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(→‎End game: This part is wrong. It could be rewrited though. Keeping a 5 for the last turn is never better than discarding outside of 5-flamboyants.)
 
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For the rules of hanabi, see <b>[[Gamehelphanabi|GameHelpHanabi]]</b>
Refer to '''[https://en.doc.boardgamearena.com/Gamehelphanabi#Definitions Game Help Definitions]'''


== General ==
== Thinking ==


=== On BGA, there is no one set strategy (convention) to be played ===
* Check visible cards, including played and discarded to determine the focus and the meaning of a clue.
** e.g. you are given a '''2''' clue. You see {{Hr|2}} was played and the second {{Hr|2}} is in another hand. Therefore the clue means "'''2'''s which are not red".
** e.g. you are given a '''4''' clue that marks only your chop. You see no '''4'''s have been discarded and no '''4'''s on the chop of the players next to you. Therefore the clue means "this '''4''' is playable".


* If people start playing different conventions in one game, the game is doomed to fail.
== Cluing ==
* It is a good idea to discuss before the game which conventions you will be using.


* The strategies explained in this guide all have one goal in mind:
* '''Don't mark trash cards''' (a.k.a. "good touch" rule).
** to get the highest possible score, in the most amount of games.
* Save unique cards as the first priority.
* There are people who find score less important, and want to challenge themselves logically, or "just want to have fun".
** Look ahead for unique cards on chop. ''Sometimes more than one player must help to save consecutive unique cards.''
** Again, communication in advance of the game is key.
* With few {{Hclue}}, work out which players need them.
* Consider how the receiver can interpret your clue.


=== The ideal game ===
== Discarding ==


* Imagine this 'ideal' game.
* Trust your teammates to manage your cards.
* You play with 3 players and reach the maximum score of 25 points (five colour game).
* When there is nothing urgent to clue, don't be afraid to discard! Discarding is often the best move for the team.
* At the end, there will be (at least) 12 cards left in the hands of the players, (at least) 1 clue token available and 25 cards will have been played.
* This means, that from the 50 cards of the deck, (50 - 25 - 12 =) 13 cards have been discarded and converted into clue tokens.
* You get 8 clue tokens at the start, and you will have gotten a 5 clue tokens from playing the {{card|=5}}s.
* This means that in the entire game, there were 13 (discards) + 8 (start) + 5 (completing a colour) - 1 (token left at the end) = 25 clue tokens available for playing.


* On average, this means 1 clue token per 1 playable card. No matter what variant you play, you will end up with roughly this number.
== Playing ==
** ''Worst:'' 5 player game, with players that have 4 cards in their hands, playing 5 colours.
*** This gives 22 tokens for 25 cards = 0.88 clue token per card.
** ''Best:'' 2 player game, with players that have 6 cards in their hands, playing 6 colours.
*** This gives 35 tokens for 30 cards = 1.17 token per card.


* The strategies below are based on an optimisation of economical use of the clue tokens.
* When multiple cards are marked, determine the focused card. ''Each clue only has one focused card.''
* The strategies below are only the basic elements of the convention generally played at BGA.
* Logically playable cards are marked at the earliest opportunity, so the leftmost card is assumed to be the focus of play clues ''(where no other cards are known to be playable)''.
* By combining them and using some logical extrapolations one can derive moves which are even more advanced.
* There are also groups of players on BGA and elsewhere who play with quite different convention sets, where each set has its advantages and downsides.


== Basics ==
== Triggering the final round ==


* Before all other rules, every player must look at what cards they can see, and deduce what cards in a clue must be or cannot possibly be.
* Sometimes a specific player should draw the last card to maximise the score.
** Blindly following the other basic rules without checking for impossible cards will result in mistakes.
* Giving empty clues (e.g. "you have no red card") can help to manage which player draws last card.
** This is critically important with the played and discarded cards, because everybody can see the same things, and so people will give clues knowing that you have this information.
*** ''For example:'' if the played red stack is up to 3, and there is a {{card|=2|background=#324|colour=red|size=1.5}} in the discard pile, then you know that you cannot be holding a {{card|=2|background=#324|colour=red|size=1.5}}, so when somebody gives you a clue of {{card|=2}}s, you should read it as "these cards are {{card|=2}}s which are not red" and think about whether that changes the way you interpret the clue.
*** If you can narrow it down to one or two cards, the clue might mean something other than '''play now'''.


=== Basic Rule #0 (thinking) ===
{{infoBox |maxWidth=650
|title=Last card example
|body='''{{HDeck|1}}''' {{Hr|5}} {{Hy|5}} {{Hg|3}} {{Hb|4}} {{Hw|5}}
{{cardholder|{{Hr|3}}{{Hy|1}}{{Hg|1}}{{Hb|5|n=|c=}} |Bob 🡲}}
{{cardholder|{{Hg|2}}{{Hr|1}}{{Hg|4|n=|c=}}{{Hg|5|n=|c=}} |Cathy 🡲}}


* '''After you receive a clue, look for every visible card of that type.'''
* Alice and Bob both give empty clues ''e.g. "to Cathy: you have no white card"''.
* '''Before following other rules, think about whether this changes the meaning.'''
* Cathy plays {{Hg|4}} and draws the last card.
* If there isn't an obvious meaning to the clue, then continue. It is unlikely to be anything complicated.
* Alice discards, Bob plays {{Hb|5}} and Cathy plays {{Hg|5}}.
}}


* The basic game plays with 50 cards: 10 for each colour.
== Skip ==
* If you want to get the maximum score of 25 points, you need to play 25 cards.
* Some of the cards are left in the players hands at the end of the game.
** Depending on the number of players, this will be 8, 12, 12, or 15 (for 2p, 3p, 4p, and 5p respectively).
** This means in the entire game, there are 17, 13, or 10 cards that can be discarded for clues.
* You also get 8 clue tokens at the start and 4 usable clues from suite completion, making the total number of clues in the entire game 29, 25, or 22.
** This gives the logical conclusion that you can not clue the colour AND number for every card in your hand, because there are simply not enough clues.
* It is therefore paramount, that only useful cards are clued.
* If you mark a card that you know will not be played, it will cost another clue (-1) to make your team mate discard that card to gain a clue (+1), which is a net result of 0.
* If the card is not marked, your team mate will discard it eventually to gain a clue (+1), which is a net result of +1.


=== Basic Rule #1 (cluing) ===
* When a player gives a clue that could have been given by one of the skipped players, it means '''the skipped players have a better move than to give the clue that was used to skip'''.
* Skipping should be avoided unless there is a good reason.


Every card that is marked, is either
{{infoBox |maxWidth=650
# (a) useful card(s) to be saved (interpret it as '''hold to play later'''), or
|title=A bad skip / steal
# a useful card to be played (interpret it as '''play now''').
|body=&ZeroWidthSpace;
#* Therefore: '''never mark useless cards'''
* Alice skips Bob to clue Cathy red.
{{Hr}} {{Hy|3}} {{Hg|3}} {{Hb|3}} {{Hw|3}}
{{cardholder|{{Hr|2}}{{Hy|1}}{{Hw|1}}{{Hb|3}} |Alice 🡲}}
{{cardholder|{{Hb|1}}{{Hy|5}}{{Hw|5}}{{Hb|4}} |Bob 🡲}}
{{cardholder|{{Hr|1|c=}}{{Hw|4}}{{Hw|4}}{{Hw|3}} |Cathy 🡲}}


* Most hanabi players on BGA play by this main rule.
* If Alice discarded instead, Bob would have clued Alice red to finesse {{Hr|1}} and {{Hr|2}}.
* So when a clue is given, ask yourself "Is this clue to save something"?
}}
** If not, it is to get played.
* Saving cards is important because there are only 2 cards of value {{card|=2}}, {{card|=3}}, and {{card|=4}} in each suit, and only 1 card of value {{card|=5}}.
* To not get stuck on that colour it is urgent to keep the last copy of a card safe (prevent from discarding it).
 
* The game interface puts every new card you draw on the left-hand side of your hand.
* This means, the left-most card is the newest card, which makes your right-most card automatically the oldest.
* If a card has been in your hand for a long time, and you have not been given a clue that marks it, it is logical that it is a useless card and safe to discard.
 
=== Basic Rule #2 (discarding) ===
 
* '''Discard first what you know is useless (like a clued {{card|=1}} when all {{card|=1}}s are already played).'''
* '''After that: discard your oldest (right-most) un-clued card.'''
 
* ''Note:'' this rule is already a bit tricky.
** At the start of the game, every card can be considered equally old.
** This is where personal preference of players starts to matter.
 
* Another result from the newest --> oldest order, is the interpretation of multiple marked cards.
* When you haven’t been clued a certain kind of clue (call it "X"), while there were tokens, and right after you draw a card, you receive a "X" clue on multiple cards including the newest and you can identify it as a play clue (see Basic Rule 1), you can logically deduce that the newest (left-most) card is the one to play.
* If an older card was "the playable card", it would probably have been clued earlier – provided you can identify your teammates did have the opportunity to give the same clue earlier.
* The logical conclusion must be that the card in the leftmost slot was the card your team have been waiting for (the "wait factor"), and you happened to draw it.
 
=== Basic Rule #3 (playing) ===
 
* '''If the wait factor is validated, play the newer (left-most) clued card'''
* So most people on BGA expect you to '''only''' play the clued card on the left.
The rest of the cards are just to be kept on your hand.
Beware that there are different approaches and not all players play by this convention.


=== Basic Rule #4 (triggering end of game) ===
Potential reasons for skipping players:
* Clue-giver is '''locked''' ''i.e. all cards are marked without any immediate plays.''
* Gain tempo to '''play''' ''e.g. skipped player(s) all have playable cards.''
* Gain tempo to '''clue''' ''e.g. skipped player(s) must give a fix clue.''
* Avoid a bad '''clue''' ''e.g. mark cards with good touch.''
* Ensure a good '''clue''' ''e.g. mark cards with good touch.''
* Cause a '''discard''' ''e.g. of a playable card so that its copy can be marked with good touch, or of trash.''
* Avoid a '''discard''' ''e.g. a double discard, or of nice-to-have (non-unique) cards.''


* Once all cards have been drawn, each player has one more play, including the player who drew the last card.
{{infoBoxes |maxWidth=650
* Therefore, it is often useful to delay the end of game by giving worthless or low value clues instead of discarding.
|title1=A good skip example 1
|body1={{Hr|1}} {{Hy|1}} {{Hg|1}} {{Hb|1}} {{Hw|1}}
{{cardholder|{{Hw|1}}{{Hy|2|n=}}{{Hw|2|n=}}{{Hr|2|n=}} |Bob 🡲}}
{{cardholder|{{Hw|2}}{{Hr|1}}{{Hb|2}}{{Hg|1}} |Cathy 🡲}}


=== Basic Example ===
* Alice skips Bob to give Cathy a blue clue so that a duplicate {{Hw|2}} is not marked.


