# Hanabi

Hanabi is a board game for 2–5 players. It plays in 25 minutes and is meant for ages 8 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 4. It is rated 6.6 out of 10 by 192 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $9.35 (United States).

- **Players:** 2–5 (best with 4)
- **Playing time:** 25 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 8+
- **Complexity:** 1.7 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2010
- **Categories:** Deduction, Card Game, Memory
- **Mechanics:** Cooperative Game, Hand Management, Set Collection, Memory, Communication Limits, Ordering
- **Ludoya rating:** 6.6 out of 10, from 192 reviews
- **Owned by:** 432 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 6,459
- **Unique players:** 1,287

**Designers:** Antoine Bauza

**Artists:** Gérald Guerlais, Antoine Bauza, Laura Michaud, Albertine Ralenti

**Publishers:** Cocktail Games, Les 12 Singes, ABACUSSPIELE

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gamers Guild AZ | 9.35 $ | https://gamersguildaz.com/products/hanabi |
| Atomic Empire | 10.39 $ | https://www.atomicempire.com/Item/136221 |
| Cardhaus Games | 10.99 $ | https://www.cardhaus.com/hanabi/ |
| Miniature Market | 11.99 $ | https://www.miniaturemarket.com/rnr869.html |
| 401 Games | 13.95 $ | https://store.401games.ca/products/hanabi |
| Rampi Games | 11.99 € | https://www.rampigames.com/juego-de-mesa/hanabi/ |
| Good Games | 15.49 $ | https://www.goodgames.com.au/products/hanabi |
| Zatu Games | 8.75 £ | https://zatu.com/products/hanabi |
| Spelexperten | 115 kr | https://www.spelexperten.com/sallskapsspel/kortspel/hanabi.html |
| TLAMA games | 259 Kč | https://www.tlamagames.com/deskove-hry/hanabi/ |
| Gameology | 17.95 $ | https://www.gameology.com.au/products/hanabi |
| Games Empire | 17.99 $ | https://gamesempire.com.au/products/hanabi |
| Travelling Man | 9.99 £ | https://travellingman.com/products/hanabi |
| Ludifolie | 11.9 € | https://www.ludifolie.com/604-hanabi.html |
| La Gameria | 11.95 € | https://gameria.es/juegos-de-mesa/hanabi-331.html |
| BoardGames.BG | 12.5 € | https://boardgames-bg.com/hanabi-french-refreshed-edition.html |
| Jugar x Jugar | 12.95 € | https://www.jugarxjugar.com/shop/familiares/221-hanabi-8435407630642.html |
| El Nucli | 12.99 € | https://www.elnucli.es/products/hanabi |
| World of Board Games | 159 kr | https://www.worldofboardgames.com/hanabi-sve |
| Alphaspel | 159 kr | https://alphaspel.se/491-bradspel/37237-hanabi-en |
| Fantasiapelit | 14.3 € | https://www.fantasiapelit.com/index.php?main=ai&kat=single&mista=indeksi&etsittava=_148026 |
| Pelipeikko | 14.95 € | https://pelipeikko.fi/fi/lautapelit/2657-hanabi-nordic |
| Poromagia | 15.95 € | https://lautapelit.poromagia.com/fi/catalogue/hanabi_6174/ |
| Spilforsyningen | 119.95 kr | https://spilforsyningen.dk/products/hanabi-dansk |
| Cogs Toys and Games | 35.95 € | https://www.cogstoysandgames.ie/products/hanabi-deluxe |

## Expansions

- [Hanabi: Master Artisan Expansion](https://www.ludoya.com/games/hanabi-master-artisan-expansion)
- [Hanabi: Black Powder Expansion](https://www.ludoya.com/games/hanabi-black-powder-expansion)
- [Hanabi: Avalanche de couleurs](https://www.ludoya.com/games/hanabi-avalanche-de-couleurs)
- [Hanabi: ¡Gana o explota!](https://www.ludoya.com/games/hanabi-gana-o-explota)

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## Rules questions

### Can I look at the fronts of the cards in my hand?

No — players MUST NOT look at the fronts of the cards they were dealt; you hold them so others can see the fronts while you only see the backs (page 2).

### What exactly am I allowed to say when I give information — can I say a color and a number at once?

You may give only one type of information on your turn: either a single color or a single value, and you must clearly point to the card(s) concerned (page 2).

### If a player has multiple cards of the same color or number, do I have to indicate all of them?

Yes — information must be complete: if a player has, for example, two green cards you must point to BOTH green cards, not just one (page 2).

### Can I tell someone “you have none” of a color or number, or point to nothing as a clue?

No — the informer must point to the actual card(s) being referenced, so saying someone has zero of something or pointing to nothing is not allowed (page 2).

### What happens if I play a card that doesn’t fit the fireworks?

If a played card cannot begin, add to, or complete a firework it is discarded and you remove the top black fuse token to the lid (and the third fuse placed ends the game as a loss) (page 2).

### How do we regain information tokens, and how does the game end and get scored?

You regain a blue token by discarding a card (it returns a token to the table) or as a bonus when a firework is completed (playing a 5 returns a token if not already full); the game ends immediately on the third fuse (loss), immediately if all fireworks are completed (25 points), or after the final round when the deck is exhausted, and scoring is the sum of the highest card for each firework (page 2).

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/hanabi)
- [Hanabi in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/hanabi)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/98778)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-19. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._