A cooperative card game where everyone sees your cards but you

Snip & Spark is a free online co-op card game for 2 to 5 players, inspired by the classic hidden-information game Hanabi. You hold your cards facing away from you: your teammates can see them, you can't. Together you give careful hints, launch cards in the right order, and fill a pastel night sky with crayon fireworks.

Play with friends by sharing a link, or fill the table with computer teammates at Easy, Normal or Expert level. It runs in your browser on phones and computers, with nothing to install.

How to play

1. There are five firework suits: Peony, Mum, Willow, Comet and Halo. Each suit has three 1s, two each of 2, 3 and 4, and a single 5.
2. The team builds each suit from 1 to 5. Every correct launch grows that firework in the sky.
3. On your turn, do one thing: launch a card from your hand, snip a card to the scrap pile to relight a lantern, or give a hint for one lantern by pointing out all of a teammate's cards of one suit or one number.
4. Launching a card that doesn't fit burns a fuse. Three burnt fuses and the show fizzles out.
5. The game ends one round after the deck runs out. Your score is the number of cards launched, up to a perfect 25.

Tips for a bigger show

• Hint what can be launched now. When you point at a teammate's newest cards, they'll usually read it as "play this".
• Protect the 5s. There's only one of each, so a "these are 5s" hint means "keep these safe".
• Snip your oldest unhinted card. That way teammates know which card is at risk and can warn you.
• Watch the scrap pile. It shows which cards are gone for good.

Questions

How many players?

2 to 5. Any empty seat can be a computer teammate.

Is it free?

Yes, free to play with no ads and no account.

Can I play alone?

Yes. Choose "Play with computers" and pick 1 to 4 computer teammates.

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