Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Teachability
2.4/5
Harder to teach
Replay value
3.8/5
High replayability
Interaction
3.7/5
Highly interactive
Player scaling
3.5/5
Scales well
Strategic depth
4.5/5
Deep strategy
How it plays
How does it play?
A famous but rare game, I was told about 'Pike in the Carp Pool' when I first got into German games. It involves the food chain in the carp-pond; the carp eat the snails, the pike eat the carp.
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A famous but rare game, I was told about 'Pike in the Carp Pool' when I first got into German games. It involves the food chain in the carp-pond; the carp eat the snails, the pike eat the carp. Players have the creatures as wooden pieces in their color and move them around the pond and stack them as they dine, or get them into safe 'nests'.