Extra examples from Sammy's Hanabi page
⚠ Work in progress
Interpretation
2025-07-05
red5r,with a red5clue,white2w,with a white2clue,red2r,with a red2clue,yellow4y,with a yellow4clue, Alice 🡲
yellow2y,with a yellow2clue,green1g,with a green1clue,blue2b,with a blue2clue,multicolour4m,with a multicolour4clue, Bob 🡲
multicolour1m,with a multicolour1clue,red4r,with a red4clue,blue4b,with a blue4clue,black powder2,with a black powder2clue, Cathy 🡲
yellow1y,with a yellow1clue,multicolour5m,with a multicolour5clue,white5w,with a white5clue,yellow3y,with a yellow3clue, Donald 🡲
Played
red2r,with a red2clue, yellow1y,with a yellow1clue, green1g,with a green1clue, blue2b,with a blue2clue, white2w,with a white2clue, multicolour2m,with a multicolour2clue, black powder3,with a black powder3clue,
Discarded
red4r,with a red4clue, yellow3y,with a yellow3clue, green4g,with a green4clue, blue3b,with a blue3clue, blue1b,with a blue1clue, white1w,with a white1clue, black powder4,with a black powder4clue, black powder2,with a black powder2clue,
- Alice's view
- Donald's view
white2w,with a white2clue, red2r,with a red2clue, are known trash
yellow3y,with a yellow3clue, is known not trash
2024-08-02
Complex example with gap between clue giver and first response:
- A clues yellow4y,with a yellow4clue,
- B does something unrelated
- C plays yellow1y,with a yellow1clue,
- D plays black powder3,with a black powder3clue, as yellow2y,with a yellow2clue,
- E has yellow3y,with a yellow3clue, marked
- Why isn't it layered? 🡆 Wrong question
- Should be thinking: can it be a bluff? / do I need to keep playing?
- Alice's view
- Donald's view
Endgame
- cards in the deck3,with a cards in the deck3clue, red3r,with a red3clue, yellow4y,with a yellow4clue, green5g,with a green5clue, blue5b,with a blue5clue, white1w,with a white1clue, 3clue tokens
card back,with a clue,card back,with a clue,card back4,with a 4clue,card back5,with a 5clue, Alice 🡲
white2w,with a white2clue,black powder,with a black powderclue,black powder,with a black powderclue,black powder,with a black powderclue, Bob 🡲
black powder,with a black powderclue,black powder,with a black powderclue,red4r,with a red4clue,white5w,with a white5clue, Cathy 🡲
white3w,with a white3clue,black powder,with a black powderclue,black powder,with a black powderclue,yellow5y,with a yellow5clue, Donald 🡲
white4w,with a white4clue,black powder,with a black powderclue,black powder,with a black powderclue,white3w,with a white3clue, Emily 🡲
What is the critical colour?
Grouped by colour:
- black powderA,with a black powderclue,black powderB,with a black powderclue,black powderC,with a black powderclue,yellow5yD,with a yellow5clue,black powderE,with a black powderclue,
- black powderA,with a black powderclue,black powderB,with a black powderclue,red4rC,with a red4clue,black powderD,with a black powderclue,black powderE,with a black powderclue, red5rA,with a red5clue,
- whitewA,with a whiteclue,white2wB,with a white2clue,black powderC,with a black powderclue,black powderD,with a black powderclue,white3wE,with a white3clue, white4wA,with a white4clue,black powderB,with a black powderclue,white5wC,with a white5clue,
white (1 clue + 4 plays + 3 empty = 8 turns)
What is the critical card?
white2w,with a white2clue,
What is the critical move?
- A) Alice clues Bob white2w,with a white2clue, / white2w,with a white2clue, hint: don't choose A
- B) Alice clues Donald white3w,with a white3clue, / white3w,with a white3clue,
- C) Alice clues Emily white4w,with a white4clue, / white4w,with a white4clue,
- D) Alice discards white4w,with a white4clue,
- E) Alice (mis)plays white4w,with a white4clue,
- F) Alice discards slot 1
- G) Alice (mis)plays slot 1
What is the maximum score?
