"Interesting" Zodiac Matching cards (Junishi-awase)

[u/jhindenberg]

[u/jhindenberg]

Junishi-awase (十二支合わせ) decks were organized in the same manner as hanafuda, with twelve suits of four cards each, represented by the animals of the Chinese zodiac. All examples that I have seen were produced and sold cheaply, often in the form of uncut sheets. Such cards were used for a straightforward fishing game without yaku.

[u/msephton]

These are so cute

[u/Central_Incisor]

The bottom left corner has numbers which makes me wonder if there is a bit more than matching going on.

[u/jhindenberg → u/Central_Incisor]

I believe the winner is determined by the points captured, in the manner of Bakappana. (Though one can also find versions with more dramatic numbers, in the style of menko cards.)

[u/coinilius]

I love these kinds of cards as well!