HANAMI

HANAMI / 花見 is a game from Japan in which players enjoy the cherry blossom in Spring. All over Japan, parks and gardens are full of cherry trees in full bloom, and Japanese people enjoy Hanami, sitting under the blossom to eat and drink and party. This is a strategic territory capture game with a new and changing board and easy-to-play rules. Players try to take over as much of the cherry blossom viewing area as possible, using cards to spread out the straw mats while competing with other players. Collect sets of Hanami activities and play them to secure key positions, scoring for your largest contiguous area on the board. ・Manage your hand to create sets of cards, then use those cards to capture the best seating locations under the blossoms ・Score points for your largest chain of consecutive pieces ・Certain sets will allow you to pull the entire tatami row out, shaking up the largest interconnected sections of the board The player who has captured the largest area is the winner and has enjoyed the cherry blossom viewing to the fullest. -publisher's summary