This is best explanation on the points of hanafuda. As a child, I watched my mother, play and could match them but the points was never explained to me.
At 8:30, you could have picked up all 3 of the sakura cards in the field. That is called a hiki. Of course that is not set in stone as you can set any house rules you want. I'm from Hawaii and like you, I have learned from family members. I am rediscovering how much I missed this game and how much fun it is. Brings back good memories playing this game. My wife and I started playing again as she is from Hawaii too. Good fun and thanks for sharing!
This video was great for me because I learned to play Koi Koi first and Japanese Hanafuda works similarly but without such strong combinations. Japanese Hanafuda, of course, has radically different combinations as well so learning to play Hawaiian style Hanafuda has been really difficult for me just by reading articles online, but his video has helped me tremendously.
Hans Cooper So glad to find another hanafuda player out there! I was beginning to think I had imagined the whole thing. Just curious but how were you introduced to this game?
ok, it took me awhile to remember but there was a video game for the Nintendo DS that came out when the system launched back 2005-ish that featured tons of card games and chess and the backgammon and the like. Well, as a nod to Nintendo, who originally started out as making hanafuda cards exclusively, koi koi was included and it took me forever to learn but once I did, I taught my brother to play, imported some cards and have been playing ever since, though it is so hard to find a good playing partner especially since my wife refuses to lean to play lol.
Thanks for your explanation! It is extremely helpful and at a good pace. I'm excited to try your method! I know you said in PT 1 that you are not familiar with koi koi, but I came here after learning the basics of koi koi (still a novice and trying to grasp it, haha) and this is pretty much the mechanics of the game, so you DO know it in a way ;) I think the only difference are the kinds of yakus you can make and the point values? Either way, thanks, great video!
Looks quite interesting. I just bought a Super Famicom cartridge. Hanafuda Ou King (King of Flowers). With your videos I have some idea of what's going on but the cards on my T.V. are nowhere near as detailed as your cards. It's going to take a bit to figure out which cards are which and go with what. Great videos though. Very helpful.
This and part 1 was a great explanation of the game and it certainly is my favorite way of playing with hanafuda! However, I do want to make a correction in that for a 2-person game, you are actually dealt with 8 cards, not 10
that's what i thought too, but 10-10 makes more sense since that means there's 20 cards left in the draw pile to make the 48...no cards left in the draw pile.
Terrific explanation. Now I'm gonna be on the lookout for these beautiful cards! Can you play Hawaiian style using a traditional Japanese hanafuda deck? Or is there a difference in the decks?
iamleda As far as I know there is only one hanafuda deck but a ton of different games you can play with it. This is just one variation that I know. Keep yours eyes open & grab one if you find it!
The only time you will legitimately (not a misdeal) have cards left in the pile and it doesn't end cleanly with all cards drawn/all cards tricked, is if you use the wildcard on something that isn't a matching suite and you end up with "broken" pairs. Typically, the remainders go to the person who played that wildcard. Caveat, 3 person game deal only 8 cards to each player at the beginning, and I don't remember for 4 person but I suspect it would be 6 card hands.
i couldn't understand the number of points for each yaku? in the example, you had the 5 point yaku and you counted the 5 points into your total point...then you deducted points from your opponent count for the yaku...how much was that deduction and does it vary by the type of yaku you have?
This is best explanation on the points of hanafuda. As a child, I watched my mother, play and could match them but the points was never explained to me.
At 8:30, you could have picked up all 3 of the sakura cards in the field. That is called a hiki. Of course that is not set in stone as you can set any house rules you want. I'm from Hawaii and like you, I have learned from family members. I am rediscovering how much I missed this game and how much fun it is. Brings back good memories playing this game. My wife and I started playing again as she is from Hawaii too. Good fun and thanks for sharing!
dacabaz Glad you picked it up again. I hadn't heard of a hiki before. Love all the different versions out there of this game!
