How to play Go Fish: First, remove any jokers from the deck of cards. Each player is dealt 7 cards per player. The remaining cards are placed faced down in a deck. Players take turns on each round selecting another player to ask for a card they would need to complete the set of 4.

How to play Go Fish: Decide who will go first, either by drawing cards and having the player with the lowest card go first or by another method, like flipping a coin. Deal Shuffle the cards and deal seven cards to each player. The player to the left of the dealer is the one who goes first. Place the remainder of the deck facedown on the table.

Starting with the youngest player and moving clockwise, the player asks one of their opponents "Do you have a ____" The card requested should be one the player has in their hand. If the opponent has the card, they must give it to the player who earns a point for making a match. If the opponent does not have the card they say "Go Fish!"