Salmon Run

Find your way as a salmon traversing the waters of the Pacific Northwest. Brave the waters to return to where you were born, stay adaptable to reach your destination, and enrich the land along the way.

"Salmon Run" is a two-player deckbuilding game played over three rounds, each with a different objective—take inspiration from the mighty salmon, building your deck to be adaptable. It is one of the six games contained in PNW: Card Games Inspired by the Pacific Northwest, a collection of games playable with a standard deck of cards published in a hardcover book. You can find the book at https://gameswell.shop/ or as part of our ongoing Kickstarter for two Pacific-Northwest-themed decks of playing cards, which will be printed by the U.S. Playing Card Company.

PNW: Card Games Inspired by the Pacific Northwest is a fully illustrated book of six new card games featuring modern mechanics such as deck building, drafting, worker placement, and more for fans of card games, board games, and the Pacific Northwest.

All you need is a deck of cards to hunt with a pod of orcas, forage for tasty mushrooms, brave the swift rivers of the salmon run, and more.

Created and illustrated by Pacific Northwest locals as an ode to card games and the beauty of the PNW, these six games are a great way to dive into a world of fast and fun games with a familiar set of components. 

Game design by Thomas Cardwell. Illustrations by Megan Wyreweden. Photos by Megan Shinner. Editing by Kelly Walsh-Cardwell.