Hanafuda

1701
(Uncredited)
BGG Geek Rating
5.9
based on 1,120 ratings
BGG Average Rating
6.9
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BGG Ranking
#3655
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Players
2-7
Weight
1.75/5.00
Playtime
60 min
Age
8+
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⚙️ Game Mechanics

How this game works - core systems and player actions

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📂 Categories

Game System Card Game

🎨 Artists

Antonietta Fazio-Johnson Joss Petchey Kelly McKernan Kelsey Lynn Cretcher Machida Machiko Pascal Boucher Paul Guo Ryan Sartor Sarah Thomas Vincent Dutrait

🏢 Publishers

AST Publishers Counter Clockwise Daiso (ダイソー) Editions Philippe Picquier Ensky Europdesign Grubbe Media GmbH Hanami Huff No More IELLO IndianWolf Studios LLC Japon Brand Miracle Fish Motobayasi Nakayoshi-Mura Panda Game Manufacturing (PandaGM) (Public Domain) Robin Red Games (Self-Published) Showa Note Organization (ショウワノート株式会社) Styks Trefl

📖 About This Game

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.