Upstream

Description

Like every spring, the melted snow fills the riverbeds, opening the way back home for the Salmon, after a life swimming in the oceans. Each player controls a bank of salmons swimming upstream to lay their eggs where they were born. During their journey they will face hungry bears, fierce birds of prey, as well as patient fishermen, which they must avoid in order to survive. These are not the only hazards the Salmons must face, as each round of play the strength of the water flow will cause some pieces of the river to fall back, making it impossible for some fishes to keep their way upstream. The game is played in rounds, where each player must spend 5 points among their salmon tokens in order to move them, either swimming or jumping across the hexagonal tiled river. At the end of each round the lowermost pieces of the river are removed from the game with any salmon token standing over them, then 3 new tiles are added to the uppermost side of the river. The game ends when all the salmons are either deceased or on the spawn point, at the very end of the river. Players will then score points, according to the number and order of arrival of their salmons. The player with most points is the winner.