2026 · Expansion for Base-game
Finspan: Sharks & Reefs
Adds coral reef habitats, new shark types, and reef fish to the core game. Players cultivate colorful coral in each of their three dive sites; healthy reefs allow play of powerful reef fish, activate fish abilities, and provide end-of-game scoring bonuses. Sharks move through oceans scattering schools of young and leaving behind food scraps that any fish can consume, creating new interactions and resource flows across an ocean mat. Requires the core game to play.
- Players
- 1–5 best 1
- Playing time
- 45–60 min
- Age
- 14+
- Complexity
- 2.5 / 5
About the game
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On Ludoya's tables
Full stats in Ludoya- 4
- Plays logged
- 13
- Players
- 1h 53m
- Average play
- 13
- In collections
- 4
- On wishlists
- 1
- Pre-ordered
8.0/10
from 1 Ludoya review
Rules questions
Answered from the rulebook by Ludoya's rules assistant.
When can I add coral to a dive site during a dive?
When your diver moves onto your coral reef overlay, you may discard the indicated egg, young, or card to place 1 coral there, if the site has fewer than 6 coral. This can happen at most once per dive; coral gained from a fish ability is placed without paying a cost (p. 4).
Can I play a reef fish if its coral is somewhere else in my ocean?
No. The required coral must already be at the same dive site where you play the fish, unless the card says otherwise. Reef fish can only be played in the Sunlight Zone (p. 4).
If I don’t meet a fish ability’s coral requirement, do I lose the whole benefit?
Not necessarily. With a two-part ability, you may still take the first benefit without meeting the coral requirement, and you may decline the first benefit but take the second if you have enough coral. Resolve the choice about the first benefit before the second (p. 5).
How many points do my coral tokens and a complete reef score?
Each coral token is worth 1 point. A dive site with all 6 coral also earns the overlay’s completion bonus: 6 points for blue, 8 for purple, or 5 for green (p. 6).
Do I get a dive site benefit once for every fish I have there?
No. You gain that benefit once if you have at least 1 fish in that dive site within the matching zone—not once per fish (p. 7).
If a fish ability lets me play a card, can I ignore its cost or placement rules?
No. When you choose a “play a card” benefit, you must pay that card’s cost and follow its placement rules (p. 7).
Free, on web, Android and iOS
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