Sakura (card game)
Hawaiian-style Koi-Koi — also known as Sakura or Higo-Bana — is played using Hanafuda cards (playing cards of Japanese origin) and can be played with individual players or between teams with two to seven people. The rules of this variant, which is played in Hawaii, are slightly different from traditional Koi-Koi.
How to win
- Outscore the other player(s)/team(s) by taking:
- More individual point cards than your opponent(s);
- More yaku sets than your opponent(s).
Dealing the cards
| Number of players | Cards in hand | Cards face up |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 10 | 8 |
| 3 | 7 | 6 |
| 4 | 5 | 8 |
| 5 | 4 | 8 |
| 6 | 3 | 12 |
| 7 | 3 | 6 |
Note: when dealing, deal half of the face up cards first, then half of the “Cards in hand” to each player, then finish dealing the rest of the face up cards and in-hand cards. This will help randomize the “hard-to-shuffle” deck.
Scoring
Based on the cards you’ve claimed:
- Award yourself 5-20 points for each point card that you’ve captured, based on the values in the next section
Adjusted by the cards your opponents have claimed:
- Deduct 50 points from your total score for each yaku that they captured
Cards by suits or family
Yaku Combinations
| Yaku 1 | File:Kintengu 01s.png Crane |
File:Kintengu 03s.png Curtain |
File:Kintengu 02s.png Nightingale |
| Yaku 2 | File:Kintengu 08s.png Moon |
File:Kintengu 03s.png Curtain |
File:Kintengu 09s.png Sake Cup |
| Yaku 3 | File:Kintengu 06s.png Butterfly |
File:Kintengu 10s.png Deer |
File:Kintengu 09s.png Sake Cup |
| Yaku 4 | File:Kintengu 07s.png Boar |
File:Kintengu 10s.png Deer |
File:Kintengu 08h.png Geese |
| Yaku 5 | File:Kintengu 07s.png Boar |
File:Kintengu 04s.png Cuckoo |
File:Kintengu 05s.png Bridge |
| Three Scrolls | File:Kintengu 01h.png | File:Kintengu 02h.png | File:Kintengu 03h.png |
| Red Slips | File:Kintengu 04h.png | File:Kintengu 05h.png | File:Kintengu 07h.png |
| Purple Slips | File:Kintengu 06h.png | File:Kintengu 09h.png | File:Kintengu 10h.png |