Hanabi—named for the Japanese word for fireworks—is a cooperative game in which players try to create the perfect fireworks show by placing the cards on the table in the right order. (In Japanese; hanabi is written as ??; these are the ideograms flower and fire; respectively.)
The card deck consists of five different colors of cards; numbered 1–5 in each color. For each color; the players try to place a row in the correct order from 1–5. Sounds easy; right? Well; not quite; as in this game you hold your cards so that they're visible only to other players. To assist other players in playing a card; you must give them hints regarding the numbers or the colors of their cards. Players must act as a team to avoid errors and to finish the fireworks display before they run out of cards.
An extra suit of cards; rainbow colored; is also provided for advanced or variant play.
