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	Mayumi-no Hanafuda · Mayumi's Hanafuda
		Hanafuda games are best played with only two players, though versions exist in which players may be three or more.
		Hanafuda cards are held in hand by players in "fan" position, as any other western type of cards.
		Most Hanafuda games are based on a simple principle: each player in turn tries to match one of his cards with any of the ones on the table, thus capturing the two.
	www.geocities.com /a_pollett/mayumihf.htm (1835 words)

	Japan World: Hanafuda (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Hanafuda ('flower cards') is a set of playing cards popular in Japan dating from the Edo period.
		Hanafuda is based on popular karuta sets from the Azuchi-Momoyama period and early Edo period.
		One of the more interesting hanafuda games, HACHI-HACHI is compartively unusual in its wide variety of hands and melds, and the number of variants is sure to please any family or group of players.
	homepage.mac.com /silentdibs/hanafuda/hanafuda.html (107 words)

	YOLK Generasian Next \| 2.0 Archive
		Of these, hanafuda evolved to become the most popular of this mandate.
		Now, hanafuda are played in casinos and living rooms throughout Japan and Korea, sometimes for fortune telling.
		Consolidated factories were dispersed in Kyoto, and were eventually the first to successfully mass produce plastic hanafuda in Japan.
	www.yolk.com /v083/hanafuda.html (411 words)

	Andy's Playing Cards - Japanese Cards - page 4 · Hanafuda regional patterns
		This graphic element, which has nothing to do with the gambling game, was probably conceived as an attempt of disguising Hanafuda cards as Uta Karuta, or "poet cards" (see the relevant gallery), since the latter were not prohibited.
		This is not the only element of similarity with the original Hanafuda decks; also tanka poems featured in some of the kasu cards, as well as other minor graphic details, reveal that the Echigobana pattern is modelled on the pre-Meiji flower card decks (i.e.
		In fact, thanks to the added numbers the twelve Hanafuda flower families may be easily turned into four series of values from 1 to 12, i.e.
	l-pollett.tripod.com /cards53.htm (1319 words)

	Hanafuda - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Because hanafuda cards do not have numbers (the main purpose is to associate images) and the long length to complete a game, it has a partially limited use for gambling.
		Today, Hanafuda is commonly played in Hawaii and Korea, though under different names.
		It should be noted that there are a few variations to these rules, typically regarding point value or number of cards dealt, and the ones presented here are rules for two player Koi-Koi posted on Nintendo of Japan's site [1].
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hanafuda (2137 words)

	Hanafuda Decks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		I associated Hanafuda with ladies in kimonos - and it was the ladies who taught me how to play.
		Unlike Western playing cards, Hanafuda cards are stiff so vinyl is a popular and economical alternative to the more expensive paper and card sets.
		There are not so many books about Hanafuda in print at the moment, but the classic Hanafuda: The Flower Card Game, published in 1982, is obtainable from Amazon.
	www.hirohurl.net /hanafuda.html (812 words)

	Andy's Playing Cards - Japanese Cards - page 5 · special Hanafuda editions
		Yet featuring the usual Hanafuda subjects, these illustrations are even fancier than the ones belonging to the previous edition.
		In 2004 she* created a series of 48 woodblock prints for the Hanafuda subjects, which she entitled after an old name that the Japanese used to refer to their own homeland, Shikishima, roughly meaning "the lovely island".
		The traditional Hanafuda pattern this edition was mainly inspired by is the Echigobana (see page 4), whose subjects are characterized by overprints, which in the Shikishima Hanakaruta are silver/greyish in colour, rather faint, and by tanka poems featured on some of the kasu ("trash", non-scoring) cards.
	l-pollett.tripod.com /cards42.htm (1232 words)

	Hanafuda (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Hanafuda cards Hanafuda (&33457;&26413;) is a Japanese gambling card game which became popular during the height of the Yakuza era.
		The yakuza actually took their name from the hanafuda deck, as the three cards "ya," "ku," and "za" make up the worst possible hand in the game.
		Hanafuda was developed from a combination of a traditional court game involving matching plants and animals associated with seasons, and with Western-style playing cards, introduced by Dutch sailors.
	hanafuda.iqnaut.net (484 words)

