Go fish!

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How to play

A variation on 'Go Fish' where players try to make pairs that are 1 more, 1 less, 2 more, or 2 less and perform the related physical exercise.

• Each player gets 7 cards. The rest of the cards are placed in a pile in the middle.

• Players try to make pairs that are 1 more, 1 less, 2 more, or 2 less.

• If players can make a pair, they perform the corresponding exercises for 10 seconds:

  • Aces = Wild card, player assigning the exercise gets to choose

  • 2’s = squats

  • 3’s = wall sits

  • 4’s = front plank

  • 5’s = side plank L/R

  • 6’s = jumping jacks

  • 7’s = marching in place

  • 8’s = sit-ups/curl-ups

  • 9’s = squat jumps

  • 10’s = skier jumps side to side

  • Jacks = yoga tree pose

  • Queens = butterfly stretch

  • Kings = toe touches

• Once they can't make any more pairs, they can take turns to ask their opponent.

• If their opponent has a card of that number they must give it to the asking player.

• If they don't, they say 'Go Fish' and the player gets a card from the central pile of cards.

• Play continues until one player has no more cards left in their hand. They are the winner!

Variations

• Players try to make pairs with matching numbers.

• Players try to make pairs with total of 10.

• Vary the physical exercises.