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- Sushi Go!
How to score Sushi Go!
Score every plate at the end of each of the three rounds: maki by who has the most, tempura and sashimi in sets, dumplings on a rising scale, nigiri on its own or tripled by wasabi. Puddings pay out once, at the very end. Keep it on the free Sushi Go score sheet below, or let Tabletales add it up.
- 2 to 5 players
- About 15 minutes
- 3 rounds, then puddings
- Highest total wins
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This is the real Scorepad, live: hands 1 to 3 are the rounds, hand 4 is the puddings. Tap any hand to change it.
Sushi Go!
- BGG #665
- About 15 min
A quick pick-and-pass card game: keep one card from your hand, pass the rest along, and build plates of sushi that score at the end of each of three rounds. Puddings wait for the very end.
Year, players, time and rank from BoardGameGeek.
How to play Sushi Go, in brief
Each round of Sushi Go! works the same way: keep one card from your hand, pass the rest along, and repeat until the cards run out. Dishes score after each of the 3 rounds, and the highest total wins.
- Deal a handDeal 10 cards each with 2 players, 9 with 3, 8 with 4 and 7 with 5.
- Pick one, pass the restEveryone picks a card at the same time and lays it face down. Reveal together, then pass your hand left.
- Use the helpersWasabi boosts your next nigiri. Chopsticks let you take 2 cards on a later turn: call “Sushi Go!”, then put the chopsticks in your hand to pass on.
- Score, then deal againScore your dishes and clear them away, but keep your puddings. After round 3, puddings score and the game ends.
Every dish scores its own way.
At the end of each round, everyone lays out the cards they kept and scores them dish by dish. Then the cards go, except the puddings: those stay in front of you until the game is over.
What each dish is worth
| Dish | Points |
|---|---|
| Maki rollsMost roll icons 6, second most 3. Ties split the points, remainder dropped; a tie for most means no second place | 6 / 3 |
| TempuraEach pair; a single tempura scores 0 | 5 |
| SashimiEach set of three; one or two score 0 | 10 |
| Dumplings1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 and more | 1, 3, 6, 10, 15 |
| NigiriEgg 1, salmon 2, squid 3; tripled on a wasabi you took first | 1 to 9 |
| Wasabi with no nigiri, chopsticks | 0 |
| Puddings, after round 3Most 6, fewest (even none) minus 6, ties split. Two players: no minus | +6 / −6 |
- Score each roundAfter the last card of a round is played, count everyone’s maki icons, sets, dumplings and nigiri.
- Share the makiThe most roll icons takes 6 and the second most 3. Tied players split the points evenly and drop any remainder.
- Only complete sets countTempura scores by the pair and sashimi by the three. A wasabi triples only the next nigiri you take after it.
- Keep the puddingsPuddings stay in front of you all game. After round 3, the most puddings take 6 and the fewest lose 6.
- Highest total winsAdd the three rounds and the puddings. A tie goes to whoever has more pudding cards.
Round 3 and the puddings: Priya wins by a point.
Three players, 9 cards each, the last round. After two rounds Mara has 40, You 38 and Priya 35. Priya grabs the most maki and a full set of sashimi. This is round 3, hand 3 on the Scorepad above; the puddings go in as hand 4.
| Player | Dish by dish | Round |
|---|---|---|
| You | 5 dumplings · maki with 3 rolls · one tempura · 2 puddingsDumplings, shared maki, a lone tempura: 15 + 1 + 0 | 16 |
| Mara | 3 dumplings · salmon on wasabi · 2 tempura · maki with 3 rolls · 1 puddingDumplings, nigiri, tempura, shared maki: 6 + 6 + 5 + 1 | 18 |
| Priya | 3 sashimi · maki with 5 rolls · squid · egg · chopsticks · 1 puddingSashimi, most maki, squid, egg: 10 + 6 + 3 + 1 | 20 |
Count the plates. Tabletales adds the rounds.
Tabletales is a scorepad and scrapbook for game night. In Sushi Go you count each round’s dishes at the table. Type each player’s round score, then the puddings at the end, and Tabletales adds up the total.
- A row for each roundLeave the game on Highest wins and switch to By hand: hands 1 to 3 for the rounds, hand 4 for the puddings. A lost pudding is a minus: tap ± and type 6.
- Type a round as you count itType each round’s score, or type it dish by dish (10 + 6 + 3 + 1) and Tabletales adds it up.
- Ties share the trophyTied players share the trophy. Sushi Go gives a tie to whoever has more puddings.
- And the night is keptSave it with who played and a photo of the plates. Each game gets a history: how often you play it, who with, and who holds the high score.
- Everyone who was there
- Photos from the table
- Sushi Go!, with its scores
Common Sushi Go! scoring mistakes
- Rounding up a splitTwo players tied for second maki share 3 points: 1 each, and the extra point is dropped.
- Scoring half a setOne tempura, or one or two sashimi, scores nothing.
- Tripling with a late wasabiWasabi only boosts a nigiri you take after it, one nigiri per wasabi.
- Clearing the puddings each roundPuddings stay in front of you and score once, after round 3. With two players nobody loses 6.
Sushi Go! scoring, answered
- How does scoring work in Sushi Go?
- At the end of each of the three rounds, score maki by who has the most icons, tempura by the pair, sashimi by the three, dumplings on a 1, 3, 6, 10, 15 scale, and nigiri by type. Puddings score once, at the end.
- How do puddings score in Sushi Go?
- After round 3, whoever has the most puddings scores 6 and whoever has the fewest, even none, loses 6. Tied players split the points. With two players nobody loses points.
- What happens if maki rolls tie in Sushi Go?
- Tied players split the points evenly and drop any remainder. If two players tie for most, they split the 6 and nobody scores second place.
Sushi Go! score sheet
Print one for the table: every dish for each of the three rounds, the puddings and the final, for up to five players.
Score another game
Sushi Go Party! changes some of this: tied players take the full maki and pudding points instead of splitting them, you need at least one maki card to score maki, and the dishes change from game to game. Rules checked on 19 October 2026 against Gamewright’s rules, UltraBoardGames and the Sushi Go Party! rules. Sushi Go! is a trademark of Gamewright. Tabletales is not affiliated with Gamewright.
Keep score tonight. Keep the night for good.
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