Imagine the following starting situation:
|title2=A good skip example 2
<div style="display:flex;flex-flow:row wrap;gap:1rem;">
|body2={{Hr|1}} {{Hy|1}} {{Hg|1}} {{Hb|1}} {{Hw|1}}
{{cardholder|player=Table|arrow=
{{cardholder|{{Hw|1}}{{Hy|2|n=}}{{Hw|2|n=}}{{Hr|2|n=}} |Bob 🡲}}
|card1Background=red
{{cardholder|{{Hy|4}}{{Hw|2}}{{Hr|1}}{{Hb|2}} |Cathy 🡲}}
|card2Background=yellow
|card3Background=lightgreen
|card4Background=deepskyblue
|card5Background=white
}}


{{cardholder|player=Amy|cardBackground=#324
* Alice skips Bob to give Cathy a blue clue because Bob has let let {{Hb|2}} reach chop and does not want to mark it because he might hold a copy.
|card1=1|card1Colour=white
|card2=1|card2Colour=yellow
|card3=2|card3Colour=deepskyblue
|card4=2|card4Colour=yellow
|card5=2|card5Colour=deepskyblue
}}
}}


{{cardholder|player=Bob|cardBackground=#324
=== Additional interpretation ===
|card1=1|card1Colour=lightgreen
|card2=1|card2Colour=lightgreen
|card3=3|card3Colour=white
|card4=2|card4Colour=yellow
|card5=1|card5Colour=deepskyblue
}}


{{cardholder|player=Cat|cardBackground=#324
An additional finesse convention is that skipped player(s) cannot discard.
|card1=1|card1Colour=deepskyblue
* i.e. Alice can clue Cathy only if Bob has a play or should give another clue.
|card2=4|card2Colour=red
* If a skipped player has no marked playable cards and no good clue to give, they can blind play their newest, unmarked card.
|card3=4|card3Colour=white
* A clue-giver who causes unmarked play(s) purely from a skip is responsible for any misinterpretation.
|card4=3|card4Colour=red
|card5=3|card5Colour=lightgreen
}}
</div>


* Amy can clue {{card|=1}} to Bob. But that will mark both {{card|=1|background=#324|colour=lightgreen|size=1.5}}s, so it's not the best option.
{{infoBoxes3 |maxWidth=650
* Better is for Amy to clue Cat {{card|=1}}, or blue {{card|background=deepskyblue}}.
|title1=Example 1: unambiguous skip play
** ''If a blue {{card|background=deepskyblue}} clue is given, then Cat will not worry about the'' {{card|=1|background=#324|colour=deepskyblue|size=1.5}} ''in Bob's hand that is about to be discarded.''
|body1=&ZeroWidthSpace;
:: ''Both {{card|=1}} or blue {{card|background=deepskyblue}} clue only mark one card, so give equal information about the other cards in Cat's hand.''
* Alice skips Bob to give Cathy a '''1''' clue.


* Bob will clue {{card|=1}} to Amy.
{{Hr}} {{Hy}} {{Hg}} {{Hb}} {{Hw}}
* He knows that Cat prefers to play her {{card|=1}}.
{{cardholder|{{Hy|1}}{{Hy|2}}{{Hw|2}}{{Hr|2}} |Bob 🡲}}
* And Bob is the only person who can see that the {{card|=1}}s in both Amy's hand, and Cat's hand are different.
{{cardholder|{{Hw|2}}{{Hr|1|n=}}{{Hb|2}}{{Hr|4}} |Cathy 🡲}}


* Everyone will have to wait for {{card|=2|background=#324|colour=deepskyblue|size=1.5}} to be discarded, before the second {{card|=2|background=#324|colour=deepskyblue|size=1.5}} can be clued.
* Bob has no clue to give and no known play, so he '''blind plays his newest unmarked card'''.
* Everyone will also have to wait for {{card|=1|background=#324|colour=lightgreen|size=1.5}} to be discarded, before the second {{card|=1|background=#324|colour=lightgreen|size=1.5}} can be clued.
* {{Hy|1}} does not connect to '''1''', so Cathy interprets Bob's move as a skip play and plays {{Hr|1}}.
** Alternatively, when {{card|=1|background=#324|colour=red|size=1.5}} is drawn and clued, then both {{card|=1|background=#324|colour=lightgreen|size=1.5}}s may be clued, since all {{card|=1}}s will be played and all cards marked {{card|=1}} can be safely discarded.


So, the first four moves are:
|title2=Example 2: bluff
|body2=&ZeroWidthSpace;
* Alice to Cathy: this card is red.


1. Amy clues blue {{card|background=deepskyblue}} to Cat (7 clue tokens).
{{Hr|1}} {{Hy|1}} {{Hg|1}} {{Hb}} {{Hw}}
{{cardholder|{{Hb|1}}{{Hy|2}}{{Hw|2}}{{Hr|2}} |Bob 🡲}}
{{cardholder|{{Hy|4}}{{Hr|3|c=}}{{Hw|3}}{{Hb|2}} |Cathy 🡲}}


2. Bob clues {{card|=1}} to Amy (6 clue tokens).
* Cathy now knows her marked card {{Hr|3}} is playable.
* Bob does not see the connecting {{Hr|2}}, so assumes he has to play it now.
* Bob does not have a marked card that could be {{Hr|2}}, so Bob '''blind plays his newest unmarked card'''.
* {{Hb|1}} successfully plays and the bluff is revealed.
* Before Bob played, Cathy thought her marked card was {{Hr|2}}.
* After Bob plays, Cathy knows her marked card is any valuable red ({{Hr|3}}, {{Hr|4}} or {{Hr|5}}).


3. Cat plays {{card|=1|background=#324|colour=deepskyblue|size=1.5}} and draws {{card|=1|background=#324|colour=red|size=1.5}}.
|title3=Example 3: lie
|body3=&ZeroWidthSpace;
* Alice skips Bob to give Cathy a '''3''' clue.


4. Amy plays {{card|=1|background=#324|colour=white|size=1.5}} and draws {{card|=4|background=#324|colour=lightgreen|size=1.5}}.
{{Hr|2}} {{Hy}} {{Hg}} {{Hb}} {{Hw}}
{{cardholder|{{Hy|1}}{{Hy|2}}{{Hw|2}}{{Hr|2}} |Bob 🡲}}
{{cardholder|{{Hw|2}}{{Hr|3|n=}}{{Hb|2}}{{Hr|4}} |Cathy 🡲}}


The game now looks like this, with Bob to move:
* Bob has no clue to give and no known play, so he '''blind plays his newest unmarked card'''.
 
* In this convention, {{Hy|1}} does not connect to '''3''', so Cathy interprets as a bluff and her '''3''' is not playable.
<div style="display:flex;flex-flow:row wrap;gap:1rem;">
* This is a lie because {{Hr|3}} is playable.
{{cardholder|player=Table|arrow=|cardBackground=#324
* Instead, Alice should have discarded and allowed Bob to clue Cathy so that she knows her {{Hr|3}} is playable.
|card1Background=red
|card2Background=yellow
|card3Background=lightgreen
|card4=1|card4Colour=deepskyblue
|card5=1|card5Colour=white
}}
}}


{{cardholder|player=Amy|cardBackground=#324
== 2 Player strategy ==
|card1=4|card1Colour=lightgreen
|card2=1|card2Colour=yellow|clue2=1|clue2Colour=lightgrey
|card3=2|card3Colour=deepskyblue
|card4=2|card4Colour=yellow
|card5=2|card5Colour=deepskyblue
}}


{{cardholder|player=Bob|cardBackground=#324
==== <span style="color:{{r}};font:700 larger cursive;">Basic</span> ====
|card1=1|card1Colour=lightgreen
|card2=1|card2Colour=lightgreen
|card3=3|card3Colour=white
|card4=2|card4Colour=yellow
|card5=1|card5Colour=deepskyblue
}}
 
{{cardholder|player=Cat|cardBackground=#324
|card1=1|card1Colour=red
|card2=4|card2Colour=red
|card3=4|card3Colour=white
|card4=3|card4Colour=red
|card5=3|card5Colour=lightgreen
}}
</div>


5. Bob clues red {{card|background=red}} to Cat.
# Marked cards are not discarded.
# Unique cards are saved.
# Saves are given as late as possible.
# Play clue focus is the leftmost card.
# All known playable cards are played before discarding ''(including '''5'''s with flamboyants)''.
# Marked trash cards are corrected.


There are two possible continuations from here:
==== ''<span style="color:{{g}};font:700 larger cursive;">Intermediate</span>'' ====
{{infoBoxes |maxWidth=625
|title1=Basic Example: Option 1
|body1=
6. Cat plays {{card|=1|background=#324|colour=red|size=1.5}} and draws {{card|=5|background=#324|colour=yellow|size=1.5}}.


7. Amy plays {{card|=1|background=#324|colour=yellow|size=1.5}} and draws {{card|=3|background=#324|colour=yellow|size=1.5}}.
# Playable first copies are clued.
# Playable cards marked with both colour and number will play first.
# Last {{Hclue|1}} is only used to mark a unique or playable chop.
# Off-chop saves for consecutive unique cards.
# Double discards can be avoided with a stall clue.
#* empty clue
#* splash that marks no new cards
# Cards are played in clued order.
# Plays that lead to other plays are prioritised.
# Lower ranked cards are prioritised.
# Unique cards are splashed.
# Black Powder: {{Hk|1}} is only marked on chop unless all other '''1'''s (or {{Hk|2}}) are already played.


8. Bob discards {{card|=1|background=#324|colour=deepskyblue|size=1.5}} and draws {{card|=2|background=#324|colour=lightgreen|size=1.5}} (7 clues).
==== ''<span style="color:{{m}};font:700 larger cursive;">Advanced</span>'' ====


9. Cat clues {{card|=1}} to Bob (6 clues).
# Number clues that mark a non-unique chop are play clues.
#* e.g. with no '''3'''s discarded, play the left '''3'''.
# Black Powder: '''5'''s are marked with a playable {{Hk|5}} on chop. In a following turn the '''5''' to the left of {{Hk|5}} is marked with colour to play {{Hk|5}}.
# Before playing, a connecting card on chop can be marked.
# Flamboyants: consider not locking a hand with a 5 save.
# Avalanche: any card can be multicolor.
#* i.e. wait for negative multicolor on a {{Hr|5}} before playing as {{Hr|5}}.
# Scream discard = save the chop card (and move chop one slot to the left).
# 1-away from playable cards are splashed.
# Trash cards are discarded before being splashed.
# Already-marked trash cards are splashed.
# An early game '''4''' may be discarded.
# Black Powder: avoid discarding after an early game {{Hk|1}} or 5 save.
#* To allow consecutive {{Hk|1}} and colour 5 saves.


10. Amy discards {{card|=2|background=#324|colour=deepskyblue|size=1.5}} and draws {{card|=4|background=#324|colour=red|size=1.5}} (7 clues).
=== Early game ===


11. Bob plays {{card|=1|background=#324|colour=lightgreen|size=1.5}} and draws {{card|=5|background=#324|colour=deepskyblue|size=1.5}}.
# At least {{Hclue|3}} are used before the first discard.
# Black Powder: {{Hk|5}} is marked first if it is the leftmost '''5'''.
# '''2'''s are marked next.
#* Black Powder: {{Hk|4}} is marked if there are no other '''4'''s.
# '''1'''s are marked next.
#* With multiple marked unknown '''1'''s in your hand, consider first playing your '''1'''s or marking '''1'''s individually with colour.


