Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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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: watchitplayed.tv/code-of-conduct.

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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

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