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Sushi Go Party!

A cute party game where you pick 1 menu card at a time and pass the rest of your hand to your neighbor, drafting your way to the best sushi buffet. Unlike the base game, you choose which card types make up the menu every game, so the same game plays differently each time.

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👥 2–8 players age 8+⏱️ 20 min🎯 weight 1/5

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Rules

Play runs exactly like «Sushi Go!», but you build the menu yourself every game. You use only 8 of the 22 card types, so a different menu makes a very different game. A score track and pawns are in the box, so there is no paper to keep either.

Edition: Base game (based on the official Gamewright rulebook) — 2-8 players, a standalone gameChecked against one official rulebook · other edition pending

What is the same as the original

The drafting structure — everyone picks 1 card at the same time, reveals together, and passes the rest of the hand to the left — and the 3 rounds are the same as in «Sushi Go!». This guide covers only what changed.

Components — 22 card types

Component	Count
Cards	181
Menu tiles	22
Pawns	8
Game board	1 (with the score track on it)

Category	Card types	Count
Nigiri	Nigiri (always used)	12
Rolls	1 of maki roll · temaki · uramaki	12 each
Appetizers	3 of tempura · sashimi · dumpling · eel · tofu · onigiri · edamame · miso soup	8 each
Specials	2 of chopsticks · soy sauce · tea · menu · spoon · special order · takeout box · wasabi	3 each
Desserts	1 of pudding · green tea ice cream · fruit	15 each

The menu has 8 slots

1 nigiri + 1 roll + 3 appetizers + 2 specials + 1 dessert = 8 types, slotted into the game board as menu tiles. Only those 8 types appear in that game. Each tile has its scoring printed on it, so there is nothing to memorize.

What is different ① You choose the menu

The rulebook lists 8 tested combinations, each with a name. It is best to use them as they are at first.

Suggested menu	Character
My First Meal	For first-time players. The mellowest of them
Sushi Go!	The same line-up as the original «Sushi Go!»
Party Sampler	A taste of the cards that are new to this game
Master Menu	For people who know «Sushi Go!» and want to think
Points Platter	A combination that scores big
Cutthroat Combo	Heavy interaction — you get in each other's way
Dinner for Two	Works well with 2 players
Big Banquet	Works well with 6-8 players

Once you are used to it, mix as you like. The rulebook says any combination is fine.

Some cards have player count limits

Cards are marked «2-5 players only», «3-8 players only», or «2-6 players only». Check that your menu fits your player count. In a 6-8 player game you flip the maki roll menu tile over and use its 6-8 player scoring.

What is different ② Setup and dealing out the desserts

1Put the game board in the middle. Each player picks a color and puts their pawn on space 0 of the board.
2Decide on the 8 card types for this game and put the matching menu tiles into the slots on the board.
3Put the chosen dessert cards aside in their own face-down pile next to the board.
4Shuffle all 7 other types together into a face-down deck and put it next to the board.

Only a set number of desserts is shuffled in each round

In the original, the puddings were in the deck from the start. Here you shuffle a set number of dessert cards into the deck before each round. Desserts therefore get scarcer as the game goes on.

Round	2-5 players	6-8 players
Round 1	5 cards	7 cards
Round 2	3 cards	5 cards
Round 3	2 cards	3 cards

In a 2-5 player game the 5 leftover dessert cards are not used.

Players	Cards dealt to each player
2-3 players	10
4-5 players	9
6-7 players	8
8 players	7

What is different ③ The new cards

The exact scoring is printed on the menu tiles. Here we only describe what each card is like, which is what you need when putting a menu together.

The 3 rolls	Character
Maki roll	The same as the original. Icons decide first and second place
Temaki	The most scores plus points, the fewest scores minus points. It swings both ways, like pudding
Uramaki	A race — you score by the order in which you reach 10 icons

Notable appetizers	Character
Eel	One card is minus points, two or more is a big plus. Half a gamble
Tofu	One or two score, three or more score 0. You have to know when to stop
Onigiri	The more different shapes you collect, the more it grows — squared
Edamame	Scores more for every opponent holding edamame
Miso soup	If anyone else plays a miso soup on the same turn, both are discarded

Notable specials	Character
Menu	Draw 4 cards from the deck, play 1, and return the rest
Spoon	Name a card and the first player to your left holding it gives it to you. The spoon goes into that player's hand
Special order	Copies another card you played on the same turn
Takeout box	Flips cards you already played so each is worth 2 points
Soy sauce	Scores if you have the most differently colored cards at the end of the round
Tea	Scores per card in your biggest set of a single color at the end of the round

Tofu1 cardscoresTofu2 cardsTofuscores moreTofu3 cardsTofuTofu0 points

Tofu scores nothing from the third card on, and a single eel is a penalty. These are the «know when to stop» cards the original did not have.

Rules people get wrong

Q. Do I need the original «Sushi Go!»?

No. This is a standalone game with many more cards. Pick the «Sushi Go!» menu and you get the original line-up.

Q. If I only buy one, which one?

Party is close to a superset. It plays 2-8, includes a score track, and offers many combinations. The box is bigger, though, and choosing a menu takes time. For travel or for playing with small children, the original is better.

Q. Do I have to build a new menu every game?

No, the suggested combinations in the rulebook work as they are. For your first few games we recommend «My First Meal» or «Sushi Go!».

Q. Why does the number of desserts change each round?

If the desserts piled up in the later rounds, the choices in the early rounds would not matter. The most go in for round 1 so the competition for desserts starts right away.

Q. Why are there two scoring tables for maki rolls?

In a 6-8 player game you flip the menu tile over and use the 6-8 player scoring, because more players mean more icons in total.

Q. Can the spoon ask for any card at all?

It has to be a card on that game's menu. The first player to your left holding it gives it to you, and the spoon goes into their hand.

History and editions

Item	Detail
Designer	Phil Walker-Harding
Publisher	Gamewright, 2016
Original	«Sushi Go!», 2013
Players	2-8 — the original was 2-5

Sources

Official Gamewright rulebook (Sushi Go Party!, English)Wiki cross-check — Wikipedia: Sushi Go!

Rule summaries are reference content written by us, not quotations from the official rulebook. Always check the official rulebook for exact rules. Diagrams are original schematics, not rulebook illustrations.

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Last updated 2026-09-14

💡 Master tip

When an opponent has picked up one tempura, taking the remaining tempura yourself so they never make the pair is the kind of draft blocking that matters.

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