	Andy's Playing Cards - Japanese and Korean Cards - page 3 · Hanafuda (flower cards)
		In the Korean version it was probably added as a reminder of the "light" subjects for beginners; since it was maintained on the cards, it became part of the local design.
		The ribbons that in Japanese Hanafuda decks are usually purple (from Peony, Chrysanthemum and Maple families), in Hwatu are blue.
		The rules for Korean Hwatu are practically identical to Japanese Hanafuda ones, both for the structure of the game and for the use of special combinations which give the players bonus points.
	l-pollett.tripod.com /cards71.htm (875 words)

	Andy's Playing Cards - Japanese and Korean Cards - page 2 · Hanafuda (flower cards)
		The Hanafuda pack is made of 48 cards, inspired by the twelve months of the year.
		Most of the cards' illustrations are related to Japan's traditions and culture: for instance, the hikari card of the Willow suit, "Rain", features a man with an umbrella and a frog: the character represents the calligraphist Ono-no Toufuu, considered the founder of Japanese style calligraphy during the Heian Period (794-1185).
		Konru's "GENJURO'S HANAFUDA" shows the whole deck, with Japanese names of the cards, although in her website Hanafuda cards are only a side topic.
	l-pollett.tripod.com /cards52.htm (1219 words)

	Hanafuda - Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre
		Hanafuda (花札) ("juego de las flores") es un tradicional juego de mesa de naipes japonés de hacer parejas; el que se inventó a mediados del siglo XVI.
		El juego Hanafuda se hace popular en la época moderna, cuando en 1889 Fusajiro Yamauchi fundó la empresa Nintendo, y comienza la fabricación a mano barajas de cartas japonesas llamadas Hanafuda.
		Estas cartas Hanafuda de Disney se vendieron a millones, lo cual le dio dinero suficiente a Nintendo como para adentrarse en otros negocios.
	es.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hanafuda (301 words)

	Card Game - Ino Shika Cho
		We 1st hear "formation Ino-Shika-Cho!" in the Forest of D*eath during the Chunnin exam and again when their parents fought against the Sand.
		Hanafuda is a very popular card game that evolutionized from the old games.
		In Hanafuda (or literally Flower Cards), you try to match the suits to earn points to win and form formations with the different cards to get more points and the player with the highest points win.
	narutofever.com /information/card-game.php (225 words)

	Hanafuda - the flower card game
		Hanafuda are a set of Japanese playing cards.
		She loves it, and is now playing it on her computer so that she can work on beating me at the real Hanafuda card game.
		Hanafuda v1.2 is for Windows 95/98 and requires an 800x600 screen resolution.
	members.fortunecity.com /hanafuda/theflowercards (536 words)

	N-Sider.com
		All the cards that Fusajiro produced were tenderly hand crafted using the bark from the mulberry and mitsu-mata trees.
		The hanafuda deck consisted of 48 cards divided into 12 different suits, according to each month of the year.
		Initially, the hanafuda cards were used simply for purposes of entertainment.
	www.n-sider.com /articleview.php?articleid=45 (1026 words)

	Hanafuda - About Art Accents
		Hanafuda are a set of 48 Japanese playing cards, 4 cards for each month.
		Hanafuda are often referred to as 'Flower cards', because each four-card suit is depicted by a different flower.
		The cards are very colorful and can be interpreted in many different ways which adds to their magic and mystique.
	www.aboutartaccents.com /danalen.html (208 words)

	NinDB \| Nintendo History
		The cards in question were hanafuda playing cards, each one hand crafted and painted.
		The hanafuda game consists of 48 cards in 12 suits, and display natural symbols that are used to determine the value of the hand.
		When the Yakuza (the Japanese equivalent of the Mafia) surfaced, they began using Nintendo Koppai's hanafuda playing cards in their high-stake gambling games, and Yamauchi fell under pressure to mass-produce the cards.
	nindb.classicgaming.gamespy.com /1889.shtml (1247 words)

	inconsequential ruminations » Blog Archive » Hanafuda
		I heard about an interesting site yesterday on rec.games.playing-cards, all about Japanese traditional Hanafuda cards and the games that can be played with them.
		On the other hand, I think I’ll find it easy to persuade my wife to play Hanafuda games with me. She did a Japanese degree, lived in Tokyo for a year and loves Japanese things in general (is there a word for that, like Francophile?).
		This entry was posted on Monday, March 22nd, 2004 at 23:37 and is filed under boardgames.
	cheyne.net /blog/2004/03/hanafuda (227 words)

