About this game
Hanafuda Koi Koi brings the classic Japanese flower card game to your browser with standard rules and a smart AI. Forty eight cards in twelve months, capture field cards of the same month and flip from the deck for another chance. Collect lights, ribbons and boar deer butterfly to form yaku, then bank the points or call koi koi to double while the rival waits to strike back. Twelve months make a match and the tutorial with yaku list teaches you in minutes.
How to play
Match hand cards to field cards by month, form yaku, bank or call koi koi.
Tips & Tricks
- Lights in gold are the strongest cards, grabbing three or more wins big points
- Boar deer and butterfly together form one solid five point yaku
- Call koi koi only when you are ahead, the opponent doubles if they strike first
- The monthly winner gains one tax point and plays first next month
Frequently asked questions
What does calling koi koi mean?
It means you keep playing after forming a yaku. Your next score doubles, but if the opponent completes a yaku first and banks it their points double instead, so judge the risk before you shout.
How long is one full game?
A full game runs twelve months and takes about three to five minutes. You can resign anytime, and the final score is the point difference times ten plus your total yaku points.
