Hanafuda
Score
6.9
Players
2-7
Time
60
Recommended Age
8+
Difficulty
easy
Official Website
Type
game
categories
publishers
(Self-Published)AST PublishersDaiso (ダイソー)Editions Philippe PicquierEnskyEuropdesignThe Game Crafter, LLCGrubbe Media GmbHHanafuda Hawaii, LLCHanamiIELLOIndianWolf Studios LLCJapan Publications, Inc.Japon BrandMiracle FishMotobayasiNakayoshi-MuraNintendo Co., Ltd.Panda Game Manufacturing (PandaGM)Pencil First Games, LLCRobin Red GamesShowa Note Organization (ショウワノート株式会社)Square Enix Co., Ltd.StyksTrefl
designers
Description
Hanafuda cards originated in beginning of 18th-century Japan.
Legend says stewards of Edo Shogunate created it from Portuguese playing cards.
A deck consists of forty-eight cards divided into twelve suits of four cards each. Each suit represents one of the twelve months of the year or individual plants (almost all flowers).
The cards are small (about 1 x 2 inches), made from stiff cardboard, and are beautifully illustrated.
Many different games can be played with a Hanafuda deck.
The standard game was Hachi-Hachi (Eighty-eight), which resembles the Western game Casino, but is more complicated and subtle. The standard game now is Koi-Koi.
Re-implemented by:- Go Stop, the game using Hwatu (화투, 花闘), Korean Hanafuda.