Never Lose Zeni Hajiki Again: The Pro Strategy in Ghost of Yotei

If you need a break from chasing the Yotei Six, Ghost of Yotei quietly hides a surprisingly addictive time sink: Zeni Hajiki. You play it as Atsu in the Gambling Dens, and it is both a decent coin farm and a neat way to scoop up Charms. It looks simple. It is not. The trick is keeping coins on the table and, yes, there is one setting that basically turns the game from guesswork into skill.

What Zeni Hajiki actually is

Picture a low-stakes, high-precision coin duel. Coins are scattered across a table with cups thrown in as obstacles. Your job is to collect six coins before your opponent. You do that by flicking a coin (hold and release R2) so it taps the coin you want. If the target coin stays on the table after contact, you claim it. Hit successfully and you get to shoot again. Whiff and it is the other player’s turn.

The danger is overcooking a shot. Knock a coin off the table and your opponent gets that coin. That is a free step toward their win condition. Also important: do not clip two coins at once — that is against the rules and will not help you.

Power matters. The longer you squeeze R2, the harder the flick. The cups exist to mess with your angles, so you have to aim around them without sending anything flying.

The one setting that makes it way easier

Go to Settings > Accessibility and turn on the option called "Zeni Hajiki shot power display." When you aim, you will get a tiny line and a circle on-screen that show your trajectory and power. It is a quiet game-changer that turns blind feel into visible feedback.

How to actually win (consistently)

Two things keep you alive in this mini-game: aim and restraint. The safest play is to graze the edge of the coin you want. That light edge-tap barely nudges it, which keeps it from sailing off the table and gifting it to your opponent. Combine that with the shot power display and a light R2 touch, and you can chain turns without handing over freebies.

Why bother: coins, Charms, and a trophy

Beyond the coin payouts, some Gambling Dens put Charms on the line. After you win your first round at a den, the challenger may push for a rematch with a Charm as the prize. Win that, and the first time you take a Charm off a gambler you unlock the "Good with Coins" trophy. Not bad for a table game.

Where to play Zeni Hajiki in Ezo

There are seven Gambling Dens where you can sit down for Zeni Hajiki. Here is where to find each one and what you get for winning:

• Kuttara Gambling Den Zeni Hajiki — Inside the Kuttara Gambling Den near Lake Kuttara — Reward: Charm of Abundant Drink
• Huranui's Rest Inn Zeni Hajiki — Inside the Huranui's Rest Inn near Tokachi Range, Ohara Plains — Reward: Charm of Resourceful Protection
• Ishikari Market Zeni Hajiki — Inside a Gambling Den in Ishikari Market, near the Bear Rock Hot Spring — Reward: Only coins
• Oni's Breath Inn Zeni Hajiki — Inside the Oni's Breath Inn near Ishikari Market; you need to complete the Oni's Breath Inn tale to access — Reward: Charm of Stolen Flame
• Red Crane Inn Zeni Hajiki — Inside the Red Crane Inn near Hana's Farm in the northern part of the map — Reward: Charm of Fatal Silence
• Bifuka Sake House — Inside the Bifuka Sake House, just north of Red Crane Inn — Reward: Charm of Quick Retrieval
• Benten Port — On the second floor of a Gambling Den in Benten Port, near Matsumae Castle — Reward: Charm of Fiery Rage

That is the circuit. Flip on the shot power display, play the edges, and go clear every table in Ezo — dominance without a katana for once. Are you turning on the assist, or going full tough-guy mode and eyeballing your shots?