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Mermaid Rain
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Mermaid Rain

Designed by Keiji Kariya, Hitoshi Yasuda

Published by Gentosha Education, Z-Man Games

Casual Flow: 15 Min Teach

Players

3-6

Community Snapshot

Best with 4
Medium-Light complexity
~45 min
6.2 on BGG (421)
No text needed

Language Editions

EnglishJapanese

Categories

Exploration
Discover new areas, map unknown territory, and uncover surprises.

How It Plays

Hand Management

You have a hand of cards and deciding which to play, save, or discard is the core puzzle.

Set Collection

You're gathering matching groups of cards or tokens to score points — the more complete your sets, the better you do.

Tile Placement

You lay tiles on the table to build a map, landscape, or pattern — every piece you place changes the board.

About This Game

Mermaid Rain is a Japanese game from the makers of Train Raider. Over five rounds, players try to collect five different types of goods by moving around the sea. The game uses two phases: first is the "surf predicting" phase where players play melds of cards in a Taj Mahal-type mechanic.…

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Play Time

45 min

Complexity

2.2 / 5

Rating

6.2

Year

2003

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