Run, Salmon, Run!

Procedure Info

• 1.Run off a copy of the board. If possible, enlarge the game board to double or more. Cut out the hazard cards and glue or taped them together). The game can be played with one-two or four or more people.
• 2.Cut out salmon to be used for game pieces and put together spinner (see below for directions). Cut out salmon to be used for each person. Each person will need 100 salmon, a game piece, a plastic cup to put the fish in, and each group will need a game board and a salmon "Loss Cup", for the lost salmon.

Making the SPINNER: Cut out the spinner and arrow salmon. Use a paper clip by unwinding it and taping the flat part to the bottom of the spinner. The bent part should come up through the center. Before placing the arrow salmon on this spike, cut out two small pieces of paper and place these on the spike. They will act as bearings and the spinner will work more smoothly. The larger salmon are for the number of salmon (notice that some of these are worth more than one salmon). The larger salmon (a count of 100 per player to start) are placed into plastic or dixie cups. The smaller one can be colored and used as game pieces to be moved along the board.

Play:

• 3.Players spin for the highest number. The highest starts and play continues clockwise. All players start in the ocean with their game pieces. The hazard cards are shuffled and placed near the board with the fish side up (6 cards)
• 4.Every player draws one hazard card to start, since they are in the ocean. If one player draws the "commercial fishing" card they must double the ocean loss (2 x 10). Otherwise everybody takes 10 fish out of their cut, representing their loss of salmon to fisherman and sea lions in the ocean.
• 5.The first player spins and moves whatever number of squares counted. Whatever the number of loss fish (i.e.: L3 = loss 3) on that square are removed from their cup, and placed in the "Loss Cup".
• 6.If the square landed on has a rectangle around the loss number, that represents a special hazard for the salmon running upstream. The player must pick up a hazard card. If the hazard on the card matches the hazard square the player is on, the loss of salmon is doubled (L8 becomes L16 = 16 lost). The player must also read the description of the hazard to the group if there is a match.
• 7.If the player loses all of his or her salmon, they are still in the game, and will be given a second chance at the spawning grounds.
• 8.As the game is played, players note any hazards their own salmon face along the way (if they land on that square) on their Salmon Diary sheets. These will be used for graphing and sharing experiences later.

End Of Game & Other Rules of Play

• 1.When the surviving salmon reach the spawning grounds, players count up the fish. Each surviving fish is worth 5 new fish. 2. If they have more than 20 fish at the spawning grounds, they will get the maximum of 100 fish. If they have less, they must spin, with each spin worth 5 points, until they get up to 100 fish. 3. All players must spin at least three times while staying in the spawning ground area. This may allow others to catch up. After 3 spins, the player can leave the spawning pond only if they a) have 100 fish and B) spin a 1. Again, other players may have a chance to catch up. Players who have no fish reach the spawning ground, can start over with 100. They must not leave until after they have spun 1 twice after the three turns in the pond. Also at the end of the game they must deduct 10 extra fish from their total.
• 4. With the new young fish, the players can start their trip back to the ocean, following the same rules as before. The games ends when the first three players reach the ocean. The first player to reach the ocean receives an extra 5 fish, the second receives 3 and third receives 1 extra. Any players who haven't finished must deduct 10 fish from their total) after the third person reaches the sea to end the game.
• 5. All the salmon are counted (even for those who haven't finished). The "winner" is the player with the most fish.

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