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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
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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