12. Cat clues {{card|=2}} to Amy (6 clues).
=== Alternative strategy ===


And the game will look like this, with Amy to move:
# '''Any card may be saved''', including non-unique cards.
# Cards marked with a number are only splashed with colour:
## If a previously unmarked card is playable.
## As a stall clue.


<div style="display:flex;flex-flow:row wrap;gap:1rem;">
{{infoBoxes3
{{cardholder|player=Table|arrow=|cardBackground=#324
|title1=Clued misplay example
|card1=1|card1Colour=red
|body1={{Hr|1}} {{Hy|3}} {{Hg|3}} {{Hb|3}} {{Hw|3}}
|card2=1|card2Colour=yellow
{{cardholder|{{Hb|1}}{{Hr|1}}{{Hb|2}}{{Hr|4}}{{Hr|5}} |Bob 🡲}}
|card3=1|card3Colour=lightgreen
Discarded: {{Hr|4}}
|card4=1|card4Colour=deepskyblue
|card5=1|card5Colour=white
}}


{{cardholder|player=Amy|cardBackground=#324
* There are no misfires.
|card1=4|card1Colour=red
* Alice needs to save {{Hr|5}} and {{Hr|4}}.
|card2=3|card2Colour=yellow
* Alice to Bob: these 3 cards are red.
|card3=4|card3Colour=lightgreen
|card4=2|card4Colour=deepskyblue|clue4=2|clue4Colour=lightgrey
|card5=2|card5Colour=yellow|clue5=2|clue5Colour=lightgrey
}}


{{cardholder|player=Bob|cardBackground=#324
{{Hr|1}} {{Hy|3}} {{Hg|3}} {{Hb|3}} {{Hw|3}}
|card1=5|card1Colour=deepskyblue
{{cardholder|{{Hb|1}}{{Hr|1|c=}}{{Hb|2}}{{Hr|4|c=}}{{Hr|5|c=}} |Bob 🡲}}
|card2=2|card2Colour=lightgreen
Discarded: {{Hr|4}}
|card3=1|card3Colour=lightgreen|clue3=1|clue3Colour=lightgrey
|card4=3|card4Colour=white
|card5=2|card5Colour=yellow
}}


{{cardholder|player=Cat|cardBackground=#324
* Bob misfires {{Hr|1}} as {{Hr|2}}.
|card1=5|card1Colour=yellow
* Bob interprets this as a clued misplay to save the remaining red cards.
|card2=4|card2Colour=red|clue2Colour=red
|card3=4|card3Colour=white
|card4=3|card4Colour=red|clue4Colour=red
|card5=3|card5Colour=lightgreen
}}
</div>
Discarded: {{card|=1|background=#324|colour=deepskyblue|size=1.5}}{{card|=2|background=#324|colour=deepskyblue|size=1.5}}


|title2=Basic Example: Option 2
|title2=Scream discard example
|body2=
|body2={{Hr|1}} {{Hy|4}} {{Hg|2}} {{Hb|2}} {{Hw|2}}
6. Cat clues {{card|=1}} to Bob (5 clues). ''This move delays him playing the {{card|=1|background=#324|colour=red|size=1.5}}, but will make Bob more confident in discarding since he knows all the useless {{card|=1}}s.''
{{cardholder|{{HBack}}{{HBack}}{{HBack}}{{HBack}}{{HBack|5|{{y}}|n=|c=}} |Alice 🡲}}
{{cardholder|{{Hy|1}}{{Hg|5}}{{Hb|5}}{{Hw|5|n=}}{{Hr|5|n=}} |Bob 🡲}}


7. Amy plays {{card|=1|background=#324|colour=yellow|size=1.5}} and draws {{card|=5|background=#324|colour=yellow|size=1.5}}.
* There are {{Hclue|0}} but Alice needs to save {{Hb|5}} ''and'' {{Hg|5}}.
* Alice discards her chop + 1 = 3rd slot while she has {{Hy|5}} to play.
* Bob expected Alice to play their known playable card.
* Bob knows Alice could have discarded her chop to save his chop.
* Bob interprets Alice's move as moving his chop two places from his 3rd slot to 1st slot.
* Bob now has two unmarked unique cards saved and discards {{Hy|1}}.


8. Bob plays {{card|=1|background=#324|colour=lightgreen|size=1.5}} in slot 2 and draws {{card|=3|background=#324|colour=yellow|size=1.5}}.
|title3=Positional misplay example
|body3={{Hr|1}} {{Hy|3}} {{Hg|3}} {{Hb|3}} {{Hw|3}}
{{cardholder|{{Hr|1}}{{Hr|2}}{{Hr|3|n=|c=}}{{Hr|4|n=|c=}}{{Hr|5|n=|c=}} |Bob 🡲}}


9. Cat plays {{card|=1|background=#324|colour=red|size=1.5}} and draws {{card|=2|background=#324|colour=lightgreen|size=1.5}}.
* There are {{Hclue|0}} and no misfires.
* Alice really wants {{Hr|2}} to play so that Bob can play all his marked cards.
* Alice blind plays her second slot and causes a misfire.
* Bob interprets this as a clue for him to play the same position in his hand.
}}


10. Amy discards {{card|=2|background=#324|colour=deepskyblue|size=1.5}} and draws {{card|=4|background=#324|colour=red|size=1.5}} (6 clues).
{{infoBoxes
|title1=Splash correction example
|body1={{Hr|3}} {{Hy|2}} {{Hg|2}} {{Hb|2}} {{Hw|2}}
{{cardholder|{{Hr|4}}{{Hr|3|n=}}{{Hw|3|n=}}{{Hb|3|n=}}{{Hb|5|n=}} |Bob 🡲}}


11. Bob discards {{card|=1|background=#324|colour=deepskyblue|size=1.5}} and draws {{card|=5|background=#324|colour=deepskyblue|size=1.5}} (7 clues).
* Alice to Bob: these 2 cards are red.


12. Cat clues {{card|=2}} to Amy (6 clues).
{{Hr|3}} {{Hy|2}} {{Hg|2}} {{Hb|2}} {{Hw|2}}
{{cardholder|{{Hr|4|c=}}{{Hr|3|n=|c=}}{{Hw|3|n=}}{{Hb|3|n=}}{{Hb|5|n=}} |Bob 🡲}}


And the game will look like this, with Amy to move:
* This marks {{Hr|4}} as playable and splashes {{Hr|3}} so that Bob knows it is trash.


<div style="display:flex;flex-flow:row wrap;gap:1rem;">
|title2=Self prompt example
{{cardholder|player=Table|arrow=|cardBackground=#324
|body2={{Hr}} {{Hy}} {{Hg}} {{Hb}} {{Hw}}
|card1=1|card1Colour=red
{{cardholder|{{HBack}}{{HBack}}{{HBack}}{{HBack}}{{HBack|1|{{r}}|c=}} |Alice 🡲}}
|card2=1|card2Colour=yellow
{{cardholder|{{Hw|4}}{{Hy|4}}{{Hg|4}}{{Hg|4}}{{Hr|2|c=}} |Bob 🡲}}
|card3=1|card3Colour=lightgreen
|card4=1|card4Colour=deepskyblue
|card5=1|card5Colour=white
}}


{{cardholder|player=Amy|cardBackground=#324
* Bob to Alice: this card is red ⇨ {{Hr|1}}
|card1=4|card1Colour=red
* Alice to Bob: this card is red ⇨ {{Hr|2}}
|card2=5|card2Colour=yellow
|card3=4|card3Colour=lightgreen
|card4=2|card4Colour=deepskyblue|clue4=2|clue4Colour=lightgrey
|card5=2|card5Colour=yellow|clue5=2|clue5Colour=lightgrey
}}
}}


{{cardholder|player=Bob|cardBackground=#324
== Advanced moves ==
|card1=5|card1Colour=deepskyblue
|card2=3|card2Colour=yellow
|card3=1|card3Colour=lightgreen|clue3=1|clue3Colour=lightgrey
|card4=3|card4Colour=white
|card5=2|card5Colour=yellow
}}


{{cardholder|player=Cat|cardBackground=#324
=== Discard clue ===
|card1=2|card1Colour=lightgreen
|card2=4|card2Colour=red|clue2Colour=red
|card3=4|card3Colour=white
|card4=3|card4Colour=red|clue4Colour=red
|card5=3|card5Colour=lightgreen
}}
</div>


Discarded: {{card|=1|background=#324|colour=deepskyblue|size=1.5}}{{card|=2|background=#324|colour=deepskyblue|size=1.5}}
* A discard clue marks known trash cards to prevent an unwanted discard (or misfire).
}}
* Both options are equally valid. They end up in the same situation, with only the cards in hands being in a different order.
* Since the cards are picked at random, there is no valid reason to say one option is better than the other.


* In both options, the {{card|=2}} clue is given to Amy, to mark both {{card|=2}}s as playable.
{{infoBox |maxWidth=650
* Since all {{card|=1}}s are played, all {{card|=2}}s will be playable.
|title=Discard clue example
* ''Note:'' in this game, two {{card|=1}}s where marked with one clue (and played); and two {{card|=2}}s were marked with one clue (and will be played).
|body={{Hr|1}} {{Hy|1}} {{Hg|1}} {{Hb|1}} {{Hw|1}}
** As stated in the beginning, there are a total of 21 clues (in this variant) to mark 25 cards.
{{cardholder|{{Hw|1}}{{Hr|1}}{{Hw|4}}{{Hy|3}} |Bob 🡲}}
** At this point in the game, there are 16 clues left to mark 18 cards. With only two more "efficient" clues, the game can end with a perfect score.
Discarded: {{Hy|3}}{{Hw|4}}


== Advanced Moves ==
* {{Hy|3}} and {{Hw|4}} need to be saved.
* If Alice gives a '''3''' clue, {{Hw|4}} might be discarded.
* Alice gives a '''1''' clue so that Bob discards {{Hr|1}} and {{Hw|1}} before his chop card.
}}


=== Play refusal ===
=== Play refusal ===


* Sometimes you have a card to play but the next player’s chop card is critical and you have no tokens to tell them. So the only option you have is to discard your '''chop''' card, even when you know you have a playable card. This is a risky move, since your team might expect you to play, instead of discard.
* Instead of playing, a player clues or discards their '''chop'''.
** '''''Always try to give them a clue token to use or help them play their hand as fast as possible.'''''
* The next player must consider if the play refusal is waiting for a potential reverse or if there are unique card(s) to save.
* So the next player will think "if they had played I would have been forced to discard, since there were no tokens, so they don’t want me to discard, so I should keep my chop card."


=== Positional Discard ===
=== Positional Discard ===


* Sometimes at the end of the game you will have no useful cards to play.
* In the endgame when you can see all remaining playable cards, you can use a positional discard to communicate the slot position in another hand.
* You want to give a clue, but you have no remaining clue tokens.
* Typically used with {{Hclue|0}} or where trash cards make it awkward to clue the target.
* In this case, you can discard the card in the same position as the card that you want that player to play.


