The Mind
Highly awarded
The Mind
Best for: Experiential game fans, groups open to unusual games
Golden Geek
2–420mLight
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Hanabi
Antoine Bauza · R&R Games / Cocktail Games · 2010
Hold your cards facing outward — everyone can see your hand except you. Give clues to teammates about their cards to cooperatively build ascending sequences of colored fireworks. The information constraint creates one of the tightest cooperative puzzles in gaming.
Players
2–5
Time
25 min
Ages
8+
Difficulty
Light
Why you'll like it
- You can't see your own cards — the concept is instantly gripping
- Deep cooperative puzzle in a tiny box
- Rules take 3 minutes to explain
- Perfect travel game
- Scoring system provides graduated success
May not be for you if…
- The information restriction can frustrate casual players
- Quarterbacking is impossible by design — some find this limiting
- Luck of card draws matters
- Can feel like work rather than fun for some groups
Best for
Cooperative fanspuzzle loverstravel gaming
Awards
- 2013Golden GeekBest Card (nom)
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