🎴 Overfished! – The Card Game by VeriFish
“Overfished!” is a fun and educational card game created by VeriFish to promote ocean literacy and responsible seafood choices in a playful way.
With comic-style illustrations and easy-to-learn gameplay, players explore the sustainability of real marine species and learn how fishing practices impact our oceans. The game uses infographic-style design to highlight key sustainability indicators, helping players understand what makes a fishery more (or less) sustainable.
Perfect for:
Classrooms & school projects
Aquariums & visitor centres
Public engagement events & outreach programmes
🎯 What’s in the Box?
The game includes 56 playing cards, divided into:
20 Species Cards
🦪4 Mussels
🐟 4 Skipjack
🐠 4 Sardines
🐡 4 Plaice
🦐 4 Northern Prawn32 Action Cards
💥 4 Attack
🧯 6 Defuse
🎁 4 Favour
🔮 5 Alter the Future
🔄 4 Shuffle
⏩ 4 Skip
✋ 5 Nope4 Fishbone Cards
🧠 Why It Matters
“Overfished!” encourages kids and families to think critically about where their seafood comes from—and why that matters. It’s a great tool for building awareness around the environmental, social, and nutritional dimensions of seafood sustainability.
Available in 7 languages
Downloadable as a free printable PDF
Also available via the VeriFish app