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Sea Salt & Paper

Bruno Cathala, Théo Rivière · Bombyx · 2022

A hand management card game where you pair origami-themed ocean cards to trigger special powers. When you feel confident, call a round end — but opponents get one more chance to outscore you. The push-your-luck timing creates perfect tension in a tiny box.

Players

2–4

Time

30 min

Ages

Difficulty

Light

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Why you'll like it

Beautiful origami-inspired card art
The round-ending gambit creates delicious tension
Plays in 20-30 minutes
Fits in a small box for travel
Easy to teach with real tactical depth

How it plays

Sea Salt & Paper is a card game with origami art. On your turn you draw a card and can play pairs of matching cards for their effects, like drawing more cards or stealing.

Cards score in different ways: some are sets, some are multipliers, and mermaids help you score colors. Once you have 7 points, you can end the round, but you're betting that you have the most. It's quick and clever.