Hanafuda

Japanese gambling card game which became popular during the height of the Yakuza era. Most are made by the game company Nintendo. 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. It is commonly played in Hawaii, and also in Korea under the name Koi-Koi. This above mentions scoring scheme is the Lana'i, Hawaii version. <p> Play
Play follows by each player being dealt 8 cards, and the table receiving 8 cards face-up. On a player's turn, they may match any one card on the table with one in their hands, and take both cards into their point pile. Card matching is by suit, any of the 4 can match each. The exception is November's Wild, which will match any card in the deck. When this is used, there will be two unmatching cards that will now be paired. The player then draws 1 card, which they put face down on the table. If this card matches any in the table's draw, then they get to keep both. <p> <p> Special Scores
If certain combination of cards are won during play, extra points apply. Often, players will be paired across the table when this rule is used, to increase the chance of getting combos. Below is a list of special with point values. <p>

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Winner deals the next round!