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[Awaclus]

Oh my god, we should play f.ds Hanabi games!

[AdamH]

Just played a game on here. The interface was really clean, though it took me a bit to figure out what was going on.

There should be a thread for F.DS Hanabi games and I would totally stream them

...when I get some time 

[Awaclus]

Oh and in the version I have, you're not allowed to discard when all of the clue tokens are available, but it's possible in this online implementation. My version is the old one where you can still tell someone where his 3s are (and point nowhere) if he doesn't have any, so I'm not sure which one has it wrong. I tried to utilize this rule to force my teammate to do something other than discarding, but then he went and discarded the second yellow 3 anyway. Well, it's not like that game was even winnable in the first place, since he also thought that receiving a clue about a 5 early means that you should discard it.

I'm never going to play with randoms again.

EDIT: Opponent, teammate, they're almost the same thing.

[AdamH]

My name on there is AdamHorton, I may be around for the next 30-60 minutes or so if someone wants to try this out.

[Awaclus]

My name on there is AdamHorton, I may be around for the next 30-60 minutes or so if someone wants to try this out.

I would like to play.

[Rabid]

My name on there is AdamHorton, I may be around for the next 30-60 minutes or so if someone wants to try this out.

I would like to play.

And me, this is a great online version

[mpsprs]

I'd also play!  (Though I've never played the game before, it sounds awesome)

Edit:  I'm mpsprs there as well.

[Voltaire]

Sweet, I'm Voltaire there too.

[Kuildeous]

Seriously, "assume that your teammates aren't idiots" is the best piece of advice…

A tall order for random groups, but I think the risk is worth it. I'd rather trust in someone who later turns out to not have a clue than to ruin the game by second-guessing someone else's motives, especially when he was right all along.

And well, sometimes losing is hilarious. Not Galaxy-Trucker-losing hilarious but still pretty funny.

Is the online version atemporal, or does everyone need to be logged in at the same time?

[AdamH]

Is the online version atemporal, or does everyone need to be logged in at the same time?

I've played a synchronous version, but I saw stuff about turn-based games as well. I didn't check it out, though. I want to poke at this when I get some more time (but with the holiday coming up that might not be soon).

[Awaclus]

Is the online version atemporal, or does everyone need to be logged in at the same time?

Both are possible, the person who creates the table can choose. I think. The matchmaking interface is super confusing, but OTOH it's also pretty versatile.

[Voltaire]

Is the online version atemporal, or does everyone need to be logged in at the same time?

Both are possible, the person who creates the table can choose. I think. The matchmaking interface is super confusing, but OTOH it's also pretty versatile.

The interface for the game itself is great. Got a 25 last night with a stranger who (grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr) pointed out a clever thing he did after I clearly didn't get it, so as someone who likes "pure" Hanabi (even when that leads to scores of 12 or something) it was unfortunate, but hopefully it made him happy.

[Watno]

/in, name should be Watno

[Rabid]

I have created a group "DominionStratergy" and invited people from this thread.
Should make it easier to find games with each other.

[Watno]

I opened a table for members of that group: www.boardgamearena.com/#!table?table=11231839

Also, why isn't the group caleld DominionStrategy (without the extra r )?

[Rabid]

Doh, new group created:
http://en.boardgamearena.com/#!group?id=1146938

I opened a table for members of that group: www.boardgamearena.com/#!table?table=11231839

Also, why isn't the group caleld DominionStrategy (without the extra r )?

[Watno]

Just got a 24 with 2 strangers, after we messed up heavily in the beginning by pointing out a second 1 of a color already played.

Playing the newest / discarding the oldest card when in doubt is a really good convention.
I remember the rules allowing rearranging your hand, which just sounds like a terrible thing to do, since it will stop others from anticipating what you will do.

[Twistedarcher]

Have an account, would be down to play some time.

[Awaclus]

I'm never going to play with randoms again.

And then I went and played with randoms again, got 25 with 5 colors.

[Kuildeous]

A friend of mine brought out her shiny Deluxe Hanabi, and I'm in love. The game is pretty awesome with cards, but it's much easier to manage with tiles. For one, you don't have to cramp your hands the entire game holding cards up for everyone to see. Also, it's invariable that you'll turn away from someone, so he'll ask to see your cards. But the biggest advantage to tiles is that you can rearrange your hand three-dimensionally.

I chose a convention to put 5s on their ends. When I had redundant numbers, I moved them toward the back into my pile to discard. It just allowed for nicer organization of your fireworks.

I like it, but I don't $50 like it. Maybe I'll find it for cheap somewhere.

[AdamH]

I've never heard of this. Sounds intriguing. Does it take up that much space? One of the nice things about the cards is that I can fit it in my Box O' Shorties™, which is just a cardboard box made to hold trading cards that I put several short mostly-card games in so it doesn't take up that much space in my bag. If the tiles would work well here it might be a good thing to pick up.

I saw this on Amazon for like $35

[Kuildeous]

The tiles do take up more space. They are about the size of dominos, but they're really thick. At least twice the thickness, if not thrice. So you're likely not going to knock a tile over and accidentally reveal it. It was a little awkward shuffling the tiles on a carpeted tabletop because the friction was greater on bottom than on top so it was easy to roll a tile when mixing.

It was still a convenient size, but it's heavier obviously, and it's a much larger box than the original. I'm trying to think of another game that is comparable, but most games I have are in flat boxes. This one is more shoe box shaped, if that makes sense. Not the same size as a shoe box, though.

[pedroluchini]

I'm trying to think of another game that is comparable

Mahjong? https://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&q=people+playing+mahjong

[Kuildeous]

I'm trying to think of another game that is comparable

Mahjong? https://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&q=people+playing+mahjong

I don't see any boxes in that link, but the tiles are roughly the same size, yeah. You have 10 of each color, so there should a total of 60 tiles. There is also room for the clue and doomclock tokens. There are also two little hollow inserts. It's like you could fit tiles in them, but I don't know for what purpose. Mostly, the inserts are used to keep the tiles in place, which may have been their original intent.

[yed]

How many multicolor cars do you have?

In german version I have normal  10 (3x1 2x2 2x3 2x4 1x5)
In czech version I have only 5 (1x1, 1x2, 1x3, 1x4, 1x5).

What is the "right" count?