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May 26, 2026·How to play·19:54·15766·Watch on YouTube

Hanami - How To Play

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Watch “Hanami - How To Play,” a how-to-play guide for Hanami from Watch It Played on BoardGameVideo.

Description provided by Watch It Played on YouTube:

In this video, we're going to learn how to play Hanami! If you have any comments or questions, please do not hesitate to post them in the YouTube comments below, ensuring you abide by our Code of Conduct: https://watchitplayed.tv/code-of-conduct. Become a member of the Watch It Played Patreon Team! https://www.patreon.com/c/watchitplayed Our TeeSpring Store (get your shirts, mugs and other items!): https://watch-it-played.creator-spring.com/ This game's BoardGameGeek Page: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/450860/hanami Check out my personal vlog here: @RodneyJSmith Get A Watch It Played Microbadge: https://boardgamegeek.com/microbadge/25384 Email: watchitplayed(at)gmail(dot)com BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/watchitplayed.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/watchitplayed/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WatchItPlayed/ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/watchitplayed 00:00 - Introduction 00:43 - The Setup 04:07 - Game Play Overview 05:02 - Placing A Tile 05:17 - Tile Types 05:29 - Placement Rules 06:17 - Fast Tiles 06:56 - Placement Order 07:23 - Awarding Celebration Tokens 08:50 - Parks With Two Tokens 09:37 - Strength Ties 09:56 - Water Space Benefits 10:15 - The Three Token Park 10:28 - Zero Strength Ties 11:07 - Drawing Back Up To Five Tiles 11:37 - Action Tile: Move 12:04 - Special Action Tiles 12:14 - Action Tile: Draw Tile 12:32 - Action Tile: Cover Tile 12:55 - Action Tile: Copy Tile 14:21 - Using The Torii Ability Cards 15:13 - Ending The Game 15:34 - Final Scoring 17:50 - Special Ability Cards 18:30 - The Tokyo Side 18:44 - Start Strong Variant 18:58 - Token Draft Variant 19:09 - Conclusion We truly appreciate your views, feedback and subscriptions. #watchitplayed #boardgames #tutorial

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Hanami

Hanami

2026·Reiner Knizia

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7
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Mainly how-to-play. Hanami is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 2 reviews, 4 how-to-play guides, and 1 unboxings.

2 - 4 players
45 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting

About Hanami, from BoardGameGeek:

Pack your bento box, grab your picnic blanket, and find the perfect spot under the treetops. The sakura blossoms are in full bloom and people from all over are gathered in the park for Hanami (or "flower viewing") a centuries-old Japanese springtime tradition. In Hanami, you'll be picnicking in parks all across Japan and Tokyo city in the springtime, fighting the crowds to celebrate the floral spectacle. Players will place their tiles out to reserve spots near the various activities found there. Each tile represents a picnic blanket set out by a member of your group to claim a spot in the park. Tiles indicate the strength of your group (the number of pips on the tile), and the favored activity of the group (viewing sakura, eating onigiri, or an evening under the lanterns). You'll collect Activity Tokens once they're surrounded by Player Tiles, if your tiles have a higher strength than any other player's. Earn Victory Tokens at the end of the game for each activity by having the most of the corresponding Activity Token. Earn the most Victory Tokens to win Hanami! Hanami is a new reimagining of the classic game Samurai, designed by Dr. Reiner Knizia. This updated game tells a new story: One of relaxing picnic lunches among the cherry blossoms and paper lanterns of Tokyo city parks or the lush countryside of Japan. It brings new strategies and two distinct ways to play: The Japan map allows players to enjoy the classic Samurai ruleset, and the Tokyo setup gives players new challenges, new abilities, and new tiles. -description from the publisher

Designer

Reiner Knizia

Artists

Lisk Feng, Ichiraku Shinhanga Seisakusho

Publisher

Keymaster Games

Categories

Abstract StrategyTravel

Mechanics

Area Majority / InfluenceHand Management
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