Mermaid Rain is a treasure collecting game. It has a card play mechanic that you go around a person at a time until someone passes. Hands are ranked and the high hand goes first then next, etc. Also, each hand you build gives you another special power as well. ex. 4 of a kind beats 3 of a kind...and by getting 3 of a kind you get a bonus treasure or something like that. After you get player order, you draft ocean tiles and then move to collect treasure...there is an advantage to going first most of the time. The game is quick at each player being the start player once and actually seemed to end a little too soon. I would happily play it again but would not buy it.