Kayanak

Punch real holes in the ice and fish out steel balls with a magnetic rod before the other Inuit fishers do.

👥 2–4 players⏱ approx. 15 min🪄 Rules in 5 min5+

Kinderspielepreis 1999★ 5.7 · BGG #6,591

Who it's for

Young kids who love hands-on, sensory games with a real physical gimmick to punch through.

Not for you if…

You want a game with lasting reusable components, since punching new ice sheets is part of every fresh session.

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Vibe's take

tactile, satisfying, playful, sensory, lighthearted

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About this game

Kayanak turns your kitchen table into an ice floe. A paper sheet stands in for the frozen surface, and you punch actual holes in it to go fishing for steel balls hidden underneath, guided by a magnetic rod and whatever dice tell you to do that turn. Big fish score more than small ones, but landing on the wrong ice floe or drifting too far in the cold can cost you a turn entirely. It is tactile in a way few games manage, genuinely satisfying to physically punch through the ice, and quick enough to fish for round after round.

Physically punch through paper iceMagnetic fishing rodBig fish score more

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