Hanabi

Setup

1

Choose a Master as the game leader

The Master manages the game tiles - and keeps things running smoothly!

2

Place 8 clue tiles with the white side up on the table

3

Place 3 storm tiles with the star side up next to them

4

Leave the multicolored cards out for now

5

Card distribution: It's getting exciting ...

Each player receives 5 cards

With 4 players, each player gets 4 cards

Don't look at your own cards

6

Form a draw pile in the middle - face down, of course

7

Hold your cards face down, so only your fellow players can see them

8

And who starts? The Master, of course!

Goal

1

Form a stack in ascending order 1-5 for each color

2

When the draw pile is empty, the fun is over

3

Goal: Lay down as many cards as possible

4

In the ideal case, you manage to get all 5 number cards of each color together

5

Try to play as error-free as possible

In case of a mistake, a storm tile is turned over

On the third mistake, the game is over for you

Gameplay

1

Decide on one of three actions A, B, C and announce it loud and clear

No passing - you must choose one of the three actions

2

A: Give a clue...

Only possible if a white clue tile is free

Turn over a white clue tile

Choose a fellow player

Say a number or color

Point to ALL cards of the player that match the number or color

3

B: Discard a card...

Only possible if a black clue tile is free

Turn over a black clue tile

Place one of your cards visibly on the discard pile

Draw a new card, without looking at it

4

C: Play a card...

Place a card in the center of the table

Is there already a stack in the card's color?

Is your card the next higher number?

Then put it on the stack!

If not, to the discard pile and turn over a storm tile to lightning

No stack in the card's color yet?

If your card is a 1, start a new stack

Otherwise, to the discard pile and again turn over a storm tile to lightning

Draw a new card face down

5

A 5 laid on a color sequence?

Sequence complete! Turn a clue tile to white

6

All 5 color sequences complete?

Great, you have mastered the game!

Maximum points: 5 x 5 = 25 points

7

The last card from the draw pile drawn?

Then everyone has one more turn, including you. After your turn, scoring takes place

Add up the highest numbers of all color sequences

8

The third lightning turned over?

Oh no, that means the game is lost for you