sushi go game review

So, I gotta tell you about this game I tried out the other day called “Sushi Go!”. It’s a card game, and honestly, I’m not usually big on card games, but this one was kinda fun. The box says it’s a 10th-anniversary edition from Gamewright Games, which sounds fancy, but really, it’s just a bunch of cards with cute pictures of sushi on them.

I got into this because a buddy of mine is super into board games. He’s always going on about this “drafting” thing, which I learned is just picking a card and passing the rest. Anyway, he said “Sushi Go!” is an easy way to learn this whole drafting thing. We rounded up a couple more friends, one of whom had never even heard of drafting before, and gave it a shot.

Getting Started

First, we just popped open the box and dumped out all the cards. We spent a minute or two just looking at them, you know, checking out the different kinds of sushi and stuff. Some of the cards have point values on them, and some don’t. We tried to figure out the rules just by looking at the cards, which was a bad idea.

Then, we actually read the instructions, which are pretty simple, thankfully. Basically, you’re trying to collect sets of sushi cards to score points. Each round, everyone gets dealt a hand of cards, picks one to keep, and passes the rest to the next person. You keep doing this until all the cards are gone.

Playing the Game

• First Round: We were all kinda clumsy at first, dropping cards and stuff. We were like a bunch of newbies. But we started getting the hang of it. I kept grabbing these tempura cards because they looked tasty, not realizing they’re only worth points if you have a pair. My friend, the board game expert, was racking up points like crazy with some other card combo.
• Second Round: Okay, now I started to get a little strategic. I noticed what cards other people were taking and tried to guess what they were going for. Still mostly luck though, to be honest. There’s this thing with pudding cards, where you want to have the most at the end of the game, but I kept forgetting about them until it was too late.
• Third Round: By the last round, we were all into it. There was some friendly trash-talking, some groans when someone took the card you wanted, you know, the usual game night stuff. I didn’t win, of course. The board game guy won, as usual. But I did better than I expected!

Final Thoughts

So yeah, “Sushi Go!” is a pretty decent game. It’s definitely easy to learn, and it goes by pretty fast, like maybe 20 minutes or so. It’s a good game when you want something chill and not too brain-burning. I can see why people like it for a quick game at the start of a game night, or just to kill some time. It’s not gonna blow your mind or anything, but it’s fun enough. I’d probably play it again, especially if the board game guy brings it over.