Slow routeAnchor Catch
Settle a boat and add one calm score chip.
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Set the board.
Chase the tide.
Chartroom Derby is a fictional tabletop fishing game concept: race a boat through the harbour board, draw a catch card, meet a scatter lane and finish beneath the Trophy Lamp.
Round format4 boats · 1 route · 1 open table
A single derby round
The route is
the story.
A straightforward four-part round keeps the fictional game easy to read at a table. No money, prizes, purchases or real-world fishing result is involved.
01
Launch a boat
Choose a fish token and place it at a starting buoy.
02
Follow the board
Move through a visible harbour route one clear action at a time.
03
Read the deck
Catch cards add a fictional choice, not a hidden outcome.
04
Light the lamp
Arrive at the last berth and count points together.
Board diagnostics
Six visible zones.
- Reef cove
- Catch cards
- Scatter lane
- Shared event
- Trophy berth
- Final tally
Three catch cards
Pull a card.
Keep a choice.
The deck is a story tool. Each card changes the next move in a visible, friendly way.
Slow route
Bright routeComet Catch
Take a short extra move without skipping a rule.
Forked routeDrift Catch
Choose a safe harbour point or one extra token.
Shared scatter lane
A little weather
for the table.
Scatter 01 / Fog bank
Every boat pauses at the next open buoy and the table chooses a new reading order.
Scatter 02 / Big wave
Move all tokens one route mark, then draw only one shared response card.
Scatter 03 / Bright gull
Trade one visible score chip for a bonus dock look-ahead.
Table pieces in view
Every piece has
a small job.
A physical board reads better when its tokens, bonus dock and host table each have their own visible place.
Fish-shaped fleet tokens
One bright bonus dock
Open score table
The bonus dock
Four small places
to make a move.
The dock gives a player one limited option. It keeps a turn playful without making the board hard to follow.
Fresh lure
Refresh one card in your hand.
Gold cup
Keep a score chip visible for a later tally.
Route view
Look ahead to the next marked harbour zone.
Quiet pass
Skip a scatter read and help another crew.
Trophy
LampFinal berth
LampFinal berth
Close the chartroom
Count together,
then pack kindly.
Every visible score chip is counted beside the board. No player relies on a private result.
If the table is unsure, the clear-table rule gives the benefit to shared reading and a calm replay.
Leave a quick note about the favourite fictional catch before packing the pieces away.