==== Example Positional Discard ====
{{infoBox |maxWidth=650
|title=Positional discard example
|body={{Hr|5}} {{Hy|5}} {{Hg|4}} {{Hb|5}} {{Hw|5}}
{{cardholder|{{Hg|5}}{{Hb|2}}{{Hr|4}}{{Hb|3}} |Bob 🡲}}


* All players have agreed on the convention that a colour clue means '''play''' the left-most marked card.
* Alice discards '''slot 1'''
<div style="display:flex;flex-flow:row wrap;gap:1rem;">
* Bob plays '''slot 1''' ⇨ {{Hg|5}}
{{cardholder|player=Table|arrow=|cardBackground=#324
|card1=5|card1Colour=red
|card2=5|card2Colour=yellow
|card3=4|card3Colour=lightgreen
|card4=5|card4Colour=deepskyblue
|card5=5|card5Colour=white
}}
}}


{{cardholder|player=Amy|cardBackground=#bbb}}
=== Long finesse ===


{{cardholder|player=Bob|cardBackground=#324
{{infoBox |maxWidth=650
|card1=1|card1Colour=lightgreen
|title=Long finesse example
|card2=1|card2Colour=deepskyblue
|body=&ZeroWidthSpace;
|card3=1|card3Colour=red
* Alice to Bob: this card is a 4.
|card4=1|card4Colour=deepskyblue
|card5=1|card5Colour=white
}}


{{cardholder|player=Cat|cardBackground=#324
{{Hr|1}} {{Hy|1}} {{Hg|1}} {{Hb}} {{Hw}}
|card1=5|card1Colour=lightgreen
{{cardholder|{{Hw|1}}{{Hw|2}}{{Hw|4|n=}}{{Hg|1}} |Bob 🡲}}
|card2=2|card2Colour=deepskyblue
{{cardholder|{{Hw|3}}{{Hb|1}}{{Hg|1}}{{Hy|1}} |Cathy 🡲}}
|card3=4|card3Colour=red
|card4=3|card4Colour=deepskyblue
|card5=1|card5Colour=white
}}
</div>


* In this example, when there are no clue tokens left, Bob can discard their '''draw''', to indicate to Cat the position of the last remaining playable card.
* Bob has been given a play clue and does not see a playable card in any hand, so Bob blind plays his draw card.
* {{Hw|1}} successfully plays.
* Cathy sees that Bob has {{Hw|2}} in front of {{Hw|4}} but {{Hw|3}} is missing, so Cathy knows she must play {{Hw|3}} at the correct moment.
* Cathy discards, Alice discards and Bob blind plays his 2nd slot {{Hw|2}}.


=== Hint to Discard ===
{{Hr|1}} {{Hy|1}} {{Hg|1}} {{Hb}} {{Hw|2}}
{{cardholder|{{Hb|5}}{{Hy|1}}{{Hw|4|n=}}{{Hg|1}} |Bob 🡲}}
{{cardholder|{{Hy|2}}{{Hw|3}}{{Hb|1}}{{Hg|1}} |Cathy 🡲}}


* You can hint a player to discard specific cards in order to save multiple cards, to save cards without causing a confusion about finesse/reverse.
* Cathy blind plays her 2nd slot {{Hw|3}}.
 
* Alice discards and Bob plays the marked {{Hw|4}}.
==== Example Hint to Discard ====
 
* In this example, all {{card|=1}}s have been played already.
* Both the {{card|=3|background=#324|colour=yellow|size=1.5}} and the {{card|=4|background=#324|colour=lightgreen|size=1.5}} need to be saved.
 
{{cardholder|player=Amy|cardBackground=#324
|card1=1|card1Colour=lightgreen
|card2=1|card2Colour=red
|card3=4|card3Colour=deepskyblue
|card4=3|card4Colour=yellow
|card5=4|card5Colour=lightgreen
}}
}}


* If Amy is given a {{card|=4}} clue, the {{card|=4|background=#324|colour=lightgreen|size=1.5}} will be saved, but the {{card|=3|background=#324|colour=yellow|size=1.5}} will be the new '''chop''' card.
=== Layered finesse ===
* One option to save both {{card|=3|background=#324|colour=yellow|size=1.5}}, and {{card|=4|background=#324|colour=lightgreen|size=1.5}} is to give Amy, a {{card|=1}} clue.
* This would make the {{card|=1|background=#324|colour=red|size=1.5}} the new '''chop''' card, and the {{card|=1|background=#324|colour=lightgreen|size=1.5}} will be the next '''chop''' card.
* Alternatively, you can give an empty clue to get the clued player to save two '''chop''' cards.


=== Double Save ===
{{infoBox |maxWidth=650
|title=Layered finesse example
|body=&ZeroWidthSpace;
* Alice to Bob: these 2 cards are blue.


* This is an alternative solution if you are low on clue tokens, or don't have enough players to execute multiple saves in a row.
{{Hr|1}} {{Hy|1}} {{Hg|1}} {{Hb}} {{Hw|4}}
{{cardholder|{{Hb|2|c=}}{{Hb|5|c=}}{{Hy|1}}{{Hg|1}} |Bob 🡲}}
{{cardholder|{{Hr|2}}{{Hy|2}}{{Hb|1}}{{Hg|1}} |Cathy 🡲}}


==== Example Double Save ====
* Bob sees a playable {{Hb|1}} in Cathy's hand, layered behind other playable cards {{Hr|2}} and {{Hy|2}}.
 
* Bob discards and Cathy blind plays for {{Hb|1}}. {{Hr|2}} successfully plays.
* In this example, {{card|=1|background=#324|colour=white|size=1.5}} has not been played yet. Both the {{card|=3|background=#324|colour=yellow|size=1.5}} and the {{card|=4|background=#324|colour=lightgreen|size=1.5}} need to be saved.
* Cathy knows this cannot be a bluff because Bob would not discard unless he sees a playable {{Hb|1}} in Cathy's hand.
 
* So Cathy knows she is promised {{Hb|1}} and keeps playing each slot from left to right until her {{Hb|1}} is played.
{{cardholder|player=Amy|cardBackground=#324
|card1=1|card1Colour=lightgreen
|card2=1|card2Colour=red
|card3=4|card3Colour=deepskyblue
|card4=3|card4Colour=yellow
|card5=4|card5Colour=lightgreen
}}
}}


* This situation is similar as the Hint to Discard.
=== Trash bluff ===
* However, in this situation a {{card|=1}} clue will be interpreted as '''play''' {{card|=1|background=#324|colour=lightgreen|size=1.5}} (which isn't playable).
* To save both {{card|=3|background=#324|colour=yellow|size=1.5}} and {{card|=4|background=#324|colour=lightgreen|size=1.5}}, an empty clue can be given to Amy (either {{card|=2}} or {{card|=5}} or white {{card|background=white}} in this situation).
* This will cause them to wonder why you would be wasting a clue to give no information, and find out it must be because cluing normally would enable you to save one '''chop''' card, not two.
* So it costs one clue token for two saves, but gives you no information about the saved cards.


== 3+ Players ==
{{infoBox |maxWidth=650
|title=Trash bluff example
|body=&ZeroWidthSpace;
* Alice to Cathy: this card is a '''1'''.


* With two players, you are limited in your options.
{{Hr|1}} {{Hy|1}} {{Hg|1}} {{Hb|1}} {{Hw}}
* Therefore the game play is different from 3+ player games.
{{cardholder|{{Hb|2}}{{Hy|4}}{{Hg|4}}{{Hr|4}} |Bob 🡲}}
{{cardholder|{{Hr|1|n=}}{{Hw|2}}{{Hr|2}}{{Hy|5}} |Cathy 🡲}}


=== Prompt ===
* Bob must act now to prevent a misfire of {{Hr|1}}.
 
* Bob blind plays {{Hb|2}}.
* A prompt can clarify any already marked cards to be played as well as mark the next card to play.
* Cathy knows Bob would not blind play for a playable '''1''', so Cathy now knows that her '''1''' is trash and this was a ''trash bluff''.
}}


==== Example Prompt ====
=== Finesse bluff ===


<div style="display:flex;flex-flow:row wrap;gap:1rem;">
* If the following two players both have a playable finesse position, you may be able to perform a finesse bluff.
{{cardholder|player=Table|arrow=|cardBackground=#324
* The first blind play connects to the target.
|card1Background=red
* The second blind play does not connect to the target.
|card2=1|card2Colour=yellow
|card3Background=lightgreen
|card4=2|card4Colour=deepskyblue
|card5Background=white
}}


{{cardholder|player=Amy|cardBackground=#324
{{infoBox |maxWidth=650
|card1=1|card1Colour=lightgreen
|title=Finesse bluff example
|card2=1|card2Colour=deepskyblue
|body=&ZeroWidthSpace;
|card3=1|card3Colour=red
* Alice to Donald: this card is white.
|card4=1|card4Colour=deepskyblue
|card5=1|card5Colour=white
}}


{{cardholder|player=Bob|cardBackground=#bbb
{{Hr}} {{Hy}} {{Hg}} {{Hb}} {{Hw}}
|clue4=2|clue4Colour=lightgrey
{{cardholder|{{Hw|1}}{{Hy|4}}{{Hg|4}}{{Hb|4}} |Bob 🡲}}
|clue5=5|clue5Colour=lightgrey
{{cardholder|{{Hr|1}}{{Hw|4}}{{Hg|4}}{{Hg|3}} |Cathy 🡲}}
}}
{{cardholder|{{Hr|4}}{{Hw|3|c=}}{{Hy|3}}{{Hb|2}} |Donald 🡲}}


{{cardholder|player=Cat|cardBackground=#324
* Bob blind plays {{Hw|1}}.
|card1=3|card1Colour=yellow
* Donald now thinks his white card is {{Hw|2}}.
|card2=5|card2Colour=lightgreen
* Cathy must act now to prevent a misfire of {{Hw|3}}.
|card3=4|card3Colour=red
* Cathy blind plays {{Hr|1}}.
|card4=3|card4Colour=deepskyblue
* With two blind plays, Donald now knows his white is {{Hw|3}} and this was a ''finesse bluff''.
|card5=1|card5Colour=white
}}
}}
</div>


* Amy gives a yellow {{card|background=yellow}} clue to Cat, marking {{card|=3|background=#324|colour=yellow|size=1.5}} as '''play'''.
=== Double bluff ===
* Bob sees that the {{card|=3|background=#324|colour=yellow|size=1.5}} is '''almost''' playable.
* This means that Bob has the '''logical''' in-between step:
** Bob has to play {{card|=2|background=#324|colour=yellow|size=1.5}}.
** In this case, the {{card|=2|background=#324|colour=yellow|size=1.5}} is not on the '''draw''' card.
** The logical place for that card is the already marked {{card|=2}}.
* So Bob can assume that his card between his '''chop''' and the {{card|=5}} is the {{card|=2|background=#324|colour=yellow|size=1.5}}.


=== Finesse ===
* If the following two players both have a playable finesse position, you may be able to perform a double bluff.


* See '''[https://en.doc.boardgamearena.com/index.php?title=Gamehelphanabi&action=submit#Example_of_finesse GameHelpHanabi: Example of finesse]'''.
{{infoBox |maxWidth=700
* This advanced move can get you two cards into play, with only one clue token.
|title=Double bluff example
* You do this, by marking an '''almost''' playable card as playable.
|body=&ZeroWidthSpace;
* Someone else will have to play the '''logical''' in-between step, to make the card genuinely playable.
* Alice can bluff Bob's {{Hw|1}} with a blue clue to Donald.
* '''''Note:'' for the in-between player, a prompt always has priority over a finesse; if a player has a marked card that can be the in-between card, they should play it.'''
* '''Instead''': Alice to Donald: this card is a 2.


