Shallow Regrets: The Fisher and the Frod Expansion Review

Shallow Regrets: The Fisher & the Frod: Fishing with Frogs

The Fisher & The Frod leverages Frod—a froglike character from the base Deep Regrets game—as an automa player so that you can play Shallow Regrets solo. He doesn't use any of the fish abilities, instead having his own deck of cards that dictate which fish he catches and what abilities you'll be subject to.

Each card features a symbol to point at which shoal Frod begins fishing in, and he will continue fishing clockwise until he reaches a shoal with a strength range compatible with his current strength. For example, if he has a strength of three, he will automatically catch a fish in his indicated shoal, even if the specific fish has a difficulty of five. This is because when the card was facedown, it had a range between 3-5, and Frod's strength is covered in that range.

Frod's abilities are powerful and devastating, so keeping his caught fish exhausted becomes a key part of the strategy. You may be forced to only be able to catch foul fish, or he might use a stick of dynamite to catch one fish and remove the others from the game. The fewer abilities he uses during the game, the better chance you have at winning.

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