Hanafuda needs the Visual Basic 5.0 runtimes, which in most cases
will already be on your system.
Hanafuda are a set of Japanese playing cards. They are often
referred to as Flower cards
, because each suit is depicted by a different
flower. Each flower is representative of a calendar month around the time it
comes into bloom. Indeed, the cards depict the yearly cycle using Japanese
imagery. In addition to flowers the cards depict animals, birds, insects, a
person and objects like prayer banners and a sake cup. The cards a very colourful
and can be interpretated in many different ways—only adding to the mystique.
As a Japanophile, I wanted to capture the true nature of Japanese gaming.
After trying to Japanize many western card games by giving them fancy titles
and card backs, I found Hanafuda documented on the Internet. I longed to play
the game myself so I bit the bullet and decided to code it (albeit a simple
version of the game).
![[Hanafuda Screenshot]](screenshot.png "Hanafuda screenshot")