==== Example Finesse (#2) ====
{{Hr}} {{Hy}} {{Hg}} {{Hb}} {{Hw}}
{{cardholder|{{Hw|1}}{{Hy|4}}{{Hg|4}}{{Hb|4}} |Bob 🡲}}
{{cardholder|{{Hr|1}}{{Hw|4}}{{Hg|4}}{{Hg|3}} |Cathy 🡲}}
{{cardholder|{{Hr|3}}{{Hw|3}}{{Hy|3}}{{Hb|2|n=}} |Donald 🡲}}


<div style="display:flex;flex-flow:row wrap;gap:1rem;">
* Bob blind plays {{Hw|1}}
{{cardholder|player=Table|arrow=|cardBackground=#324
* Without colour, Donald thinks his '''2''' is {{Hw|2}}.
|card1Background=red
* Cathy must act now to prevent a misfire of {{Hb|2}}.
|card2=1|card2Colour=yellow
* Cathy blind plays {{Hr|1}}.
|card3=2|card3Colour=lightgreen
* With two blind plays, Donald now knows his '''2''' is not {{Hw|2}} or {{Hr|2}} and this was a ''double bluff''.
|card4Background=deepskyblue
|card5=1|card5Colour=white
}}
}}


{{cardholder|player=Amy|cardBackground=#bbb}}
=== Promise bluff ===


{{cardholder|player=Bob|cardBackground=#324
'''This move only applies to 1-away-from-playable bluff interpretations.'''
|card1=2|card1Colour=yellow
* Promise bluffs give more information than regular bluffs, as they ''promise'' the necessary connecting cards to make the clued bluff target 1-away-from-playable. These connecting cards must be either marked or unmarked in finesse position.
|card2=1|card2Colour=red
|card3=1|card3Colour=red
|card4=5|card4Colour=lightgreen
|card5=5|card5Colour=white
}}
 
{{cardholder|player=Cat|cardBackground=#324
|card1=1|card1Colour=lightgreen
|card2=1|card2Colour=deepskyblue
|card3=2|card3Colour=red
|card4=1|card4Colour=deepskyblue
|card5=1|card5Colour=white
}}
</div>
 
* Amy gives a 5 clue to Bob, saving {{card|=5|background=#324|colour=white|size=1.5}} and {{card|=5|background=#324|colour=lightgreen|size=1.5}} from being discarded.
* Bob sees nothing of interest in the hand of Cat, so discards his '''chop''' ({{card|=1|background=#324|colour=red|size=1.5}}) and draws {{card|=4|background=#324|colour=red|size=1.5}}.
* Cat gives a setup for Amy by marking {{card|=2|background=#324|colour=yellow|size=1.5}} with a yellow {{card|background=yellow}} clue.
* The game now looks like this:
 
<div style="display:flex;flex-flow:row wrap;gap:1rem;">
{{cardholder|player=Table|arrow=|cardBackground=#324
|card1Background=red
|card2=1|card2Colour=yellow
|card3=2|card3Colour=lightgreen
|card4Background=deepskyblue
|card5=1|card5Colour=white
}}


{{cardholder|player=Amy|cardBackground=#bbb}}
{{infoBox |maxWidth=650
|title=Promise bluff example
|body=&ZeroWidthSpace;
* Alice to Cathy: this card is white.


{{cardholder|player=Bob|cardBackground=#324
{{Hr|1}} {{Hy|1}} {{Hg|1}} {{Hb|1}} {{Hw|1}}
|card1=4|card1Colour=red
{{cardholder|{{Hb|2}}{{Hw|3}}{{Hg|4}}{{Hr|4}} |Bob 🡲}}
|card2=2|card2Colour=yellow
{{cardholder|{{Hr|1}}{{Hw|4|c=}}{{Hr|2}}{{Hy|5}} |Cathy 🡲}}
|card3=1|card3Colour=red
|card4=5|card4Colour=lightgreen|clue4=5|clue4Colour=lightgrey
|card5=5|card5Colour=white|clue5=5|clue5Colour=lightgrey
}}


{{cardholder|player=Cat|cardBackground=#324
* Bob must act now to prevent a misfire of {{Hw|4}}.
|card1=1|card1Colour=lightgreen
* Bob blind plays {{Hb|2}} and the bluff is revealed.
|card2=1|card2Colour=deepskyblue
* Cathy sees Bob's {{Hw|3}} was in finesse position behind {{Hb|2}}, so now knows that her marked card is '''either''' {{Hw|4}} or {{Hw|3}}.
|card3=2|card3Colour=red
* Bob knows that for the bluff target to be a valid 1-away-from playable, he is also promised {{Hw|3}} in his slot 2.
|card4=1|card4Colour=deepskyblue
|card5=1|card5Colour=white
}}
}}
</div>


* Amy can't give a red clue to Bob, because this would cause Bob to bomb with {{card|=4|background=#324|colour=red|size=1.5}}.
=== Empty clue double save ===
* Instead, Amy now gives a red clue to Cat, marking {{card|=2|background=#324|colour=red|size=1.5}} as '''play'''.
* Bob sees that the {{card|=2|background=#324|colour=red|size=1.5}} is '''almost''' playable.
* This means that Bob has the '''logical''' in between step:
** Bob has to play {{card|=1|background=#324|colour=red|size=1.5}}.
** Bob knows that {{card|=1|background=#324|colour=red|size=1.5}} can only be at the '''draw''' position, or at the middle position.
* Since Amy deliberately let Bob discard a playable {{card|=1|background=#324|colour=red|size=1.5}} the round before, Bob concludes that he was already holding a second {{card|=1|background=#324|colour=red|size=1.5}} at the time.
* Therefore, the '''logical''' place for the {{card|=1|background=#324|colour=red|size=1.5}} to be, is at the middle position; '''not''' the '''draw''' position.
 
=== Bluff ===
 
* See '''[https://en.doc.boardgamearena.com/index.php?title=Gamehelphanabi&action=submit#Example_of_bluff GameHelpHanabi: Example of bluff]'''.
* This works the same as finesse. Only this time, the '''logical''' in between step, is a different playable card, so the player is tricked.
* It is slightly less strong than finesse, because it gives 1 play + 1 save for 1 clue token.
 
=== Reverse ===
 
* See '''[https://en.doc.boardgamearena.com/index.php?title=Gamehelphanabi&action=submit#Example_of_reversed_finesse GameHelpHanabi: Example of reversed finesse]'''.
* This also gets 2 plays for 1 clue token, but takes longer than a normal finesse.
 
=== Having the optimal player draw the last card (endgame) ===
 
* At the end of the game, the person who draws the last card (which happens either by playing or discarding) triggers the end of the game.
* After the last card is drawn, each player receives exactly one more turn.
* Sometimes near the end of the game you will want a specific player to play or discard in order to get the last turn.
* Giving an unusable clue can prevent a player from drawing the last card and begin the last round.
 
<div style="display:flex;flex-flow:row wrap;gap:1rem;">
'''Deck: {{card|=1|background=#bbb|colour=red|size=1.5}}'''
{{cardholder|player=Table|arrow=|cardBackground=#324
|card1=5|card1Colour=red
|card2=5|card2Colour=yellow
|card3=3|card3Colour=lightgreen
|card4=4|card4Colour=deepskyblue
|card5=5|card5Colour=white
}}


{{cardholder|player=Amy|cardBackground=#324
* With not enough {{Hclue}} or turns to save consecutive unique cards, an empty clue can save two chop cards.
|card1=4|card1Colour=red
|card2=1|card2Colour=yellow
|card3=1|card3Colour=lightgreen
|card4=2|card4Colour=deepskyblue
|card5=5|card5Colour=deepskyblue|clue5=5|clue5Colour=deepskyblue
}}


{{cardholder|player=You|cardBackground=#bbb
{{infoBox |maxWidth=650
|clue5=3|clue5Colour=lightgrey
|title=Double save example
}}
|body={{Hr|2}} {{Hy|1}} {{Hg|2}} {{Hb|2}} {{Hw|1}}
{{cardholder|{{HBack}}{{HBack|2|{{w}}|n=|c=}}{{HBack}}{{HBack}} |Alice 🡲}}
{{cardholder|{{Hb|2}}{{Hr|2}}{{Hg|4}}{{Hy|3}} |Bob 🡲}}
Discarded: {{Hy|3}}{{Hg|4}}


