reflection #2

Well this week I learned how to set up the game koi-koi hanafuda. Well first you have to know how to shuffle the cards. They are different since they are smaller and thicker than regular playing cards. So to shuffle hanafuda cards, you hold the deck in the left hand, cards are faced-down, cupped between the fingers and thumb. Then with the right hand, grab a random hunk of cards from the deck, pull them out, and stack them on top. Then you repeat several times. After the shuffler finishes they then hand it to the other player(s). The other player(s) then cut the deck and place the bottom on the top. This action is supposed to represent equality among the players.

Dealer always starts the game and to decide who the dealer is for the first round each player takes the top card of the deck. Then the dealer is the one who gets the earliest month. If they are in the same month then the higher point card goes first. To deal out the cards, the dealer and the other opponent gets 8 cards for their hand and then then there are 8 cards placed on the field (four for each player). That’s basically how you start the game.