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Post by wanderingshadow on Jul 28, 2006 9:22:14 GMT -5
Sakurai sees you and the first thing out of his mouth is "Snake? Snake! SNAAAAAKE!"
Anyway, what exactly is hanafuda? Is that the name of the deck of the cards or the name of the game or both? I know tarot is both a deck and a card game.
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Post by Fryguy64 on Jul 28, 2006 10:23:00 GMT -5
It's the name of the game, but it's probably named after something in the game as well. Like how "Hobo's Nob" is named after the loser's forfeit, for instance.
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Post by nocturnal YL on Jul 28, 2006 13:53:40 GMT -5
Well, what you've said is the major problem, Fry... I can't get anyone from Japan to do that, and I can't myself go there and get one. And if someone has one of them from my place, that person won't probably sell it to me for even a million. My my my... If I am to infiltrate Nintendo's HQ, I'd have stolen EVERYTHING!  |
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Post by TrustTheFungus on Jul 28, 2006 15:43:52 GMT -5
Actually, Hanafuda is the name of the cards. You can play different games with them. I sorta know how to play one. It's called...Koi-Koi? I never have played the game, so it's hard for me to remember the rules exactly. Each player receives a certain number of cards(depending on the number of players, I believe 8 for two players), then several more cards are placed face up between players(I think this is always 8). The first player makes a match with one of his cards, and a card on the table. Then the player draws another card and tries to make a match with it. His turn ends whether he makes a match or not(I think the card is added to the table if he doesn't make a match). The players take turns until they have one of several card combinations in their "match pile." Then they can choose to end the round and add up their points, or keep going in hopes of getting even more point. After this round has ended the players add up their points and start another game. When one of the players has reached the amount of points chosen before the game, they win.
The deck of cards is separated into 12 suits, one for each month of the year(Each suit is also represented by a plant). Every suit has four cards worth varying points. There are five 20-point cards(Crane & Sun, Curtain, Full Moon, Rainman & Toad, and Phoenix). There's also 10, 5, and 1 point cards. I can't remember how many their are of those. An example of a winning card combination is having 3 20-point cards in your match pile.
I'd also like to mention that Rainman would be an awesome addition to SSB. He could fight with his umbrella, and his special attacks could be based on the 20-point cards, or on November cards(Rainman & Toad, Swallow, Ribbon, Rain & Thunder).
For more information and more accurate rules you can look up hanafuda on wikipedia.
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Post by parrothead on Aug 15, 2006 23:08:07 GMT -5
ON TOPIC: Will Nintendo release this title as Game & Watch Gallery 5?
OFF TOPIC: That "Princess Peach" soundtrack found in that same place includes a remixed version of the Kaeru No Tame Ni Kane Wa Naru main theme. That probably means that Nintendo never forgets that multi-genre Game Boy title.
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