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Hanabi

Hanabi

Cooperate in silence with your team to launch the perfect fireworks show: five color series in ascending order without making mistakes.

Players
2–5
Playing time
25 min
Min. age
8+
Year
2010
Designer
Antoine Bauza
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TypeCooperative
ComplexityEasy
BGG7.0

Setup

Shuffle the 50 cards and deal 5 to each player (4 cards for 5 players).

Important: all players hold their cards facing their teammates, never seeing their own cards.

Place 8 information tokens (blue) and 3 error tokens (red) in the center of the table.

TURN STRUCTURE

  • On your turn, perform exactly ONE of the three possible actions.

AVAILABLE ACTIONS

Give a clue

Spend 1 blue token and tell a teammate ALL matching numbers or ALL matching colors in their hand

Play a card

Place a card from your hand on the board; if it's wrong, lose 1 red token

Discard a card

Recover 1 blue token by discarding a card from your hand

IMPORTANT RULES

  • Build 5 color series (red, yellow, green, blue, white) in order from 1 to 5

  • Clues must include ALL matching cards in the hand; you cannot lie or omit any

  • When the deck runs out, each player takes exactly one more turn and the game ends

ERROR TOKENS

  • If all 3 red tokens are lost, the game ends immediately in defeat

Victory conditions

Perfect score
The team wins by completing all 5 series for 25 points
Defeat
If all error tokens are lost or the deck runs out without completing the series, the final score determines the result

Frequently asked questions

How many players does Hanabi need?
2–5 players.
How long does a game of Hanabi last?
25 minutes.
What is the minimum age for Hanabi?
From 8 years old.

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