# Sea Salt & Paper

Sea Salt & Paper is a board game for 2–4 players. It plays in 30–45 minutes and is meant for ages 8 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 2. It is rated 7.7 out of 10 by 197 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $14.99 (United States).

- **Players:** 2–4 (best with 2)
- **Playing time:** 30–45 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 8+
- **Complexity:** 1.5 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2022
- **Categories:** Card Game, Animals
- **Mechanics:** Open Drafting, Hand Management, Take That, Push Your Luck, Set Collection, Score-and-Reset Game, Sudden Death Ending, Melding and Splaying
- **Ludoya rating:** 7.7 out of 10, from 197 reviews
- **Owned by:** 613 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 6,177
- **Unique players:** 2,048

**Designers:** Théo Rivière, Bruno Cathala

**Artists:** Pierre-Yves Gallard, Lucien Derainne

**Publishers:** 狗吠火車

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cardhaus Games | 14.99 $ | https://www.cardhaus.com/sea-salt-paper/ |
| Board Game Bliss | 15.95 $ | https://www.boardgamebliss.com/products/sea-salt-paper |
| eFantasy | 11.99 € | https://www.efantasy.gr/en/products/board-games/312909-board-game-%CE%B8%CE%AC%CE%BB%CE%B1%CF%83%CF%83%CE%B1-%CF%87%CE%B1%CF%81%CF%84%CE%AF-%CE%B1%CE%BB%CE%AC%CF%84%CE%B9 |
| Rampi Games | 12.95 € | https://www.rampigames.com/juego-de-mesa/oceanos-de-papel/ |
| Reflexshop | 3490 Ft | https://reflexshop.hu/papirhajo-a-tengeren |
| Svet deskovych her | 249 Kč | https://www.svet-deskovych-her.cz/produkty/12131/papirove-more |
| Zatu Games | 9.95 £ | https://zatu.com/products/sea-salt-and-paper |
| Spelexperten | 139 kr | https://www.spelexperten.com/sallskapsspel/familjespel/sea-salt-paper.html |
| Va de jocs | 12.6 € | https://vadejocs.es/producto/oceanos-de-papel |
| Hyggeonkel | 99.95 kr | https://www.hyggeonkel.dk/produkt/sea-salt-and-paper |
| Good Games | 22 $ | https://www.goodgames.com.au/products/sea-salt-paper |
| Pelipeikko | 13.95 € | https://pelipeikko.fi/fi/lautapelit/3016-sea-salt-paper |
| Goblin Trader Barcelona | 13.95 € | https://www.goblintrader.es/es/inicio/49667-oceanos-de-papel-8437028641144.html |
| Fantasiapelit | 14 € | https://www.fantasiapelit.com/index.php?main=ai&kat=single&mista=indeksi&etsittava=_245342 |
| Mono de Juegos | 14 € | https://www.monodejuegos.shop/juego-de-mesa/oceanos-de-papel/ |
| Homoludicus Granollers | 14 € | https://homoludicus-granollers.org/oceanos-de-papel |
| Games Empire | 22.99 $ | https://gamesempire.com.au/products/sea-salt-paper |
| Gameology | 23.95 $ | https://www.gameology.com.au/products/sea-salt-paper |
| Dragons Lair | 179 kr | https://dragonslair.se/products/sea-salt-paper |
| Game Ninja | 179 kr | https://www.gameninja.no/produkt/sea-salt-paper-en/ |
| Uplay | 18.99 € | https://www.uplay.it/it/gioco-da-tavolo-sea-salt---paper--edizione-italiana-.html |
| Spielezar | 18.9 Fr. | https://www.spielezar.ch/kartenspiele/sea-salt-paper |

## Expansions

- [Sea Salt & Paper: Extra Salt](https://www.ludoya.com/games/sea-salt-and-paper-extra-salt)
- [Sea Salt & Paper: Extra Pepper](https://www.ludoya.com/games/sea-salt-and-paper-extra-pepper)

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## Rules questions

### Can I look through the discard piles before I take a card from them?

No — "It is not possible to look through the discard piles." (page 1).

### If I draw the first two cards from the deck, do I have to add one and discard the other, and can I choose which discard pile to use?

Yes — when you take the first two deck cards you add one to your hand and discard the second faceup onto a discard pile of your choice; if a discard pile is empty you must put it there. (page 1).

### Do duo cards score points while they're still in my hand, or do I have to play them to get their points?

Duo cards count for points whether they are played or not, but their special effects only occur when you place the two cards faceup in front of you to play them. (page 1).

### If I say LAST CHANCE, do other players still get a turn and can they be targeted by attacks during that final turn?

Yes — after LAST CHANCE each opponent takes one final turn (take a card + play cards) and then reveals their hand, which is "protected from attacks." Then scoring proceeds with the bet-win/lose rules described. (page 1).

### What happens if the deck runs out during play — does the round still score normally?

Special case: if the deck is empty at the end of a player's turn, the round ends immediately without scoring. (page 1).

### Do the point-multiplier cards (lighthouse, shoal, penguin colony, captain) count as the card type they multiply?

No — each multiplier grants extra points per the named card type but "does not count as" that card type itself (e.g., the lighthouse gives points per boat but is not a boat). (page 1).

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/sea-salt-and-paper)
- [Sea Salt & Paper in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/sea-salt-and-paper)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/367220)

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