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1. Group by colour:
- black powderA,with a black powderclue,black powderB,with a black powderclue,black powderC,with a black powderclue,yellow5yD,with a yellow5clue,black powderE,with a black powderclue,
- black powderA,with a black powderclue,black powderB,with a black powderclue,red4rC,with a red4clue,black powderD,with a black powderclue,black powderE,with a black powderclue, red5rA,with a red5clue,
- whitewA,with a whiteclue,white2wB,with a white2clue,black powderC,with a black powderclue,black powderD,with a black powderclue,white3wE,with a white3clue, white4wA,with a white4clue,black powderB,with a black powderclue,white5wC,with a white5clue,
2. Serialise:
- whitewA,with a whiteclue,white2wB,with a white2clue,red4rC,with a red4clue,yellow5yD,with a yellow5clue,white3wE,with a white3clue, white4wA,with a white4clue,black powderB,with a black powderclue,white5wC,with a white5clue,black powderD,with a black powderclue,black powderE,with a black powderclue, red5rA,with a red5clue,
- cards in the deck3,with a cards in the deck3clue,cards in the deck2,with a cards in the deck2clue,cards in the deck1,with a cards in the deck1clue,cards in the deck0,with a cards in the deck0clue,cards in the deck,with a cards in the deckclue, cards in the deck,with a cards in the deckclue,cards in the deck,with a cards in the deckclue,cards in the deck,with a cards in the deckclue,cards in the deck,with a cards in the deckclue,
- There are not enough turns for Alice to clue white2w,with a white2clue, and play both white4w,with a white4clue, and red5r,with a red5clue,.
- Can Alice shorten the critical path?
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1. Group by colour:
- black powderA,with a black powderclue,black powderB,with a black powderclue,black powderC,with a black powderclue,yellow5yD,with a yellow5clue,black powderE,with a black powderclue,
- black powderA,with a black powderclue,black powderB,with a black powderclue,red4rC,with a red4clue,black powderD,with a black powderclue,black powderE,with a black powderclue, red5rA,with a red5clue,
- whitewA,with a whiteclue,white2wB,with a white2clue,black powderC,with a black powderclue,white3wD,with a white3clue,white4wE,with a white4clue, black powderA,with a black powderclue,black powderB,with a black powderclue,white5wC,with a white5clue,
2. Serialise:
- whitewA,with a whiteclue,white2wB,with a white2clue,red4rC,with a red4clue,white3wD,with a white3clue,white4wE,with a white4clue, red5rA,with a red5clue,black powderB,with a black powderclue,white5wC,with a white5clue,yellow5yD,with a yellow5clue,
- cards in the deck3,with a cards in the deck3clue,cards in the deck2,with a cards in the deck2clue,cards in the deck1,with a cards in the deck1clue,cards in the deck0,with a cards in the deck0clue,cards in the deck,with a cards in the deckclue, cards in the deck,with a cards in the deckclue,cards in the deck,with a cards in the deckclue,cards in the deck,with a cards in the deckclue,cards in the deck,with a cards in the deckclue,
- Alice clues the unmarked white4w,with a white4clue, in Emily's hand (finesse) so that Alice has one card fewer to play and shortens the critical path.
Solution
:A) Alice clues Bob white2w,with a white2clue, / white2w,with a white2clue, ❌ does not get the unmarked white3w,with a white3clue, / white4w,with a white4clue,
- B) Alice clues Donald white3w,with a white3clue, / white3w,with a white3clue, ❌ does not get the unmarked white4w,with a white4clue,
- C) Alice clues Emily white4w,with a white4clue, / white4w,with a white4clue, ❌ does not get the unmarked white3w,with a white3clue,
- D) Alice discards white4w,with a white4clue, ✅ finesses up to white4w,with a white4clue,
- E) Alice (mis)plays white4w,with a white4clue, ❌ interpretation = [Gamehelphanabi#Advanced positional misplay]
- F) Alice discards slot 1 ✅ Donald and Emily both see Alice could have clued instead white4w,with a white4clue,
- G) Alice (mis)plays slot 1 ❌ interpretation: [Gamehelphanabi#Advanced positional misplay]
Other possible options include trash push if both of Emily's other cards are the same rank (not 4) or colour (not white) e.g red1r,with a red1clue,yellow1y,with a yellow1clue, then Alice could clue red1r,with a red1clue,yellow1y,with a yellow1clue, to Emily.