Board game publisher Stonemaier Games has announced Finspan, the latest game in the popular World of Wingspan series. Finspan includes over 150 cards, player mats, tokens, and an Automa solo mode, and releases January 22.
Finspan is a lighter game compared to 2019’s Wingspan and 2024’s Wyrmspan. It uses the same creature card and tableau building gameplay (“familiar-yet-different mechanics”), but turns the player boards vertically to represent depths of water.
Here’s the official description:
You are a marine researcher seeking to find and observe an array of aquatic life in the colorful Sunlight Zone, ghostly Twilight Zone, and pitch-black Midnight Zone of the world’s seas and oceans. In Finspan, the fish you discover over 4 weeks will generate a series of benefits as you dive deeper into the ocean.
Each dive site specializes in a key aspect of expanding your research:
- Grow your collection of fish.
- Discover freshly laid eggs.
- Hatch eggs into young and consolidate young to form schools.
The winner is the player with the most points gained from fish, eggs, young, schools, and achievements.
Finspan is designed by David Gordon and Michael O’Connell, and developed by original Wingspan designer Elizabeth Hargrave. Art by Ana Maria Martinez, Catalina Martinez, and Mesa Schumacher.
The rulebook is free to download (which includes key differences between Finspan and Wingspan).
Finspan supports 1-5 players and launches January 22, along with an optional deluxe token pack for eggs and young fish.
