Learn to Play Hanafuda!

Hanafuda Games is an in-depth collection of 37 great games,
including popular games such as Koi-Koi, Go-Stop, Higo-Bana, and Hachi-Hachi.
Rulebook Features:
  • 236 pages
  • 37 Games
  • Intuitive Scoring Samples
  • Visual References
  • Numerous Variants
  • Gameplay Samples
  • Quick reference Charts
  • Full-color
  • Perfect Bound
  • 70# Paper
  • 8.5” x 11”
Note: Hanafuda Games is available in two editions, Hanami and Sensu. The text content is virtually the same, the only major difference is the art featured.

❀✿ Hanafuda Games includes the following 37 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 of emptying your hand.
  • 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 players)
  • Sutda (Intermediate, 2-10 players)
Fusion Games are a collection of Western-inspired games that we reinterpreted and designed for gameplay with a Hanafuda deck. These games provide a familiar platform for Western players to become more comfortable with the Hanafuda deck.
  • Seasons (Beginner, 1-4 players)
  • Pyramid (Beginner, 1 players)
  • Solitaire (Intermediate, 1 players)
  • Eight Off (Intermediate, 1 players)
  • Hana-Rumi (Intermediate, 2-4 players)
  • Hana-Gin (Intermediate, 2-4 players)
"Best book on hanafuda rules. Wonderfully laid-out, colorful, easy-to-understand collection of many Hanafunda games.  The only book you need! " -Daniel

What others have said about Hanafuda Games

"Love the clear illustrations and examples of scoring. Very in-depth rules explanation of common Hanafuda games, as well as some original games inspired by classic western games such as Rummy." -Dee
"Lovely. Approachable. Quite a lovely book. I got my first Hanafuda deck about fifty years ago, and have accumulated a bunch of decks and a handful of books since then. This book is the first that really makes playing with the cards approachable, and adds quite a variety of games." -abwx
"So glad I added a little extra for the physical book. This thing is a monster, and I can't image having to flip back and forth from an ipad now that it's in my hands." -Maria
"This is a pretty hefty book, glad I spent a little more to get it!" -Michelle
"Ridiculously cheap, for the effort consumed in the production of this excellent games compendium." -Bruno
"Loving this book!" -Jeremiah