Reference

Capturing cards and Koi-Koi rules

Review matching months, yaku, Koi-Koi, stopping, and scoring at any time.

Hanafuda reference

Matching months and making yaku

Open it only when you need to check something.

Move record and board coordinates

Standard human-readable notation

Move record and coordinates Card names and phased actions Play the Peony ribbon

Code for storage and integration QGA Koi-Koi v1 play_card:06-peony-ribbon

Record the 48 cards with stable IDs, and card play, table-card selection, koi-koi, and ending the round as separate actions.

Visual reference

48-card Hanafuda catalog

Lists all 48 cards used in standard Koi-Koi by point category. Yaku values may vary with the adopted rules.

All 48 cards

Bright

20-point cards · 5 cards

Crane with Pine January · Pine

Curtain with Cherry Blossom March · Cherry Blossom

Moon with Pampas Grass August · Pampas Grass

Ono no Michikaze with Willow November · Willow

Phoenix with Paulownia December · Paulownia

Animal cards

10-point cards · 9 cards

Warbler with Plum February · Plum

Cuckoo with Wisteria April · Wisteria

Eight-plank Bridge with Iris May · Iris

Butterfly with Peony June · Peony

Boar with Bush Clover July · Bush Clover

Geese with Pampas Grass August · Pampas Grass

Sake Cup with Chrysanthemum September · Chrysanthemum

Deer with Maple October · Maple

Swallow with Willow November · Willow

Ribbon cards

5-point cards · 10 cards

Red Poetry Ribbon with Pine January · Red Poetry Ribbon

Red Poetry Ribbon with Plum February · Red Poetry Ribbon

Red Poetry Ribbon with Cherry Blossom March · Red Poetry Ribbon

Ribbon with Wisteria April · Ribbon

Ribbon with Iris May · Ribbon

Blue Ribbon with Peony June · Blue Ribbon

Ribbon with Bush Clover July · Ribbon

Blue Ribbon with Chrysanthemum September · Blue Ribbon

Blue ribbon with maple October · Blue Ribbon

Ribbon with willow November · Ribbon

Chaff cards

1-point cards · 24 cards

Pine Chaff 1 Month 1 · Pine

Pine Chaff 2 Month 1 · Pine

Plum Chaff 1 Month 2 · Plum

Plum Chaff 2 Month 2 · Plum

Cherry Blossom Chaff 1 Month 3 · Cherry Blossom

Cherry Blossom Chaff 2 Month 3 · Cherry Blossom

Wisteria Chaff 1 Month 4 · Wisteria

Wisteria Chaff 2 Month 4 · Wisteria

Iris Chaff 1 Month 5 · Iris

Iris Chaff 2 Month 5 · Iris

Peony Chaff 1 Month 6 · Peony

Peony Chaff 2 Month 6 · Peony

Bush Clover Chaff 1 Month 7 · Bush Clover

Bush Clover Chaff 2 Month 7 · Bush Clover

Pampas Grass Chaff 1 Month 8 · Pampas Grass

Pampas Grass Chaff 2 Month 8 · Pampas Grass

Chrysanthemum Chaff 1 Month 9 · Chrysanthemum

Chrysanthemum Chaff 2 Month 9 · Chrysanthemum

Maple Chaff 1 Month 10 · Maple

Maple Chaff 2 Month 10 · Maple

Lightning with Willow November · Willow

Paulownia Chaff 1 Month 12 · Paulownia

Paulownia Chaff 2 Month 12 · Paulownia

Paulownia Chaff 3 Month 12 · Paulownia

Month

Match cards from the same month When a card in your hand has the same month as a card on the table, you can capture that card.

Draw

Turn over one card from the deck After playing a card from your hand, you can also use the card drawn from the deck to capture a table card.

Hand

Card combinations Collect brights, ribbons, animals, chaff, and other groups to make yaku.

Koi-Koi

Continue or score After making a yaku, choose whether to continue for a higher score or end the round and score it.

Capture cards from the same month Draw from the deck after playing from your hand Score when you make a yaku Koi-Koi is a risk decision Watch your opponent's yaku too

Capture cards

If a card of the same month is on the table, play a card from your hand and capture it.
If no card of the same month is on the table, place the card from your hand on the table.
A card drawn from the deck can also capture a table card of the same month.

Yaku and Koi-Koi

You can score after making a yaku. Declare “Koi-Koi” if you choose to continue.
If your opponent makes a yaku first after you call Koi-Koi, their score may be increased.

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

Open Basics

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