{{cardholder|player=Cat|cardBackground=#324
* {{Hy|3}} and {{Hg|4}} need to be saved.
|card1=2|card1Colour=lightgreen
* If Alice gives a '''3''' clue, {{Hg|4}} might be discarded.
|card2=1|card2Colour=red
* A '''2''' clue will cause a misfire of {{Hb|2}}.
|card3=1|card3Colour=yellow
* Alice gives an empty clue (e.g. '''1''' or '''5''' or white).
|card4=4|card4Colour=lightgreen|clue4=4|clue4Colour=lightgreen
* Bob knows that if Alice did not play her {{Hw|2}}, this empty clue must mean something.
|card5=5|card5Colour=lightgreen|clue5=5|clue5Colour=lightgreen
* Bob does not have a playable card and knows Alice could have saved his chop card with this clue token.
* Bob interprets this as 'do not discard two chop cards' and discards {{Hr|2}}.
}}
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* In this situation, assume everyone knows where the remaining playable cards are.
* Instead of discarding in this situation, you want Cat to be the one to play and draw the last card.
* Give any clue to prevent triggering the endgame so that Cat can play {{card|=4|background=#324|colour=lightgreen|size=1.5}} triggering the endgame and then in their last turn play the {{card|=5|background=#324|colour=lightgreen|size=1.5}}.
== 2 Players ==
=== Strategy #1 ===
Pro's:
* Easy to execute.
Con's:
* Double discard possible for {{card|=4}}s.
* Easy to get the hands locked.
==== Guidelines ====
# Number clue means “save all the cards that were marked by this clue”.
#* Try to give save clues as late as possible.
# Non-unique {{card|=2}}s and {{card|=3}}s must be saved as much as possible.
#* ''Try to avoid double saves if possible.''
#* Unique cards should always be saved.
# Colour clues mean “play the newest card that was marked by this clue”.
#* Other cards that are marked by the clue may be discarded when not previously marked by a number clue.
# If more than 5 clue tokens are available, discarding unknown cards should be avoided, but known useless cards may be discarded freely.
# If there is only 1 clue token available, colour clues may be given only
## If it leads to two or more plays in a row.
## If the playable card is on '''chop'''.
# A colour clue may re-mark a card that’s already marked by a number if:
## It also marks a previously unmarked card that is playable. Either immediately, or immediately after playing the card that was marked with a number.
## As a stall clue (see next).
# When just 2 of the hand-slots are filled with non-saved cards, that player should try to avoid discarding two turns in a row (including the turn after the save clue that leads to this state).
# If a clue is given while avoiding discarding twice in a row:
#* guideline 4 no longer applies; also stall clues may be given:
## A colour clue that re-marks a saved card, without marking an unmarked card.
##* ''For example:'' to indicate an accidental double save, or to clarify a playable card.
## An empty clue: a clue that marks none of the cards. This can be used to convey information on multiple playable cards.
## A 5 clue. If 5a and 5b are not possible, a re clue on the {{card|=5}}s is allowed.
# Nearing the end of the game, when the number of saved cards in all the hands + the number of cards in the deck is equal to the number of cards that need to be played to get the maximum possible score, discarding should be avoided as much as possible - so stall clues may be given, non-unique {{card|=4}}s may be saved, etc.
=== Strategy #2 ===
Pro's:
* Guarantees a score of 28+
Con's:
* Easy to get the hands locked.
==== Guidelines ====
The game is divided into three stages:
# The Early game: The first 3 or 4 moves of the game.
# The Mid game: Everything that's not early or late game.
# The End game: The last moves, starting from the point where the number of "saved cards" + deck = maximum achievable score.
===== Early game =====
* In the early game, the goal is to 'sort' the hand cards into "old" cards and "new" cards.
* Since all cards are equally old in the beginning, it is unclear which cards are relevant, and which aren't.
* In order to do so, players follow these guidelines:
*# Players are not allowed to discard before 3 clue tokens are spent.
*# After the early game, the right-most un clued cards will be considered "old" and therefore discard-able. So the focus of the clues in the early game should be to save the valuable three right-most cards.
*# {{card|=1}}s should be marked with colour as much as possible.
*# A 1 clue should only be given when it marks three or more unique {{card|=1}}s.
*# 4 clues should only be given, when the 4 is blocking a colour clue in the future. Cards marked with 4 in the early game should be discarded in the mid game.
===== Mid game =====
* In the mid game, the goal is to play as many playable cards as possible, and save as many useful cards as possible.
* In order to do so, players follow these guidelines:
*# Players will be as efficient as possible with clue tokens.
*#* Re-marking cards (spending a clue token that gives '''more''' information on a saved card) is highly discouraged.
*# All {{card|=2}}s, {{card|=3}}s and {{card|=5}}s must be saved, even when the {{card|=2}}s or {{card|=3}}s are not unique.
*## Any clue means "play the newest, '''previously unmarked''', card".
*##* With the exception of a '''save''' clue, or a correction clue.
*## A card can be saved in four possible ways:
*### A number clue that marks the '''chop''' card.
*### A colour clue that marks a '''play''' card, and in addition marks another card of the same colour.
*###* This other card is saved.
*### A '''scream''' discard. When a player can play a card, but chooses to discard instead, it is called a '''scream''' discard.
*###* This signals to Player 2 that their '''chop''' card must be saved.
*###* It is recommended that Player 2 spends the token, in case they have a long chain of cards that need saving.
*### A deliberate misplay. When Player 1 gives Player 2 a '''play''' clue, that causes Player 2 to '''bomb'''.
*###* Player 2 knows to '''save''' all the cards '''older''' than the card that was used to bomb.
*## When a useless card is marked as '''save''', it is desired to give a correction clue.
*##* This re-marks the card, indicating its uselessness.
*##* Preferably, this shouldn't mark any other cards.
*##** When it does, the clue is a '''play''' clue with the correction as an additional benefit.
*# Double discarding (discarding a card that could be the same card that was just discarded), is not allowed.
*# Play clues shouldn't be given when there are 3 or less clue tokens available, except when it leads to more than 1 '''play'''.
*# When a player has only two unmarked cards in their hand (all other slots are filled with '''saves'''), then this player should keep discarding to a minimum.
*# When a player has only one unmarked card in their hand, then this player is forbidden to discard two turns in a row.
===== End game =====
* In the end game, the goal is to get the last remaining cards sorted in the correct hands, to maximise the score.
* This is achieved, by following these guidelines:
*# Discarding is highly discouraged.
*#* If there are enough clue tokens, then stall clues should be given.
*# Playable cards must be prioritised based on the number of plays it unlocks.
*#* This way the number of '''saved''' cards in hands is minimised.

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Refer to Game Help Definitions

Thinking

  • Check visible cards, including played and discarded to determine the focus and the meaning of a clue.
    • e.g. you are given a 2 clue. You see
      red2
      ,with a
      red2clue,
      was played and the second
      red2
      ,with a
      red2clue,
      is in another hand. Therefore the clue means "2s which are not red".
    • e.g. you are given a 4 clue that marks only your chop. You see no 4s have been discarded and no 4s on the chop of the players next to you. Therefore the clue means "this 4 is playable".

Cluing

  • Don't mark trash cards (a.k.a. "good touch" rule).
  • Save unique cards as the first priority.
    • Look ahead for unique cards on chop. Sometimes more than one player must help to save consecutive unique cards.
  • With few ​clue tokens, work out which players need them.
  • Consider how the receiver can interpret your clue.

Discarding

  • Trust your teammates to manage your cards.
  • When there is nothing urgent to clue, don't be afraid to discard! Discarding is often the best move for the team.

Playing

  • When multiple cards are marked, determine the focused card. Each clue only has one focused card.
  • Logically playable cards are marked at the earliest opportunity, so the leftmost card is assumed to be the focus of play clues (where no other cards are known to be playable).

Triggering the final round

  • Sometimes a specific player should draw the last card to maximise the score.
  • Giving empty clues (e.g. "you have no red card") can help to manage which player draws last card.
Last card example
cards in the deck1
,with a
cards in the deck1clue,
red5
,with a
red5clue,
yellow5
,with a
yellow5clue,
green3
,with a
green3clue,
blue4
,with a
blue4clue,
white5
,with a
white5clue,
red3
,with a
red3clue,
yellow1
,with a
yellow1clue,
green1
,with a
green1clue,
blue5
,with a
blue5clue,
Bob 🡲
green2
,with a
green2clue,
red1
,with a
red1clue,
green4
,with a
green4clue,
green5
,with a
green5clue,
Cathy 🡲
  • Alice and Bob both give empty clues e.g. "to Cathy: you have no white card".
  • Cathy plays
    green4
    ,with a
    green4clue,
    and draws the last card.
  • Alice discards, Bob plays
    blue5
    ,with a
    blue5clue,
    and Cathy plays
    green5
    ,with a
    green5clue,
    .

Skip

  • When a player gives a clue that could have been given by one of the skipped players, it means the skipped players have a better move than to give the clue that was used to skip.
  • Skipping should be avoided unless there is a good reason.
A bad skip / steal
​
  • Alice skips Bob to clue Cathy red.
red​
,with a
red​clue,
yellow3
,with a
yellow3clue,
green3
,with a
green3clue,
blue3
,with a
blue3clue,
white3
,with a
white3clue,
red2
,with a
red2clue,
yellow1
,with a
yellow1clue,
white1
,with a
white1clue,
blue3
,with a
blue3clue,
Alice 🡲
blue1
,with a
blue1clue,
yellow5
,with a
yellow5clue,
white5
,with a
white5clue,
blue4
,with a
blue4clue,
Bob 🡲
red1
,with a
red1clue,
white4
,with a
white4clue,
white4
,with a
white4clue,
white3
,with a
white3clue,
Cathy 🡲
  • If Alice discarded instead, Bob would have clued Alice red to finesse
    red1
    ,with a
    red1clue,
    and
    red2
    ,with a
    red2clue,
    .

Potential reasons for skipping players:

  • Clue-giver is locked i.e. all cards are marked without any immediate plays.
  • Gain tempo to play e.g. skipped player(s) all have playable cards.
  • Gain tempo to clue e.g. skipped player(s) must give a fix clue.
  • Avoid a bad clue e.g. mark cards with good touch.
  • Ensure a good clue e.g. mark cards with good touch.
  • Cause a discard e.g. of a playable card so that its copy can be marked with good touch, or of trash.
  • Avoid a discard e.g. a double discard, or of nice-to-have (non-unique) cards.
A good skip example 1
red1
,with a
red1clue,
yellow1
,with a
yellow1clue,
green1
,with a
green1clue,
blue1
,with a
blue1clue,
white1
,with a
white1clue,
white1
,with a
white1clue,
yellow2
,with a
yellow2clue,
white2
,with a
white2clue,
red2
,with a
red2clue,
Bob 🡲
white2
,with a
white2clue,
red1
,with a
red1clue,
blue2
,with a
blue2clue,
green1
,with a
green1clue,
Cathy 🡲
  • Alice skips Bob to give Cathy a blue clue so that a duplicate
    white2
    ,with a
    white2clue,
    is not marked.
A good skip example 2
red1
,with a
red1clue,
yellow1
,with a
yellow1clue,
green1
,with a
green1clue,
blue1
,with a
blue1clue,
white1
,with a
white1clue,
white1
,with a
white1clue,
yellow2
,with a
yellow2clue,
white2
,with a
white2clue,
red2
,with a
red2clue,
Bob 🡲
yellow4
,with a
yellow4clue,
white2
,with a
white2clue,
red1
,with a
red1clue,
blue2
,with a
blue2clue,
Cathy 🡲
  • Alice skips Bob to give Cathy a blue clue because Bob has let let
    blue2
    ,with a
    blue2clue,
    reach chop and does not want to mark it because he might hold a copy.

Additional interpretation

An additional finesse convention is that skipped player(s) cannot discard.

  • i.e. Alice can clue Cathy only if Bob has a play or should give another clue.
  • If a skipped player has no marked playable cards and no good clue to give, they can blind play their newest, unmarked card.
  • A clue-giver who causes unmarked play(s) purely from a skip is responsible for any misinterpretation.
Example 1: unambiguous skip play
​
  • Alice skips Bob to give Cathy a 1 clue.
red​
,with a
red​clue,
yellow​
,with a
yellow​clue,
green​
,with a
green​clue,
blue​
,with a
blue​clue,
white​
,with a
white​clue,
yellow1
,with a
yellow1clue,
yellow2
,with a
yellow2clue,
white2
,with a
white2clue,
red2
,with a
red2clue,
Bob 🡲
white2
,with a
white2clue,
red1
,with a
red1clue,
blue2
,with a
blue2clue,
red4
,with a
red4clue,
Cathy 🡲
  • Bob has no clue to give and no known play, so he blind plays his newest unmarked card.
  • yellow1
    ,with a
    yellow1clue,
    does not connect to 1, so Cathy interprets Bob's move as a skip play and plays
    red1
    ,with a
    red1clue,
    .
Example 2: bluff
​
  • Alice to Cathy: this card is red.
red1
,with a
red1clue,
yellow1
,with a
yellow1clue,
green1
,with a
green1clue,
blue​
,with a
blue​clue,
white​
,with a
white​clue,
blue1
,with a
blue1clue,
yellow2
,with a
yellow2clue,
white2
,with a
white2clue,
red2
,with a
red2clue,
Bob 🡲
yellow4
,with a
yellow4clue,
red3
,with a
red3clue,
white3
,with a
white3clue,
blue2
,with a
blue2clue,
Cathy 🡲
  • Cathy now knows her marked card
    red3
    ,with a
    red3clue,
    is playable.
  • Bob does not see the connecting
    red2
    ,with a
    red2clue,
    , so assumes he has to play it now.
  • Bob does not have a marked card that could be
    red2
    ,with a
    red2clue,
    , so Bob blind plays his newest unmarked card.
  • blue1
    ,with a
    blue1clue,
    successfully plays and the bluff is revealed.
  • Before Bob played, Cathy thought her marked card was
    red2
    ,with a
    red2clue,
    .
  • After Bob plays, Cathy knows her marked card is any valuable red (
    red3
    ,with a
    red3clue,
    ,
    red4
    ,with a
    red4clue,
    or
    red5
    ,with a
    red5clue,
    ).
Example 3: lie
​
  • Alice skips Bob to give Cathy a 3 clue.
    • red2
    ,with a
    red2clue,
    yellow​
    ,with a
    yellow​clue,
    green​
    ,with a
    green​clue,
    blue​
    ,with a
    blue​clue,
    white​
    ,with a
    white​clue,
    yellow1
    ,with a
    yellow1clue,
    yellow2
    ,with a
    yellow2clue,
    white2
    ,with a
    white2clue,
    red2
    ,with a
    red2clue,
    Bob 🡲
    white2
    ,with a
    white2clue,
    red3
    ,with a
    red3clue,
    blue2
    ,with a
    blue2clue,
    red4
    ,with a
    red4clue,
    Cathy 🡲
    • Bob has no clue to give and no known play, so he blind plays his newest unmarked card.
    • In this convention,
      yellow1
      ,with a
      yellow1clue,
      does not connect to 3, so Cathy interprets as a bluff and her 3 is not playable.
    • This is a lie because
      red3
      ,with a
      red3clue,
      is playable.
    • Instead, Alice should have discarded and allowed Bob to clue Cathy so that she knows her
      red3
      ,with a
      red3clue,
      is playable.

