the next!

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Play Happy Salmon as instructed in the Game Play section, yet play silently - no words allowed! Instead of shouting your action to match, act it out! Two European music iconoclasts have teamed up to raise awareness in the fight against industrial salmon farming in Iceland. Setup for the game is simple. Each player will take their own set of colored cards and shuffle them and hold them face down in their hands. Now players will gather in a circle and wait for someone to countdown from 3.