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Good player. Distance runner. A Sandcastle to rule them all! December Spree. Multitasking Monkey. Each suit is designated by different Japanese flora, but the cards contain a wide variety of other symbols and images such as scrolls, animals, sake cups, etc.

During the isolationist Edo period, foreign playing cards were banned, ultimately paving the way for the indigenous Hanafuda to be developed. Did you know the Nintendo company was actually founded in for the purpose of producing and selling hand-crafted Hanafuda decks? These days Mario- and Pikachu-adorned versions exist alongside more traditional ones like Tengu and Miyako no Hana. I have since acquired other amazing decks from IndianWolf Studios and have tried in vain to acquire the Modern Hanafuda deck kickstarted by Sarah Thomas.

When I revealed my prized flower cards to my Japanese host in Ishikawa Prefecture, he was stunned. Perhaps this is because Yakuza gangsters getting tattoos of Hanafuda artwork have given the traditional past time a slight sinister-by-association quality, or perhaps my host thought it was too obscure of a Japanese novelty for an American visiting the Land of the Rising Sun for the first time to have in his luggage.

However, similar flower cards in Korea have remained mainstream with the popular Go-Stop game, and likewise in Hawaii where they are used to play a game called Sakura.

The problem is that rule and scoring variations abound. So, for your benefit, I have spent over 13 hours obsessively researching every ruleset I could find to present a definitive guide! Koi-Koi is a competitive, trick-taking Japanese card game using a traditional card Hanafuda deck. It is originally meant for 2 players. Each is designated by a Japanese flower or plant, and each suit has four cards. Each suit contains a combination of regular cards and special cards, which vary from suit to suit.

Special cards are assigned different point values. However, in Koi-Koi those point values are only used for reference, not scoring. Sign In. Home Discussions Workshop Market Broadcasts. Change language. Install Steam. Your Store Your Store. Categories Categories. Special Sections. Player Support. Community Hub.

Koi-Koi Japan [Hanafuda playing cards]. Zoo Corporation. Now you can enjoy "Koi Koi," its most well-known variation, in a purely Japanese milieu with elegant and refined graphics. Online Multiplayer!! All Reviews:. Popular user-defined tags for this product:. Is this game relevant to you? Sign In or Open in Steam. Languages :. English and 2 more. Log in with itch. Other than Earth Cards filling me with a primal rage I never knew existed until now, I enjoyed it; fun game.

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