Interestingly, they ultimately derive from a common ancestor with the cards you probably have in your home, but evolved in a different direction due to the political and social history of Japan. They are also played in other parts of the world, including Korea, where they are known as hwatu. The species of plant depicted determines the suit, while additional figures such as animals, ribbons, or other cultural images, further differentiate the cards in a suit from one another. I hope you enjoy my rendition of the traditional Japanese flower cards in the style of classic video game graphics.įor those who don't know, hanafuda are unique Japanese playing cards, which, rather than having a number of suited pips and corner indices to distinguish between cards, feature unique artwork on each card in the deck. Pixel Hanafuda is the first in my series of Pixel Cards, a take on traditional playing cards from around the world using pixel artwork somewhere in the 8-bit to 16-bit realm.
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