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Learn Hanafuda

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Hanafuda/Koi-Koi goal (What is Hanafuda?)

A two-player game in which you match a card in your hand with a field card from the same month, build yaku from captured cards, and compete for points.

Scene 1 Match and Capture Cards from the Same Month Match cards of the same month, like January pine, February plum, and March cherry blossoms. You cannot take cards from a different month.
Scene 2 Build Yaku with Captured Cards Each yaku has a fixed score, including Goko, Shiko, Sanko, Inoshikacho, Red Ribbons, Blue Ribbons, Viewing the Cherry Blossoms, and Viewing the Moon.
Scene 3 Choose Whether to Stop or Call Koi-Koi Choosing to stop ends the hand and awards the points. Calling Koi-Koi lets you continue, but also risks an opponent comeback.
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Meet them all

The stars of this game

Explore all 60 pieces, cards, tiles, and adopted roles in order. Pause autoplay or choose any item from the list.

Items: 60
Bright 20-point cards · 5 cards

Crane with Pine

Skills and characteristicsJanuary · Pine

Relative strength 5/5
Value varies by position and combination. This is a learning guide only.
1/ 60 Crane with Pine
Hanafuda

Learning

CMS managed tracks
Learning Rules

Introduction to Monthly Cards, Yaku, and Koi-Koi

Learn the 48-card, 12-month deck, month matching, and yaku such as Goko, Inoshikacho, and the cup-based combinations

2Modules 10Items
Koi-Koi Basics Beginner / 4min

Match cards in your hand with table cards from the same month, capture them, and compete for points by making yaku from the cards you collect.

  • Article Build Yaku and Outscore the Opponent
  • Move sequence Match and Capture Cards from the Same Month
  • Move sequence Build Yaku with Captured Cards
  • Multiple choice Choose Whether to Stop or Call Koi-Koi
  • Multiple choice The Player with the Most Points Wins
Practical tutorial Beginner / 7min

Combine yaku values, local rules, and remaining-card reads to learn when to continue with Koi-Koi.

  • Article Decide on Koi-Koi by Weighing Scoring Potential Against Risk
  • Article Understand Yaku and How They Combine
  • Article Fix the local rules before the match starts
  • Article Fast Completion, Blocking Yaku, and Key-Card Priorities
  • Article Read the Remaining Cards to Decide on Koi-Koi
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Hanafuda

Koi-Koi Basics

Beginner
Practice the basic controls right here

Choose a step in the inline tutorial below to review the flow.

Capturing cards and Koi-Koi decisions

Open it only when you need to check something.

Next step

Choose after the tutorial

Once you are comfortable moving pieces, review anything that was unclear or practice your decisions with a short problem.

Learn: Your first three minutes Briefly review the objective of Hanafuda and the first action to take. Web tutorial Learning: Rules quick reference Review how to move, capture, and win on one screen whenever you are uncertain. CMS guide Training: Short problems After reviewing the basics, reinforce your decision-making with short problems. Practice before a match Mastery: Maxims and competitive philosophy Read about strategy, whole-board vision, decisions, and competitive philosophy unique to Hanafuda in a practical guide. Reading