Yes. We’re from Hawaii and the 3 cherry blossoms cards are called a hiki.
This video was great for me because I learned to play Koi Koi first and Japanese Hanafuda works similarly but without such strong combinations. Japanese Hanafuda, of course, has radically different combinations as well so learning to play Hawaiian style Hanafuda has been really difficult for me just by reading articles online, but his video has helped me tremendously.
Hans Cooper So glad to find another hanafuda player out there! I was beginning to think I had imagined the whole thing. Just curious but how were you introduced to this game?
ok, it took me awhile to remember but there was a video game for the Nintendo DS that came out when the system launched back 2005-ish that featured tons of card games and chess and the backgammon and the like. Well, as a nod to Nintendo, who originally started out as making hanafuda cards exclusively, koi koi was included and it took me forever to learn but once I did, I taught my brother to play, imported some cards and have been playing ever since, though it is so hard to find a good playing partner especially since my wife refuses to lean to play lol.
Thanks for your explanation! It is extremely helpful and at a good pace. I'm excited to try your method! I know you said in PT 1 that you are not familiar with koi koi, but I came here after learning the basics of koi koi (still a novice and trying to grasp it, haha) and this is pretty much the mechanics of the game, so you DO know it in a way ;) I think the only difference are the kinds of yakus you can make and the point values? Either way, thanks, great video!
Looks quite interesting. I just bought a Super Famicom cartridge. Hanafuda Ou King (King of Flowers). With your videos I have some idea of what's going on but the cards on my T.V. are nowhere near as detailed as your cards. It's going to take a bit to figure out which cards are which and go with what. Great videos though. Very helpful.
Awesome video
This and part 1 was a great explanation of the game and it certainly is my favorite way of playing with hanafuda! However, I do want to make a correction in that for a 2-person game, you are actually dealt with 8 cards, not 10
that's what i thought too, but 10-10 makes more sense since that means there's 20 cards left in the draw pile to make the 48...no cards left in the draw pile.
Great video! I don't know how much of a gamer you are, but you have a collection of these type of decks. Nintendo sells a Super Mario hanafuda deck.
Nintendo actually used to make hanafuda cards solely from the 1800s up until the 1960s or so. XD
@@ethansobsessions7611 they never stopped either, they are still the best selling producers
@@ethansobsessions7611 She's actually using Nintendo Hanafuda for this video.
Terrific explanation. Now I'm gonna be on the lookout for these beautiful cards! Can you play Hawaiian style using a traditional Japanese hanafuda deck? Or is there a difference in the decks?
iamleda As far as I know there is only one hanafuda deck but a ton of different games you can play with it. This is just one variation that I know. Keep yours eyes open & grab one if you find it!
Solo McLaughlin Got it, thanks! BTW, is it normal for a game to end with cards still remaining in the draw pile?
Great videos! What happens if you run out of cards in your hand, but there are still some cards in the draw pile?
That means you misdealt. The game should end with all cards drawn.
The only time you will legitimately (not a misdeal) have cards left in the pile and it doesn't end cleanly with all cards drawn/all cards tricked, is if you use the wildcard on something that isn't a matching suite and you end up with "broken" pairs. Typically, the remainders go to the person who played that wildcard. Caveat, 3 person game deal only 8 cards to each player at the beginning, and I don't remember for 4 person but I suspect it would be 6 card hands.
i couldn't understand the number of points for each yaku? in the example, you had the 5 point yaku and you counted the 5 points into your total point...then you deducted points from your opponent count for the yaku...how much was that deduction and does it vary by the type of yaku you have?
opps...instead of decucted the points, can you add the points to your count....sorta the same thing as deducting
You had HIKI at the very beginning.
I saw that, too...wonder why she didn't explain Hiki?
@@heidieverett7970 in another comment she said she had never heard about the rule, her family probabaly did not play with that one
Will you be explaining what basa is?).
Try Korean style. Many Japanese friends of mine have agreed that Korean style is more aggressive and fun