# Happy Salmon

Happy Salmon is a board game for 3–8 players. It plays in 2 minutes and is meant for ages 6 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 6. It is rated 6.4 out of 10 by 42 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $9.99 (United States).

- **Players:** 3–8 (best with 6)
- **Playing time:** 2 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 6+
- **Complexity:** 1.1 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2016
- **Categories:** Children's Game, Party Game, Animals, Real-time
- **Mechanics:** Real-Time
- **Ludoya rating:** 6.4 out of 10, from 42 reviews
- **Owned by:** 136 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 367
- **Unique players:** 371

**Designers:** Ken Gruhl, Quentin Weir, Matthew Inman, Elan Lee

**Artists:** Linda DeSantis, Matthew Inman

**Publishers:** North Star Games, LLC, Exploding Kittens

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Atomic Empire | 9.99 $ | https://www.atomicempire.com/Item/381309 |
| 401 Games | 19.35 $ | https://store.401games.ca/products/happy-salmon-new-version |
| Dungeon Marvels | 9.09 € | https://dungeonmarvels.com/happy-salmon-nueva-edicion-67719.html |
| Ludifolie | 11.9 € | https://www.ludifolie.com/21461-happy-salmon.html |
| Good Games | 19.28 $ | https://www.goodgames.com.au/products/happy-salmon-by-exploding-kittens |
| La Gameria | 12.95 € | https://gameria.es/juegos-de-mesa/happy-salmon-15236.html |
| Zacatrus | 12.99 € | https://zacatrus.es/happy-salmon-2023.html |
| Homoludicus Granollers | 13 € | https://homoludicus-granollers.org/happy-salmon |
| Milan Spiele | 13.6 € | https://www.milan-spiele.de/happy-salmon-deutsch-p-34425.html |
| Reflexshop | 5390 Ft | https://reflexshop.hu/boldog-lazac-tarsasjatek |
| Games Empire | 23.99 $ | https://gamesempire.com.au/products/happy-salmon-by-exploding-kittens |
| Uplay | 14.95 € | https://www.uplay.it/it/gioco-da-tavolo-happy-salmon-.html |
| Spelexperten | 185 kr | https://www.spelexperten.com/sallskapsspel/festspel/happy-salmon-eng.html |
| Alphaspel | 199 kr | https://alphaspel.se/491-bradspel/173612-happy-salmon-eng-regler |
| Fantasiapelit | 19.5 € | https://www.fantasiapelit.com/index.php?main=ai&kat=single&mista=indeksi&etsittava=_169614 |
| Nexus | 3195 kr | https://nexus.is/vara/happy-salmon-ny-utgafa/ |
| Spielezar | 22.9 Fr. | https://www.spielezar.ch/partyspiele/happy-salmon |

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/happy-salmon)
- [Happy Salmon in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/happy-salmon)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/194626)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-19. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._