The 8 zeni hajiki tables and why your counter falls short
Eight tables, eight charms. If your counter reads 6 of 8 and you swear you played them all, you are not missing a table: you are missing second wins.
You have to win twice, not once
Zeni hajiki is the minigame where you flick a coin at other coins without knocking them off the table. Miss and your opponent takes a turn; hit and you keep going. With a steady hand you can win in a single turn.
There are eight tables spread across the regions' inns and sake houses. They are not needed for the platinum — the trophy asks for a single charm — but they pay in money and useful charms, and they count as a collectible under Growth > Activities.
And here is the problem that drives half the community mad: beating an opponent once does not complete the table. The first win pays in coins. The charm, which is what marks the table as done, only drops on the second win.
Hence the messages from people stuck at 6 of 8 or 7 of 8 swearing they played them all. They did. What they did not do is win twice at each.
A second wrinkle: quest-related zeni hajiki games do not count, because they give no charm. Only the free tables in the gambling dens count.
Before you touch a table, go to Settings > Accessibility and turn on Zeni Hajiki Power Display. It shows how far your coin will travel. Without it the minigame is guesswork; with it, it is aim.
The eight tables
Almost all of them are inside the inns, which are each region's hub. Shortcut: fast travel to the inn and, on the fast travel screen itself, pick "Gambling Den" directly. You spawn at the door.
Two need unlocking first with a side tale.
| # | Region | Place | Where the table is |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yotei Grasslands | Kuttara Gambling Den | You must first do the side tale Sleight of Hand to get into the den. |
| 2 | Ishikari Plain | Ishikari Market | This is the one most people miss. The map does not show that a charm can be earned here, so people walk past. Win twice at the den and it drops all the same. |
| 3 | Ishikari Plain | Oni's Breath Inn | You must first do the side tale Oni's Breath Inn to unlock the table. |
| 4 | Tokachi Range | Huranui's Rest Inn | Upstairs in the inn: go up the ladder. |
| 5 | Teshio Ridge | Red Crane Inn | On the ground floor, to the left as you come in the front entrance. |
| 6 | Teshio Ridge | Bifuka Sake House | As you enter, on the right, ground floor. |
| 7 | Teshio Ridge | Nakajima Sake House | Not inside: the table is outside, on the terrace overlooking the frozen lake. |
| 8 | Oshima Coast | Benten Port | Upstairs in the Benten Port gambling den: go up the ladder. Fast travel to Benten Port and pick "Gambling Den" to spawn at the entrance. |
The count lives under Growth > Activities, bottom-left icon. If it reads under eight, check two things before hunting for new tables: that Ishikari Market is done — it is not advertised on the map — and that you won twice at every table.
The trophies involved
Each one links to its section inside the full Ghost of Yōtei trophy guide.