Sea Salt & Paper

Duo Cards

Play both cards face-up to trigger the effect. Each duo scores +1 pt at round end.

Pair	Effect
Crab + Crab	No effect — just 1 pt for the pair
Fish + Fish	Draw the top card of the deck
Seahorse + Seahorse	Look at top 5 cards of deck; take 1, shuffle rest back
Crab + Lobster	Take top 5 cards of deck; keep 1, shuffle other 4 back
Penguin + Penguin	Look at all opponents' hands
Boat + Boat	Steal 1 card from an opponent's hand (opponent chooses which)
Shark + Swimmer	Steal 1 card of your choice from an opponent's hand

> Note: Crab has 9 cards; any 2 crabs form a pair. Penguin has 3 cards; any 2 penguins form a pair.

Collector Cards (scored by quantity held at round end)

Card	Copies	1	2	3	4	5	6
Shell	×6	0	2	4	6	8	10
Octopus	×5	0	3	6	9	12	—
Penguin	×3	1	3	5	—	—	—
Sailor	×2	0	5	—	—	—	—

Special Scoring Cards

Card	Copies	Scoring Rule
Mermaid	×4	+1 pt per card of your most-common colour (each Mermaid targets a different colour; can't double-count). Hold all 4 → instant game win.
Lighthouse	×1	+1 pt per Boat card you hold
Shoal of Fish	×1	+1 pt per Fish card you hold
Seahorse	—	Also counts as 1 collector card of your largest collection type (requires ≥1 of that type)

Colour Bonus (every player, every round)

+1 pt per card of your most-common colour (hand + played area). Mermaid cards are excluded from this tally.

Setup Steps 1. Shuffle all 58 cards into a face-down draw deck. 2. Flip the top 2 cards face-up, placed side by side as 2 separate discard piles. 3. All players start with no cards in hand. 4. Choose a start player randomly. 5. Each player takes 1 game aid card.

VP Thresholds (game end)

Players	Points to Win
2	40
3	35
4	30