when was go fish card game invented?
History Of The Go fish Card Game. The Go Fish card game was invented in 1984 by an 8 year old boy from Buffalo, New York but different variations of Gofish had been played even before that in China. Although accredited to a New Yorker kid in 1984, Go fish was actually first invented and played by the Chinese over a hundred years ago in China. Various versions of the Go Fish card game are still played in different countries around the world, including China which have their own spin on the rules and gameplay.