2017 · Racing
Upstream
Players guide a bank of salmon swimming upstream to reach spawning grounds while avoiding predators and hazards. Each round players allocate five movement points among their salmon to swim or jump across a hex-tiled river, navigating around bears, birds, and fishermen. After player turns the lowest river tiles and any salmon on them are removed, then new tiles are added at the upstream edge, simulating changing water flow. The game ends when all salmon are either dead or have reached the spawn point; points are awarded for arrival order and surviving salmon.
- Players
- 2–5 best 4
- Playing time
- 25–40 min
- Age
- 8+
- Complexity
- 1.9 / 5
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Full stats in Ludoya- 10
- Plays logged
- 11
- Players
- 9m 30s
- Average play
- 17
- In collections
6.2/10
from 6 Ludoya reviews
Beautiful family game, with gorgeous art and strategic but easy to learn mechanic
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