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		Hanafuda Saimin in Kihei is a colorful place.
		The tempura was perfectly golden with a pliable center and crispy exterior.
		I passed the smiling, laughing faces as I took my leave with my to-go boxes thinking to myself, “I have to come back for that Korean Chicken!” So the next time you are in Kihei (or near their new location in Kahului) and you feel like some local kine grinds, make a stop at Hanafuda.
	www.mauitime.com /story.aspx?story_id=1631 (466 words)

	Hanafuda
		The game is played using a Hanafuda deck.
		A Hanafuda deck consists of 48 different cards.
		There are 12 suits within it and 4 per suit.
	mahjonginmame.nm.ru /hanafuda.htm (990 words)

	WKD (02) ... World Kigo Database: Flower Trump Hanafuda
		You do not have to be a member any haiku clulb to contribute to this database.
		There is a special card game in Japan called "Flower Trump", hanafuda 花札 or hana karuta 花カルタ　花かるた, 花がるた.
		There are 48 cards in a hanafuda deck, organized in 12 suits of 4 cards each.
	worldkigo2005.blogspot.com /2005/06/flower-trump-hanafuda.html (653 words)

	Live Alive: Hwa-Tu
		Live Alive: Hwa-Tu Hwa-Tu A few days ago I was introduced to the the Japanese game of Hanafuda.
		I found out that Hanafuda, or Flower Cards, is an old Japanese game that was a mainstay of the Nintendo company before computer games came along....
		The card game is older than that I think, and was brought to Korea during the Japanese occupation of Korea around 1905.
	blog.lib.umn.edu /carl1236/dailyspirit/054521.html (261 words)

	The Japanese Hanafuda Floral Card Game and its Korean Variations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		The Japanese floral card game consists of 48 cards, which can be subdivided into twelve different sets of four.
		Ian Bowes has gathered information on hanafuda computer games, and he developed one of his own in English language.
		Hanafuda V. is offered as freeware and can be downloaded from his website.
	www.gwdg.de /~bhaug/hanafuda.htm (721 words)

	Amazon.com: Hanafuda: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Hanafuda geÌmu 28-shu by Hajime Takemura (Unknown Binding - 1975)
		Hwatu is from Japanese Hanafuda ~-L+L, a card game which evolved from western card games,...
		At the beach, the older folks played Hanafuda (Japanese flower cards), but Grandma just sat and watched.
	www.amazon.com /s?ie=UTF8&keywords=Hanafuda&search-type=ss&tag=ezyguidewebin-20&index=books&link_code=qs&page=1 (616 words)

	Hanafuda Playing Cards
		Box two decks of high quality finished cardboard Hanafuda playing cards in a hard plastic case.
		Vibrant colors adorn these Hanafuda "Flower Game" Playing cards, they measure 1 1/4 inches by 2 1/4 inches.
		One deck has a red border and the other has a fl border.
	www.houserice.com /hanplaycar.html (125 words)

	Games played with Flower Cards
		In Japan the cards are called Hanafuda (flower cards) and the fishing games played with them include Hachi-hachi (88), Koi Koi, Hana Awase and Mushi.
		In Hawaii, it seems that the cards are called Hanafuda as in Japan, but the game is called Sakura (Cherry) after the March suit or Higo Bana.
		Graham Leonard's Hanafuda and Kabufuda site has rules for several Japanese games played with flower cards.
	www.pagat.com /class/flower.html (603 words)

	Genjuro's Hanafuda
		These are the list of Hanafuda card-combination sets appeared in Genjuro's moves.
		This move has no any Hanafuda appears but, at the middle of the slash, there is a face which may be the face of Ono No Toufuu in the light.
		Let's see, when Genjuro starts his move and opponent doesn't defend, the Hanafuda will be Gokoh Yaku.
	www.geocities.com /Konru/hana2.html (617 words)

	Erin Anderson - Hanafuda - Basics
		Because I was confused when starting to play Hanafuda 88, I decided to try and help others learn by writing the rules in a website format.
		This is a more logical approach to understanding the rules by using step-by-step instructions to playing a hand.
		From here on out, the instructions will assume three players are actively playing unless the instructions say otherwise.
	home.indy.net /~erisande/hanabasic.html (544 words)

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