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Fishtankus is an underwater word-building adventure game. The game takes place in a mysterious city beneath the sea, where two teams — the Sharks and the Squids — compete to build the most complete “noun group pyramid.” Each team collects word blocks from a treasure chest, adding details like which one, how many, what type, and where to expand their chosen head noun. The first team to finish their pyramid wins the round.
The gameplay focuses on creativity and understanding how words fit together. There are no points or timers — the goal is to think, reason, and experiment. Every word block adds to the pyramid, showing how a simple noun can grow into a rich, descriptive phrase. But the game isn’t all calm waters. Occasionally, a school of hungry piranhas swims by and snatches away part of a team’s pyramid, forcing quick thinking and a little bit of luck to stay ahead.
Fishtankus helps players learn the “royal order” of words in noun groups — determiners, quantifiers, describers, classifiers, and prepositional phrases. Teachers can use it as a warm-up for writing lessons or a team challenge to spark discussion about grammar and creative expression. It’s a clever mix of fun and learning, showing how small word choices can completely change the meaning and color of a sentence.