Each player takes on the role of the Rainbow Fish, swimming from fish to fish to give away one glitter scale at a time and make friends.
The winner is the player who first manages to give one of their scales to all 9 fish.
Components
1 game board
1 Rainbow Fish figure
1 stand for the Rainbow Fish figure (Aufstellfuß)
1 special die
6 sets of 9 scale cards each
Setup
Insert the Rainbow Fish into the stand and place it on any space of the game board.
Each player chooses one set of scale cards in a colour of their choice, e.g. all 9 cards with the red frame. Return any unused sets to the game box.
Each player shuffles their 9 scale cards and places them face down in front of them, so that the glitter scale side is face up. The front of each scale card shows a coloured frame and a fish matching the spaces on the game board; the back shows a glitter scale.
Each player now draws 2 scale cards from their stack, turns them over, and lays them face up next to each other in front of them.
The youngest player takes the die and begins. Play then continues in turn order.
Playing the Game
On your turn, roll the die and move the Rainbow Fish in any direction by as many spaces as you rolled. Try to move onto spaces whose fish are lying face up in front of you. Then resolve the effect described below. After that, the next player takes their turn.
If the Rainbow Fish lands on a fish that is lying face up on one of your scale cards in front of you, you may place that card in the centre of the game board, with the glitter scale side face up. Then immediately draw a new scale card from your stack and lay it face up in front of you.
If the Rainbow Fish lands on a fish that is not lying face up in front of you, nothing happens.
Special Dice Symbols
Rainbow Fish symbol: If you roll the Rainbow Fish, it helps you and one of your fellow players. You and a fellow player of your choice may each place one of your face-up scale cards in the centre of the game board. Then you both draw one scale card from your stack.
Shark fin symbol: If you roll a shark fin, the dangerous shark appears! Your fish must now get to safety and cannot be given a glitter scale. You skip this round. Surely you will have more luck next time!
End of the Game
As soon as one of you places your last card in the centre of the game board, the game ends. That player is the winner.
