Sushi Go!

Overview

Sushi Go! is a quick pick-and-pass card game played over 3 rounds. Each round, players simultaneously choose cards from their hands, reveal them, then pass the remaining cards to the left. Players aim to collect the best combination of sushi dishes for maximum points. After 3 rounds of card drafting and scoring, the player with the most points wins.

Components

Cards (108 total)

Card	Quantity
Tempura	14
Sashimi	14
Dumpling	14
Maki Rolls (various)	26
Nigiri (Salmon)	10
Nigiri (Squid)	5
Nigiri (Egg)	5
Pudding	10
Wasabi	6
Chopsticks	4

Setup

1. Shuffle all 108 cards together.
2. Deal cards based on player count:
   • 2 players: 10 cards each
   • 3 players: 9 cards each
   • 4 players: 8 cards each
   • 5 players: 7 cards each
3. Players hold their hands secretly.
4. Designate a scorekeeper.

Turn Structure

Each round proceeds as follows:

1. All players simultaneously choose 1 card from their hand and place it face-down.
2. All players reveal their chosen cards simultaneously.
3. Players pass their remaining hand face-down to the player on their left.
4. Pick up the new hand and repeat.
5. Continue until all cards have been played (the final card is placed automatically).
6. Score the round.
7. Discard all cards except Pudding (keep face-up in front of you).
8. Shuffle and re-deal for the next round.

Actions

Standard Turn: Choose 1 card from your hand to keep.

Wasabi Combo: If you play a Nigiri card and already have an uncovered Wasabi card in front of you, place the Nigiri on top of the Wasabi. This triples the Nigiri’s point value.

Chopsticks: If you have a Chopsticks card in front of you, on a future turn you may take 2 cards instead of 1. Choose your first card as usual, then before everyone reveals, call out “Sushi Go!” and take a second card. Place the Chopsticks card back into the hand you are passing.

Scoring / Victory Conditions

Score at the end of each round (except Pudding, scored only at game end):

Card	Scoring Rule
Maki Rolls	Most maki icons = 6 pts; second most = 3 pts. Ties split (round down)
Tempura	Set of 2 = 5 pts. Single = 0 pts
Sashimi	Set of 3 = 10 pts. Fewer than 3 = 0 pts
Dumpling	1=1, 2=3, 3=6, 4=10, 5+=15 pts
Nigiri (Egg)	1 pt (3 pts with Wasabi)
Nigiri (Salmon)	2 pts (6 pts with Wasabi)
Nigiri (Squid)	3 pts (9 pts with Wasabi)
Wasabi	0 pts alone (triples next Nigiri)
Chopsticks	0 pts
Pudding	End of game: most = 6 pts; fewest = -6 pts

Pudding Scoring (game end only):

• Player(s) with the most Pudding cards: 6 points (split if tied).
• Player(s) with the fewest Pudding cards: -6 points (split if tied).
• In a 2-player game, there is no penalty for fewest Pudding.

Winner: Highest total score after 3 rounds. Tiebreaker: most Pudding cards.

Special Rules & Edge Cases

• Each Wasabi card can hold only 1 Nigiri card. If you have multiple Wasabi without Nigiri, only the first available one is used when you play a Nigiri.
• You may have multiple Chopsticks in play, but can only use 1 per turn.
• When splitting tie points for Maki or Pudding, round down and ignore remainders.
• Pudding cards are the only cards retained between rounds; all others are discarded.
• If the draw pile runs out during re-dealing, reshuffle all discarded cards (except retained Pudding).

Player Reference

Round	Deal	Pass Direction
1	Per player count	Left
2	Per player count	Left
3	Per player count	Left

Dumpling Scoring: 1/3/6/10/15 for 1/2/3/4/5+ dumplings

Key Combos: Wasabi + Squid Nigiri = 9 pts

Sashimi x3 = 10 pts

5+ Dumplings = 15 pts