６４花札 天使の約束
64 Hanafuda Tenshi no Yakusoku
64 Hanafuda An angels promise
1 Introduction
2 Manual Translation
1 Introduction
This is the first and only single player Hanafuda (Flower Card) game released
only in Japan for the N64, by Altron on December 5th 1999. Altron are now mostly
know for making licensed video games based on family friend TV shows such as
Spongebob and the Simpsons. Hanafuda is a game generally played by women, and
this game features a romance story, making it one of the few games on the N64
which you could claim was made mostly for a female audience. It also also
strongly linked to Yakuza, but clearly this game was not made for that audience!
Playing cards were bought to Japan by Portuguese sailors. The Japanese began
producing their own playing cards after 1573, however these were soon banned
when the country closed its boarders in 1633. The game Hana Awase, or Flower
Matching was made before 1816 and was a banned gambling game, and was based on
previous versions of Japanese playing cards. Famously, Nintendo began as
hanafuda production company in 1889. The game has 12 suits, each a month of the
year shown by a relevant flower. Within each suit are four cards, a bright card
(20 points), an animal card (10 points) a ribbon card (5 points) and a plain
card (1 point).
In order to play this game you are going to need to know how to play Hana Awase,
Koikoi (come come) and Oichokabu. Koikoi became some what popular after it was
featured in the anime Summer Wars. You especially need to know what cards make a
winning hand (Yaku). This is really beyond the scope of this guide, but you can
find the rules here. Good luck.
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2 Manual Translation
Pg 4 Controls
Start – Start the game
D Pad / 3D Stick – move the cursor
A Button – Confirm
B Button - Cancel
Z Trigger - Confirm
Pg 6 How to start the game
These are the game mode available in the order they are displayed on the
selection screen.
Story Mode ストーリーモード
13 years ago the protagonist exchanged promises with “a certain someone”. In
order that protagonist fulfills a promise he made long ago, they must remember
where they promised to meet again, whilst many Hanafuda games play out. Can the
protagonist meet that “certain someone” again…?
Free Battle フリー対戦
You can choose any character you wish to battle, and play Koikoi, Hana Awase, or
Oichokabu.
Rule Explanationルール説明
The basic rules of hanafuda are explained here.
Pg 7 Story mode
If you select story mode the following menu will be displayed. Press the A
button or Z trigger to confirm your choice. If you choose to continue you can
choose to replay any stage you have currently cleared.
はじめから Start from the beginning
つづきから Continue
After winning a game, the following options will be displayed
Continue
Save
End the game
If you lost the match, only Continue and End the game will be displayed. You
cannot save your game at that point.
Pg 8 Free battle mode
You can play against the characters you have met in story mode. If you select
free battle mode, the following game types will be displayed. Please confirm
your choice with the A Button or Z Trigger.
Koikoi
Hana Awase
Oichokabu
Pg 9 Koikoi
You can choose your character and one opponent. The victor is determined by the
value of their winning hand. If you draw the card you need for your winning
hand, you can choose to Koikoi or to Shobu. If you Shobu you can gain the value
of that winning hand. If you are aiming for a bigger winning hand choose Koikoi
and the game will continue. However if your opponent plays a winning hand, the
previous hand you had will not apply.
Rule settings screen
On this screen the rules that change be changed are as follows.
Time limit – None, 5 seconds, 10 seconds, 20 seconds
Game type – 6 rounds, 12, first to 4 wins
Display the score On, Off
Tsukimi Hanami On, Off
Dealer Authority On, Off
Dobon On, Off
If Dobun is on, if you run out of points the game will end. The player who stole
the points will win.
Before the game begins, the dealer will be decided. The dealer is the player who
draws the highest moon card from the deck. Please choose one using the D Pad and
confirm with the A Button or Z Trigger.
If Dealer Authority is on, and the dealer draws a winning hand they will
automatically win. However, if it is off, and the game ends in a draw, another
round will be played.
Game screen
You may choose which card to take from the discarded cards using the D Pad.
