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Overview

In Sunny Day Sardines, players collect colorful sardines and use them to fulfill orders. Complete orders to earn points and become Employee of the Month!

The player with the most points at the end of the game wins.

Setup

• Shuffle the Sardine Cards and Order Cards into separate decks.
• Deal 2 Sardine Cards to each player.
• Reveal 5 Sardine Cards to form the Market.
• Reveal 4 Order Cards to form the available orders.
• Randomly select a starting player.

Turn Overview

On your turn, perform ONE of the following actions:

1. Gather Sardines

Take exactly 2 fish from the face-up Market.

You may take:

• 2 cards showing 1 fish each.
• 1 card showing 2 fish.

Add the selected card(s) to your hand.

2. Complete an Order

Choose one face-up Order Card and discard Sardine Cards from your hand containing the required fish.

• You must provide the correct colors and quantities.
• Take the completed Order Card and place it face down in your scoring area.
• Each Order Card is worth the number of points printed on it.

Important: You may discard more fish than required because Sardine Cards cannot be split.

For example, you may discard two cards containing 2 pink fish each to complete an order requiring only 3 pink fish.

Order Types

Regular Orders

Require specific numbers of fish in specific colors.

Example: An order showing 2 blue and 2 orange fish requires at least 2 blue and 2 orange fish.

Special Orders

Require a specified number of fish, all of the SAME color.

You may choose any one color to complete the order.

Example: An order requiring 3 matching fish can be fulfilled with 3 blue, 3 green, 3 orange, or 3 pink fish.

Mixed Bag Orders

Require a specified number of fish, each of a DIFFERENT color.

Example: A Mixed Bag order requiring 3 fish can be fulfilled with 1 blue, 1 green, and 1 orange fish.

End of Turn

After your action:

• Refill any empty Market spaces with Sardine Cards from the deck.
• Refill any empty Order Card spaces with cards from the Order deck.
• If the Sardine deck runs out, shuffle the discarded Sardine Cards to create a new deck.
• If you have more than 6 Sardine Cards in your hand, discard down to 6 cards.

Play proceeds clockwise.

End of Game

The end of the game is triggered when the FINAL Order Card from the draw deck is revealed and placed in the Order display.

Finish the current round so that every player has taken an equal number of turns.

Scoring

Add together the point values of all your completed Order Cards.

The player with the most points wins!

Tiebreakers

If two or more players have the same score:

1. The player with the most completed Order Cards wins.
2. If still tied, the player with the most fish remaining in their hand wins.
3. If still tied, the players share the victory.

Quick Reference

• On your turn: Gather 2 fish OR complete 1 order.
• Market: 5 face-up Sardine Cards.
• Orders: 4 face-up Order Cards.
• Hand limit: 6 Sardine Cards at the end of your turn.
• Regular Orders: Match the specified fish colors.
• Special Orders: Fish must all be the same color.
• Mixed Bag Orders: Fish must all be different colors.
• Game End: Final Order Card revealed; finish the round.
• Winner: Most points from completed orders.