Shallow Regrets Game Review

I recently received my copy of Deep Regrets by Judson Cowan, and I was am impressed with the quality and care that went into the development and production of that game. So, when I heard that Button Shy was following up with an 18-card version of the game called Shallow Regrets, I was instantly interested. On top of that, Mike Mullins designed a Shallow Regrets Solo Mode called The Fisher and the Frod, which will be covered in a separate review. My experience is based on a pre-Kickstarter prototype, so the standard caveat applies that the game and rules might change in the final versions.

Shallow Regrets: Living in a Fishbowl

Shallow Regrets pits two or three anglers against each other as they compete to catch trophy fish in six different shoals. Whoever catches the highest value of fish wins the game.

The cards get shuffled and are arranged facedown in two rows of three. Each card back features a different amount of shadow, representing the strength range that it will take to wrangle that particular fish.

During your turn, draw two cards from the shoals and choose which one you'd like to catch. As long as you have at least as many hook symbols (strength) showing on your caught fish as the strength value on the upper…

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