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There are 4 basic variants of this game: 5 colors (normal) 6 colors (tricky) - with 10 multicolor cards that are not really multicolor, but just a separate 6th color 6 colors (diffucult) - with only 5 multicolor cards, the variant you've played avalanche - with 10 multicolor cards that act as real m...

You have played variant called "Difficult: 6th color (5 unique cards)" which as the name suggests has 6th color with 5 unique cards, only a single copy of 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.

If the convention was set as Finesse and not Layered Finesse, which most masters play, then the clue is an obvious blunder.

This is called clandestine and is a type of layered finesse.

I don't think enough people play preset decks to have any meaningful data. However I like preset decks, so my best suggestion for you would be to: 1. create a dedicated group "hanabi preset gamers" or something like that https://boardgamearena.com/newgroup 2. every time you play a preset d...

In your first example, it wasn't unnecessary. It was necessary because you can't use 5. In my example, there's no reason you can't use a 1. In your second example, trash pulls are a little bit trickier. It's close to the end game and you have to determine it's a pull and not a trash chop move. On t...

In example 1 : a 5 reclue (5w) on Loafbit would have achieved the same bluff effect i think. No need to use the the chop trash card to bluff. We play with strict promise convention. 5 clue on 5w would be perfect if Monkay had 3w where he has 1w (or 4m on JB was 3w, or 4r on loaf was 3w), so the 5 c...

Here is a good example of "unnecessary" trash bluff and the only possible clue that makes a single card play: https://boardgamearena.com/archive/replay/260902-0910/?table=909841766&player=100309452&comments=97166359&goto=9 If the team was playing with this convention, how does ...

Any convention is for a group of players to decide to include or not. Why it should: - more plays = more fun Why it shouldn't: - simplicity: -- follows the principle saying plays should stop as soon as bluff is revealed -- there are situations when such an unnecessary clue is the only feasible clue ...

Why would E stop? C can only ignore 2 clue if he sees 1m on someone else.

Immediately. No player should assume it's a patch finesse initially. B should think it's 2y, 2w or 2g and discard, so C clues either 1 on D or E, depending on which 2 B holds. Discards. C sees it's a patch and will discard (or clue empty), enabling layered/patch. D assumes he has 1m (possibly layere...