Hanafuda Online — the Japanese Flower-Card Game

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Hanafuda is Japan's traditional flower-card game: 48 cards picturing 12 months of flowers, split into Brights, Animals, Ribbons and Plain cards — best known today through its head-to-head Koi-Koi mode.

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Hanafuda (Koi-Koi) in a nutshell

Two players, 48 flower cards over 12 months. Each is dealt 10 cards with 8 dealt to the field and a 20-card draw pile. Matching months captures cards; build scoring combinations (yaku) from your captures, then stop to bank your points — or call Koi-Koi and keep playing at double the stakes.

The four card families

All 48 flower cards belong to one of four families, and every yaku draws from them:

FamilyCardsRole
Brights (hikari)5Core of the big point yaku (5 to 10 points)
Animals (tane)9Five make Tane-5; includes the sake cup
Ribbons (tan)10Five make Tan-5; a red and a blue set of three each
Plain (kasu)24Ten make the one-point Kasu yaku

Frequently asked questions

How many cards does Hanafuda use?

48 cards spread across the twelve months of the year — four cards per flower month.

How many players play Hanafuda?

Two players face each other directly, taking turns to lead each round.

What does "Koi-Koi" mean?

It is the call to keep playing after completing a yaku instead of stopping; every call — by either player — doubles the round's final score.

What is the highest-scoring yaku?

Gokō, all five Brights, scores 10; four Brights without the rain card score 8, and four with it score 7.

What are the Bright (hikari) cards?

Five cards from January, March, August, November and December — the backbone of the big point yaku.

When does a round end?

When a player with a yaku stops to bank their points, or when a hand or the draw pile runs out — in which case the round is a draw with no points.

Can you score more than one yaku in a round?

Yes — yaku stack, and all their points are added together before the doubling multiplier.

Can I play Hanafuda online for free?

Yes — you can play Hanafuda online free at hanafuda.yeeqia.com directly in your browser, no download or sign-up required to try a table.

Does the game work on mobile?

Yes, the site is mobile-first and runs in any modern browser on Android or iPhone, with full Arabic and English support.