Top of the screen - Your opponents cards
Middle right of the screen - How many points your opponents have
below that - How many points you have
In the center of the screen - The discarded cards
Middle left - The number of rounds, and the draw deck
The card you are currently looking at will be enlarged. Using the D Pad, select
a card and press the A Button or the Z Trigger to confirm.
Pg 12 Hana Awase
You may choose a character and two opponents. When the deck runs out the game
will end. The player with most points at the end is the winner.
Rule settings screen
The settings that can be changed are as follows
Time limit – none, 5 seconds, 10 seconds, 20 seconds
Game type – half game, 12 rounds
Score display – on, off
Sake cup cards – on, off
Ameshima – none, 20 points, a flowing winning hand
Bakefuda (sake cup cards) are cards that can be taken from the discard pile and
used to make hands. A player may hold 2 bakefuda as their last two cards
雨島Ameshima (rain island) – 4 willow cards are called an Ameshima. If a Bakefuda
acts as one point card, it cannot become a Ameshima
20 point winning hand – Without bakefuda as one point card an Ameshima is worth
20
Flowing winning hands – Without bakefuda as one point card, only the exact
values of the cards is counted.
Deciding the dealer
It is decided in the same way as above. Choose from the 12 cards using the D Pad
and the A Button or Z Trigger.
Game Screen
Top left – number of rounds
Top right – Your opponents open cards
Middle of the screen – the deck
Above the deck – discarded cards
Bottom left – Your open cards
The card you are currently looking at will be enlarged. Using the D Pad, select
a card and press the A Button or the Z Trigger to confirm.
Calculating the points for Hana Awase
The points are calculated for each player based on the value of each card they
have. If a player loses to another players hand they must pay penalty points
based on that hands value. Uefuda are 20 points, Tanefuda are 10 points, Tanfuda
are 5 points and Kasufuda are 1 point. If the player draws a winning card
themselves, the other two players must pay the winning value of that hand.
At the end of the game, 88 points will be distributed based on the scores. These
88 points come from the fact that the 48 cards have a combined value of 264,
this is then divided amongst the 3 players. If the player draws a card for a
winning hand, for a hand that has a value of less than 20 points, it will not be
treated as a win, and another game will be played.
Pg 15 Oichakabu
You can choose a character and two opponents. You are competing to match 2 or 3
moon cards. The player with 9 points, or if the dealer is closest to 9 points
they will win. Each card is worth different points, although 10 is worth zero.
Choosing a dealer
After a dealer is chosen the game will start. The method is the same as above.
Rule Settings screen
The rule settings that can be changed are as follows
Game type – Half game, 12 rounds
Win on the first turn – On, Off
(If the dealers first two cards equal 6 they may refuse another card and win
instead)
From the top left corner of the screen
The round number
The deck
The dealer
From the top right corner
The players and their cards on the table
From the start the dealer deals each player 4 cards one by one. Next the players
bet up to 10 points. Next 2 cards are dealt, if you wish to take one please
select either yes いる or no いらない. If both players wish to take the card, you must
play rock paper scissors.
Oichokabu card division names and special winning hands
Total points name
1 Pin
2 Nizo
3 Santa
4 Yoshiya
5 Goke
6 Roppou
7 Shichiken
8 Oicho
9 Kabu
0 Buta
Special winning hands
Shiichi / Kyuichi - If the the dealer is delt the fourth or ninth moon as their
first hand, and then draws the first moon on their second draw they win without
any conditions
Storm - If all three cards are the same moon (dealer or player) then 3 times the
amounts of points are taken. The winner is determined based on the number of
points. The dealer may win with both these special hands at the same time.
Pg 18 Options
If you press the Start button during play the options will be displayed. If you
are currently in Richi, it will tell you what card you need to complete your
hand.
Hanafuda Resolution Mode
The basic rules of Hanafuda are explained here. These are the following options
Koikoi explanation
Hana Awase explanation
Oichokabu explanation
Koikoi winning hands
Hana Awase winning hands