    2 Player strategy

    Basic

    1. Marked cards are not discarded.
    2. Unique cards are saved.
    3. Saves are given as late as possible.
    4. Play clue focus is the leftmost card.
    5. All known playable cards are played before discarding (including 5s with flamboyants).
    6. Marked trash cards are corrected.

    Intermediate

    1. Playable first copies are clued.
    2. Playable cards marked with both colour and number will play first.
    3. Last 1clue tokens is only used to mark a unique or playable chop.
    4. Off-chop saves for consecutive unique cards.
    5. Double discards can be avoided with a stall clue.
      • empty clue
      • splash that marks no new cards
    6. Cards are played in clued order.
    7. Plays that lead to other plays are prioritised.
    8. Lower ranked cards are prioritised.
    9. Unique cards are splashed.
    10. Black Powder:
      black powder1
      ,with a
      black powder1clue,
      is only marked on chop unless all other 1s (or
      black powder2
      ,with a
      black powder2clue,
      ) are already played.

    Advanced

    1. Number clues that mark a non-unique chop are play clues.
      • e.g. with no 3s discarded, play the left 3.
    2. Black Powder: 5s are marked with a playable
      black powder5
      ,with a
      black powder5clue,
      on chop. In a following turn the 5 to the left of
      black powder5
      ,with a
      black powder5clue,
      is marked with colour to play
      black powder5
      ,with a
      black powder5clue,
      .
    3. Before playing, a connecting card on chop can be marked.
    4. Flamboyants: consider not locking a hand with a 5 save.
    5. Avalanche: any card can be multicolor.
      • i.e. wait for negative multicolor on a
        red5
        ,with a
        red5clue,
        before playing as
        red5
        ,with a
        red5clue,
        .
    6. Scream discard = save the chop card (and move chop one slot to the left).
    7. 1-away from playable cards are splashed.
    8. Trash cards are discarded before being splashed.
    9. Already-marked trash cards are splashed.
    10. An early game 4 may be discarded.
    11. Black Powder: avoid discarding after an early game
      black powder1
      ,with a
      black powder1clue,
      or 5 save.
      • To allow consecutive
        black powder1
        ,with a
        black powder1clue,
        and colour 5 saves.

    Early game

    1. At least 3clue tokens are used before the first discard.
    2. Black Powder:
      black powder5
      ,with a
      black powder5clue,
      is marked first if it is the leftmost 5.
    3. 2s are marked next.
      • Black Powder:
        black powder4
        ,with a
        black powder4clue,
        is marked if there are no other 4s.
    4. 1s are marked next.
      • With multiple marked unknown 1s in your hand, consider first playing your 1s or marking 1s individually with colour.

    Alternative strategy

    1. Any card may be saved, including non-unique cards.
    2. Cards marked with a number are only splashed with colour:
      1. If a previously unmarked card is playable.
      2. As a stall clue.
    Clued misplay example
    red1
    ,with a
    red1clue,
    yellow3
    ,with a
    yellow3clue,
    green3
    ,with a
    green3clue,
    blue3
    ,with a
    blue3clue,
    white3
    ,with a
    white3clue,
    blue1
    ,with a
    blue1clue,
    red1
    ,with a
    red1clue,
    blue2
    ,with a
    blue2clue,
    red4
    ,with a
    red4clue,
    red5
    ,with a
    red5clue,
    Bob 🡲     Discarded:
    red4
    ,with a
    red4clue,
    • There are no misfires.
    • Alice needs to save
      red5
      ,with a
      red5clue,
      and
      red4
      ,with a
      red4clue,
      .
    • Alice to Bob: these 3 cards are red.
    red1
    ,with a
    red1clue,
    yellow3
    ,with a
    yellow3clue,
    green3
    ,with a
    green3clue,
    blue3
    ,with a
    blue3clue,
    white3
    ,with a
    white3clue,
    blue1
    ,with a
    blue1clue,
    red1
    ,with a
    red1clue,
    blue2
    ,with a
    blue2clue,
    red4
    ,with a
    red4clue,
    red5
    ,with a
    red5clue,
    Bob 🡲     Discarded:
    red4
    ,with a
    red4clue,
    • Bob misfires
      red1
      ,with a
      red1clue,
      as
      red2
      ,with a
      red2clue,
      .
    • Bob interprets this as a clued misplay to save the remaining red cards.
    Scream discard example
    red1
    ,with a
    red1clue,
    yellow4
    ,with a
    yellow4clue,
    green2
    ,with a
    green2clue,
    blue2
    ,with a
    blue2clue,
    white2
    ,with a
    white2clue,
    card back​
    ,with a
    clue,
    card back​
    ,with a
    clue,
    card back​
    ,with a
    clue,
    card back​
    ,with a
    clue,
    card back​
    ,with a
    5clue,
    Alice 🡲
    yellow1
    ,with a
    yellow1clue,
    green5
    ,with a
    green5clue,
    blue5
    ,with a
    blue5clue,
    white5
    ,with a
    white5clue,
    red5
    ,with a
    red5clue,
    Bob 🡲
    • There are 0clue tokens but Alice needs to save
      blue5
      ,with a
      blue5clue,
      and
      green5
      ,with a
      green5clue,
      .
    • Alice discards her chop + 1 = 3rd slot while she has
      yellow5
      ,with a
      yellow5clue,
      to play.
    • Bob expected Alice to play their known playable card.
    • Bob knows Alice could have discarded her chop to save his chop.
    • Bob interprets Alice's move as moving his chop two places from his 3rd slot to 1st slot.
    • Bob now has two unmarked unique cards saved and discards
      yellow1
      ,with a
      yellow1clue,
      .
    Positional misplay example
    red1
    ,with a
    red1clue,
    yellow3
    ,with a
    yellow3clue,
    green3
    ,with a
    green3clue,
    blue3
    ,with a
    blue3clue,
    white3
    ,with a
    white3clue,
    red1
    ,with a
    red1clue,
    red2
    ,with a
    red2clue,
    red3
    ,with a
    red3clue,
    red4
    ,with a
    red4clue,
    red5
    ,with a
    red5clue,
    Bob 🡲
    • There are 0clue tokens and no misfires.
    • Alice really wants
      red2
      ,with a
      red2clue,
      to play so that Bob can play all his marked cards.
    • Alice blind plays her second slot and causes a misfire.
    • Bob interprets this as a clue for him to play the same position in his hand.
    Splash correction example
    red3
    ,with a
    red3clue,
    yellow2
    ,with a
    yellow2clue,
    green2
    ,with a
    green2clue,
    blue2
    ,with a
    blue2clue,
    white2
    ,with a
    white2clue,
    red4
    ,with a
    red4clue,
    red3
    ,with a
    red3clue,
    white3
    ,with a
    white3clue,
    blue3
    ,with a
    blue3clue,
    blue5
    ,with a
    blue5clue,
    Bob 🡲
    • Alice to Bob: these 2 cards are red.
    red3
    ,with a
    red3clue,
    yellow2
    ,with a
    yellow2clue,
    green2
    ,with a
    green2clue,
    blue2
    ,with a
    blue2clue,
    white2
    ,with a
    white2clue,
    red4
    ,with a
    red4clue,
    red3
    ,with a
    red3clue,
    white3
    ,with a
    white3clue,
    blue3
    ,with a
    blue3clue,
    blue5
    ,with a
    blue5clue,
    Bob 🡲
    • This marks
      red4
      ,with a
      red4clue,
      as playable and splashes
      red3
      ,with a
      red3clue,
      so that Bob knows it is trash.
    Self prompt example
    red​
    ,with a
    red​clue,
    yellow​
    ,with a
    yellow​clue,
    green​
    ,with a
    green​clue,
    blue​
    ,with a
    blue​clue,
    white​
    ,with a
    white​clue,
    card back​
    ,with a
    clue,
    card back​
    ,with a
    clue,
    card back​
    ,with a
    clue,
    card back​
    ,with a
    clue,
    card back​
    ,with a
    1clue,
    Alice 🡲
    white4
    ,with a
    white4clue,
    yellow4
    ,with a
    yellow4clue,
    green4
    ,with a
    green4clue,
    green4
    ,with a
    green4clue,
    red2
    ,with a
    red2clue,
    Bob 🡲
    • Bob to Alice: this card is red ⇨
      red1
      ,with a
      red1clue,
    • Alice to Bob: this card is red ⇨
      red2
      ,with a
      red2clue,

    Advanced moves

    Discard clue

    • A discard clue marks known trash cards to prevent an unwanted discard (or misfire).
    Discard clue example
    red1
    ,with a
    red1clue,
    yellow1
    ,with a
    yellow1clue,
    green1
    ,with a
    green1clue,
    blue1
    ,with a
    blue1clue,
    white1
    ,with a
    white1clue,
    white1
    ,with a
    white1clue,
    red1
    ,with a
    red1clue,
    white4
    ,with a
    white4clue,
    yellow3
    ,with a
    yellow3clue,
    Bob 🡲     Discarded:
    yellow3
    ,with a
    yellow3clue,
    white4
    ,with a
    white4clue,
    • yellow3
      ,with a
      yellow3clue,
      and
      white4
      ,with a
      white4clue,
      need to be saved.
    • If Alice gives a 3 clue,
      white4
      ,with a
      white4clue,
      might be discarded.
    • Alice gives a 1 clue so that Bob discards
      red1
      ,with a
      red1clue,
      and
      white1
      ,with a
      white1clue,
      before his chop card.

    Play refusal

    • Instead of playing, a player clues or discards their chop.
    • The next player must consider if the play refusal is waiting for a potential reverse or if there are unique card(s) to save.

