Hanafuda Games

Learn how to play hanafuda!An in-depth collection of 37 great games, including popular games such as Koi-Koi, Go-Stop, and Hachi-Hachi. Organized into categories by type and difficulty, this step-by-step rulebook includes intuitive scoring samples, visual references, numerous variants, gameplay samples, and quick reference charts. This book features the art of the Hanami hanafuda deck series!Rulebook

Includes the following games: Capture Games are the most popular hanafuda games. Capture games involve capturing cards from a field and creating yaku (special combinations of cards) to score points. Simplified Game for Beginners (Absolute Beginner, 2-4 players)Matching Flowers (Beginner, 2-3 players)Hana-Awase 1 (Beginner, 3-4 players)Hana-Awase 2 (Beginner, 3 players)Mushi (Beginner, 2 players)Six Hundred (Beginner, 2-3 players)Hachi-juu Hana (Beginner, 2-3 players)Min-Hwatu (Intermediate, 2-3 players)Koi-Koi (Intermediate, 2 players)Oni Koi-Koi (Intermediate, 2 players)Higo-Bana (Intermediate, 2-7 players)Tensho, simplified (Intermediate, 2 players)Go-Stop (Expert, 2-7 players)Hachi-Hachi (Expert, 2-7 players)Sudaoshi (Expert, 3 players)Hachi, simplified (Expert, 2 players)Hachi (Expert, 2 players)Tensho (Expert, 2 players)Sequence Games involve playing cards from your hand in sequential order with the objective to empty your hand. Sequence games are a great way to learn hanafuda month order. Poka (Beginner, 2 players)Hiyoko, simplified (Beginner, 2-4 players)Isuri, simplified (Beginner, 2-3 players)Kage (Beginner, 2 players)Hiyoko (Intermediate, 2-4 players)Isuri (Intermediate, 2-3 players)Luck Games are simple, fast-paced, gambling-oriented games. Many of the games in this section were traditionally played with Kabufuda decks. Sutda, simplified (Beginner, 2-10 players)Hiki-Kabu (Beginner, 2-10 players)Oicho-Kabu (Beginner, 2-10 players)Kyo-Kabu (Beginner, 2-10 players)Kingo (Beginner, 2-10 players)Sota (Intermediate, 2-6 playe