Hanabi, the Japanese word for fireworks, is about putting on the best possible firework show for your audience. The game is played with a deck of cards consisting of numbers 1-5, each of which in 5 different colors. Each player is dealt a hand of 5 cards, but the catch is they may not look at them. Instead, the players hold the cards facing their fellow players. Players must give each other clues and use some good old fashioned deduction to play their cards correctly. Players will need to collectively play their cards in increasing order, and by color. The game ends when either the players have completed all 5 sets, run out of cards in the draw deck, or made three errors during the game. They then total their score and see how close they are to a perfect 25.
J**S
Four Stars
Great game! My only complaint is the cards were covered in glitter.
D**R
Fun family game
We bought this game to play with our *7 year old son*. The rules were easy to understand, we were playing the game 10 mins after opening. We found the game exciting and challenging. We love that there is a way, included, to make the game a bit more challenging. It took us about 35 mins to play a game, I am sure it will get quicker once we have played it a few times.*Our son does really well with playing games and can understand games such as Catan, Pandemic and Dead of Winter. I only say that so you know his level of gaming competence.*
C**E
Great cooperative game for adults and families
I love this little game and have played it with two, three and four players. While the dynamics change with different numbers of players I've enjoyed playing it with all numbers. Everyone I've played it with has enjoyed it.It's a great cooperative game and challenges your communication skills and memory. You don't see your own hand of cards but instead have to rely on clues given to you by the other players. While I've only played with with other adults, I imagine it would also be a good family game because you can adapt the amount of subtle hints you give depending on the easiness of game you want and everyone works together.While the aim is to get as many points as you can (max. 25 points) you can just aim to beat your last score rather than declaring the game a simple win or lose. I also really enjoy cooperative games.While the rules are simple, it's more challenging to do well at than it would first seem. Would highly recommend people try.I bought this German version and found an English translation off the internet. Because the cards don't have writing on it doesn't matter if you can't read German.
J**2
Fascinating game - great value
Fantastic game. Simple concept but so many variants that increase the complexity and allow the game to be played over and over and still be challenging.Have been playing the two player version pretty much every day since Christmas, working our way through the variants listed on the Hanabi Live forum.Lovely cards too.Things to note -There are nine clue tokens provided but only eight are needed for the game.Yes, the instructions are in German. You can easily get the English version online.You can also find academic papers online on the game theory of this fascinating game.
A**R
Harder than it seems - but great
Really enjoyed this little card game. The premise is simple, yet effective, in that you cant see your own hand but only other players. You then have to communicate this with strict clues so that they can play their cards correctly. Too many mistakes and its game over. OK, so the fireworks theme isn't particularly strong, more a mechanism for the game, but this is a really neat, easy to learn and quick to play little co-op game. This version comes with the additional "rainbow" colour and although the instructions are in German, a quick visit to BGG allows you to download english rules in PDF format. Brilliant fun for sub £10.
Z**Y
German Instructions: Fine if you already know how to play or can find an instruction PDF.
THIS GAME HAS GERMAN INSTRUCTIONS: That was fine for me, but might not be fine for you. The actual gameplay is number based, and no german knowledge is required once the (very simple) rules are known.With that having been said, what a fun little game. It is very easy to learn, not at all easy to master, and you can change how hard it is by adding in the included wilcards. The gameplay changes quite a bit as more players are added, and a good laugh is often had over mistakes when playing with a group. The game still feels fun with two, and the non-competitive, quite zen nature of this game makes it a perfect de-stresser between more competitive games.
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