    Positional Discard

    • In the endgame when you can see all remaining playable cards, you can use a positional discard to communicate the slot position in another hand.
    • Typically used with 0clue tokens or where trash cards make it awkward to clue the target.
    Positional discard example
    red5
    ,with a
    red5clue,
    yellow5
    ,with a
    yellow5clue,
    green4
    ,with a
    green4clue,
    blue5
    ,with a
    blue5clue,
    white5
    ,with a
    white5clue,
    green5
    ,with a
    green5clue,
    blue2
    ,with a
    blue2clue,
    red4
    ,with a
    red4clue,
    blue3
    ,with a
    blue3clue,
    Bob 🡲
    • Alice discards slot 1
    • Bob plays slot 1 ⇨
      green5
      ,with a
      green5clue,

    Long finesse

    Long finesse example
    ​
    • Alice to Bob: this card is a 4.
    red1
    ,with a
    red1clue,
    yellow1
    ,with a
    yellow1clue,
    green1
    ,with a
    green1clue,
    blue​
    ,with a
    blue​clue,
    white​
    ,with a
    white​clue,
    white1
    ,with a
    white1clue,
    white2
    ,with a
    white2clue,
    white4
    ,with a
    white4clue,
    green1
    ,with a
    green1clue,
    Bob 🡲
    white3
    ,with a
    white3clue,
    blue1
    ,with a
    blue1clue,
    green1
    ,with a
    green1clue,
    yellow1
    ,with a
    yellow1clue,
    Cathy 🡲
    • Bob has been given a play clue and does not see a playable card in any hand, so Bob blind plays his draw card.
    • white1
      ,with a
      white1clue,
      successfully plays.
    • Cathy sees that Bob has
      white2
      ,with a
      white2clue,
      in front of
      white4
      ,with a
      white4clue,
      but
      white3
      ,with a
      white3clue,
      is missing, so Cathy knows she must play
      white3
      ,with a
      white3clue,
      at the correct moment.
    • Cathy discards, Alice discards and Bob blind plays his 2nd slot
      white2
      ,with a
      white2clue,
      .
    red1
    ,with a
    red1clue,
    yellow1
    ,with a
    yellow1clue,
    green1
    ,with a
    green1clue,
    blue​
    ,with a
    blue​clue,
    white2
    ,with a
    white2clue,
    blue5
    ,with a
    blue5clue,
    yellow1
    ,with a
    yellow1clue,
    white4
    ,with a
    white4clue,
    green1
    ,with a
    green1clue,
    Bob 🡲
    yellow2
    ,with a
    yellow2clue,
    white3
    ,with a
    white3clue,
    blue1
    ,with a
    blue1clue,
    green1
    ,with a
    green1clue,
    Cathy 🡲
    • Cathy blind plays her 2nd slot
      white3
      ,with a
      white3clue,
      .
    • Alice discards and Bob plays the marked
      white4
      ,with a
      white4clue,
      .

    Layered finesse

    Layered finesse example
    ​
    • Alice to Bob: these 2 cards are blue.
    red1
    ,with a
    red1clue,
    yellow1
    ,with a
    yellow1clue,
    green1
    ,with a
    green1clue,
    blue​
    ,with a
    blue​clue,
    white4
    ,with a
    white4clue,
    blue2
    ,with a
    blue2clue,
    blue5
    ,with a
    blue5clue,
    yellow1
    ,with a
    yellow1clue,
    green1
    ,with a
    green1clue,
    Bob 🡲
    red2
    ,with a
    red2clue,
    yellow2
    ,with a
    yellow2clue,
    blue1
    ,with a
    blue1clue,
    green1
    ,with a
    green1clue,
    Cathy 🡲
    • Bob sees a playable
      blue1
      ,with a
      blue1clue,
      in Cathy's hand, layered behind other playable cards
      red2
      ,with a
      red2clue,
      and
      yellow2
      ,with a
      yellow2clue,
      .
    • Bob discards and Cathy blind plays for
      blue1
      ,with a
      blue1clue,
      .
      red2
      ,with a
      red2clue,
      successfully plays.
    • Cathy knows this cannot be a bluff because Bob would not discard unless he sees a playable
      blue1
      ,with a
      blue1clue,
      in Cathy's hand.
    • So Cathy knows she is promised
      blue1
      ,with a
      blue1clue,
      and keeps playing each slot from left to right until her
      blue1
      ,with a
      blue1clue,
      is played.

    Trash bluff

    Trash bluff example
    ​
    • Alice to Cathy: this card is a 1.
    red1
    ,with a
    red1clue,
    yellow1
    ,with a
    yellow1clue,
    green1
    ,with a
    green1clue,
    blue1
    ,with a
    blue1clue,
    white​
    ,with a
    white​clue,
    blue2
    ,with a
    blue2clue,
    yellow4
    ,with a
    yellow4clue,
    green4
    ,with a
    green4clue,
    red4
    ,with a
    red4clue,
    Bob 🡲
    red1
    ,with a
    red1clue,
    white2
    ,with a
    white2clue,
    red2
    ,with a
    red2clue,
    yellow5
    ,with a
    yellow5clue,
    Cathy 🡲
    • Bob must act now to prevent a misfire of
      red1
      ,with a
      red1clue,
      .
    • Bob blind plays
      blue2
      ,with a
      blue2clue,
      .
    • Cathy knows Bob would not blind play for a playable 1, so Cathy now knows that her 1 is trash and this was a trash bluff.

    Finesse bluff

    • If the following two players both have a playable finesse position, you may be able to perform a finesse bluff.
    • The first blind play connects to the target.
    • The second blind play does not connect to the target.
    Finesse bluff example
    ​
    • Alice to Donald: this card is white.
    red​
    ,with a
    red​clue,
    yellow​
    ,with a
    yellow​clue,
    green​
    ,with a
    green​clue,
    blue​
    ,with a
    blue​clue,
    white​
    ,with a
    white​clue,
    white1
    ,with a
    white1clue,
    yellow4
    ,with a
    yellow4clue,
    green4
    ,with a
    green4clue,
    blue4
    ,with a
    blue4clue,
    Bob 🡲
    red1
    ,with a
    red1clue,
    white4
    ,with a
    white4clue,
    green4
    ,with a
    green4clue,
    green3
    ,with a
    green3clue,
    Cathy 🡲
    red4
    ,with a
    red4clue,
    white3
    ,with a
    white3clue,
    yellow3
    ,with a
    yellow3clue,
    blue2
    ,with a
    blue2clue,
    Donald 🡲
    • Bob blind plays
      white1
      ,with a
      white1clue,
      .
    • Donald now thinks his white card is
      white2
      ,with a
      white2clue,
      .
    • Cathy must act now to prevent a misfire of
      white3
      ,with a
      white3clue,
      .
    • Cathy blind plays
      red1
      ,with a
      red1clue,
      .
    • With two blind plays, Donald now knows his white is
      white3
      ,with a
      white3clue,
      and this was a finesse bluff.

    Double bluff

    • If the following two players both have a playable finesse position, you may be able to perform a double bluff.
    Double bluff example
    ​
    • Alice can bluff Bob's
      white1
      ,with a
      white1clue,
      with a blue clue to Donald.
    • Instead: Alice to Donald: this card is a 2.
    red​
    ,with a
    red​clue,
    yellow​
    ,with a
    yellow​clue,
    green​
    ,with a
    green​clue,
    blue​
    ,with a
    blue​clue,
    white​
    ,with a
    white​clue,
    white1
    ,with a
    white1clue,
    yellow4
    ,with a
    yellow4clue,
    green4
    ,with a
    green4clue,
    blue4
    ,with a
    blue4clue,
    Bob 🡲
    red1
    ,with a
    red1clue,
    white4
    ,with a
    white4clue,
    green4
    ,with a
    green4clue,
    green3
    ,with a
    green3clue,
    Cathy 🡲
    red3
    ,with a
    red3clue,
    white3
    ,with a
    white3clue,
    yellow3
    ,with a
    yellow3clue,
    blue2
    ,with a
    blue2clue,
    Donald 🡲
    • Bob blind plays
      white1
      ,with a
      white1clue,
    • Without colour, Donald thinks his 2 is
      white2
      ,with a
      white2clue,
      .
    • Cathy must act now to prevent a misfire of
      blue2
      ,with a
      blue2clue,
      .
    • Cathy blind plays
      red1
      ,with a
      red1clue,
      .
    • With two blind plays, Donald now knows his 2 is not
      white2
      ,with a
      white2clue,
      or
      red2
      ,with a
      red2clue,
      and this was a double bluff.

    Promise bluff

    This move only applies to 1-away-from-playable bluff interpretations.

    • Promise bluffs give more information than regular bluffs, as they promise the necessary connecting cards to make the clued bluff target 1-away-from-playable. These connecting cards must be either marked or unmarked in finesse position.
    Promise bluff example
    ​
    • Alice to Cathy: this card is white.
    red1
    ,with a
    red1clue,
    yellow1
    ,with a
    yellow1clue,
    green1
    ,with a
    green1clue,
    blue1
    ,with a
    blue1clue,
    white1
    ,with a
    white1clue,
    blue2
    ,with a
    blue2clue,
    white3
    ,with a
    white3clue,
    green4
    ,with a
    green4clue,
    red4
    ,with a
    red4clue,
    Bob 🡲
    red1
    ,with a
    red1clue,
    white4
    ,with a
    white4clue,
    red2
    ,with a
    red2clue,
    yellow5
    ,with a
    yellow5clue,
    Cathy 🡲
    • Bob must act now to prevent a misfire of
      white4
      ,with a
      white4clue,
      .
    • Bob blind plays
      blue2
      ,with a
      blue2clue,
      and the bluff is revealed.
    • Cathy sees Bob's
      white3
      ,with a
      white3clue,
      was in finesse position behind
      blue2
      ,with a
      blue2clue,
      , so now knows that her marked card is either
      white4
      ,with a
      white4clue,
      or
      white3
      ,with a
      white3clue,
      .
    • Bob knows that for the bluff target to be a valid 1-away-from playable, he is also promised
      white3
      ,with a
      white3clue,
      in his slot 2.

    Empty clue double save

    • With not enough ​clue tokens or turns to save consecutive unique cards, an empty clue can save two chop cards.
    Double save example
    red2
    ,with a
    red2clue,
    yellow1
    ,with a
    yellow1clue,
    green2
    ,with a
    green2clue,
    blue2
    ,with a
    blue2clue,
    white1
    ,with a
    white1clue,
    card back​
    ,with a
    clue,
    card back​
    ,with a
    2clue,
    card back​
    ,with a
    clue,
    card back​
    ,with a
    clue,
    Alice 🡲
    blue2
    ,with a
    blue2clue,
    red2
    ,with a
    red2clue,
    green4
    ,with a
    green4clue,
    yellow3
    ,with a
    yellow3clue,
    Bob 🡲     Discarded:
    yellow3
    ,with a
    yellow3clue,
    green4
    ,with a
    green4clue,
    • yellow3
      ,with a
      yellow3clue,
      and
      green4
      ,with a
      green4clue,
      need to be saved.
    • If Alice gives a 3 clue,
      green4
      ,with a
      green4clue,
      might be discarded.
    • A 2 clue will cause a misfire of
      blue2
      ,with a
      blue2clue,
      .
    • Alice gives an empty clue (e.g. 1 or 5 or white).
    • Bob knows that if Alice did not play her
      white2
      ,with a
      white2clue,
      , this empty clue must mean something.
    • Bob does not have a playable card and knows Alice could have saved his chop card with this clue token.
    • Bob interprets this as 'do not discard two chop cards' and discards
      red2
      ,with a
      red2clue,
      .
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