HANA FUDA
(Japanese Flower Cards)
HANA FUDA
(Japanese Flower Cards)
Hana Fuda Game is a Japanese card game Called "Hana" played with twelve suits of seasonal flowers or plants cards representing twelve months:
The following is the most interesting exciting and popular way of playing in Hawaii called "Higo Bana".
Players:
Two to seven may play, but the best game is for 2 to 4. Four and six may
also play in partnerships; two against two as partners. or six in two
partnerships of three. Partners are seated alternately.
Cards:
The pack of 48 cards. 12 different suits (4 of a kind). Each suit consists
of two point-cards and two nonpoint-cards except Willow or November suit
cards which has three point-cards and one nonpoint-card. Nonpoint-cards are
called "Kasu". They are value-less in points but important because they can
capture cards with point in the same suit.
Name of the Cards:
January suit cards: Matsu (Pine)
February suit cards: Ume (Plum)
March suit cards: Sakura (Cherry Blossom)
April suit cards: Fuji (Wisteria) or Kuromame (Black Beans
May suit cards: Ayame (Iris) or Kusa (Grass)
June stat cards: Botan (Peony)
July suit cards: Hagi (Clover) or Akamame (Red Beans)
August suit cards: Susuki (Pampus) or Bozu (Bald Head)
September suit cards: Kiku (Chrysanthemum)
October suit cards: Momiji (Maple) or Shika (Deer)
November suit cards: Yanagi (Willow) or Ame (Rain!)
December suit cards: Kiri (Paulownia) or Chicken
Gaji:
Gaji is the nonpoint-card of November or Willow suit cards. It has no value
in points but car: be used like a joker in English cards and may take any
of the card in the desk. When a player uses Gaji and takes any card of a
suit, the remaining odd card too will be his.
Dealing:
To decide ""Oya"" (Dealer), the player who cuts the higher or highest point-card
become the dealer. After a shuffle and cut, the dealer distributes the cards.
face down any number of cards at a time to each player at his left until
each player has received right amount of cards.
2 players: 8 cards to each player, 8 cards face up on the table.
3 players: 7 cards to each player, 6 cards face up on the table.
4 players: 5 cards to each player, 8 cards face up on the table.
5 players: 4 cards to each player, 8 cards face up on the table.
6 players: 3 cards to each player, 12 cards face up on the table.
7 players: 3 cards to each player, 6 cards face up on the table.
The dealer places the undealt remainder of the deck face down in the center
of the table as the stock. The stock can be cut by any nondealer, if he wants
to. In case the dealer accidentally exposed a card or cards on the table
while dealing, the exposed card or cards can be transferred for table cards.
Object of Play:
To defeat or out skill your opponent by accumulating more
points than him.
The Play:
The dealer takes out from his hand one matching card to the one on the table
and matching is done with any of the same suit card .And open a stock card
and match. If no matching card, leave the card on the table. If he has no
matching card in his hand, he has to discard one and may open the stock and
match. The player places his own point-cards only has taken, face up on the
table in front of him so that the cards can be seen from opponent's side,
too. The play ends when the last player's card and stock are exhausted.
Exception: When play the stock cards will not be
exhausted, although the hand cards are all out.
Hiki:
An entire suite (4 cards) are showing whether player has part of the suit
in his hand and parts showing on the table; he will be forced to announce
this, if anyone attempts to take any one of this suite with Gaji. If the
entire suite is on the table, the dealer has a privilege to take the whole
suit.
Scoring:
At the end of play, each adds the value of all cards he has taken. The total
score is 240 points.
Oya Gachi:
If points tie between dealer and nondealers, the dealer wins. If tie among
nondealers, the nearest had to the dealer at his left wins.
Yaku:
The Yakus are combination of three cards. There are eight sets in entire
game. Game can be played disregarding the Yaku, but more thrill and skill
will be experienced with Yaku game. Yaku is similar to a bones. 50 points
are deducted from the opponent's score for each Yaku, if player managed to
obtain any one of these 8 sets:2 Yakus for 100 points; 3 Yakus 150 points,
etc.
The Yakus are:
| Yaku with 20-points cards |
Set # 1 20 points Susuki (Pampus) of August suit 20 points Sakura (Cherry Blossom) of March suit 5 points Kiku (Chrysanthemum) of September suit |
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| Set # 2 20 points Sakura (Cherry Blossom) of March suit 20 points Matsu (Pine) of January suit 5 points Ume (Plum) of February suit |
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| Yaku with 10-point cards |
Set #3 10 points Ume (Plum) of February suit 10 points Matsu (Pine) of January suit 10 points Sakura (Cherry Blossom) of March suit |
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| Set #4 10 points Kiku (Chrysanthemum) of September suit 10 points Momiji (Maple) of October suit 10 points Botan (Peony) of June suit |
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| Set # 5 10 points Hagi (Clover) of July suit 10-points Fuji (Wisteria) of April suit 10 points Ayame (Iris) of May suit |
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| Yaku with 5 point cards |
Set # 6 5-points Kiku (Chrysanthemum) of September suit 5 points Momiji (Maple) on October suit 5 points Botan (Peony) of June suit |
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| Set #7 5 points Hagi (Clover) of July suit 5 points Fuji (Wisteria) of April suit 5 points Ayame (Iris) of May suit |
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| Set #8 5 points Momiji (Maple) of October suit 5 points Hagi (Clover) of July suit 5 points Susuki (Pampus) of August suit |
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Note how important the following cards are because they take dual roles in
Yaku game:
20 points - Sakura (Cherry Blossom)
5 points - Kiku (Chrysanthemum)
5 points - Momiji (Maple)
5 points - Hagi Basa. (Clover)
Winner takes double games, if his points exceed 100 or more over his opponent's
total score after any deductions are made for Yaku. Shira Basa Winner takes
double games also when his points exceed 100 or more over his opponent's
score even if the Yaku is not made. Chu similar to Basa except instead of
exceeding 100 or more points over the opponent's total score, the winner
exceed 50 points. Chu is used in the game to make it more exciting and help
players to raise their points more quickly.
Oibana: A process of eliminating players till there are only two players left to play the game. Eight cards are dealt face down to each player, then the eldest hand begins to bid (similar to the bidding process in Trump). The two highest bidders are left in the game and the rest are forced out of the game automatically. These two players keep the cards they had received and cards from the other players are put together and shuffled and expose eight cards on the table the rest cards for the stock. The winner receives the amount of points he had did. If the player wins with a Basa, he gets double the amount of points he had did.
