Enshu-bana (遠州花, lit. “Enshu Flowers”) is a Hana-Awase variant for two to three players, played in the Shizuoka Prefecture of Japan. Locally, it is known as Shishibochūshin (ししぼちゅうしん).
The game features 3 teyaku and 8 dekiyaku. At every round, players place a wager into the pot, and dealer deals the cards. Players then check for teyaku in their hand. Afterward, the gameplay is the same as Hana-awase, and play continues until all players’ hands run out of cards.
Players then count their card points, plus the value of dekiyaku formed, plus 50 points if the Triplet teyaku is formed during the round. The player with the highest score wins the round and takes the pot.
There are some teyaku and dekiyaku that stop the round. If a player forms one of these yaku at any point in the game, he/she immediately wins the round; the round is stopped, all points scored during the round are forfeited, other players place more wagers into the pot according to the value of the yaku, and the winner then takes the pot.
¶ Card Values
The card values used in Enshu-bana are slightly different from those used in Hachi-Hachi. The Rainman is considered an Animal instead of a Bright, and all Chaffs are worth 0 points.
| Card Type | Value | Number in Deck |
|---|---|---|
| Bright | 20* | 4 |
| Animal | 10 | 10 |
| Ribbon | 5 | 10 |
| Chaff | 0 | 24 |
*some say that Brights are worth 30 points.
¶ Teyaku
| Value | Name of Yaku | Composition |
|---|---|---|
| 10x the wager | Four-Three (Shisou) | Four cards of the same month plus Three cards of another month. (STOPS THE ROUND) |
| 2x the wager | Four of a Kind (Teshi) | Four cards of the same month. (STOPS THE ROUND) |
| 50 pts. | Triplet (Sanbon) | Three cards of the same month. Only Iris  , Chrysanthemum , and Paulownia cards are counted. |
¶ Dekiyaku
| Value | Name of Yaku | Composition |
|---|---|---|
| 3x the wager | Four Brights/Emperor (Shiko/Tenno) |     (STOPS THE ROUND) |
| 2x the wager | Poetry Ribbons (Akatan) |
The three Poetry Ribbons:   (STOPS THE ROUND) |
| 2x the wager | Blue Ribbons (Aotan) |
The three Blue Ribbons:   (STOPS THE ROUND) |
| 50 pts. | Moon and Cuckoo (Tsukihoto) |  |
| 50 pts. | Boar and Butterflies (Shishibo) |   |
| 50 pts. | Boar and Rainman (Shishichu) |  |
| 100 pts. | Boar, Butterflies, Rainman (Sokuyaku/Shishibochushin) | |
| 50 pts. (100pts. if a Triplet teyaku of the same month was formed during the round) |
Four of a Kind (Shima) | Four cards of the same month. Only Iris , Chrysanthemum, and Paulownia cards are counted. |
¶ Playing for Points (Variant)
This is a more simplified version of the game, with the gambling element removed.
In this game, none of the yaku stops the round; the round only ends when all players run out of cards.
Players then count their card points, and if they formed a yaku, they either add the yaku’s value to their score or multiply their score, depending on the yaku. The player with the highest score wins the round.
¶ Teyaku
| Value | Name of Yaku | Composition |
|---|---|---|
| 50 pts. | Four-Three (Shisou) | Four cards of the same month plus Three cards of another month. |
| 50 pts. | Triplet (Sanbon) | Three cards of the same month. Only Iris , Chrysanthemum, and Paulownia cards are counted. |
Playing with Teyaku is optional; some play without Teyaku.
¶ Dekiyaku
| Value | Name of Yaku | Composition |
|---|---|---|
| 3x your score (or 5x your score) |
Four Brights/Emperor (Shiko/Tenno) | |
| 2x your score (or 3x your score) |
Poetry Ribbons (Akatan) |
The three Poetry Ribbons: |
| 2x your score (or 3x your score) |
Blue Ribbons (Aotan) |
The three Blue Ribbons: |
| 50 pts. | Moon and Cuckoo (Tsukihoto) | |
| 50 pts. | Boar and Butterflies (Shishibo) | |
| 50 pts. | Boar and Rainman (Shishichū) | |
| 100 pts. | Boar, Butterflies, Rainman (Sokuyaku/Shishibochūshin) | |
| 50 pts. | Four cards of the same month. Only Iris , Chrysanthemum, and Paulownia cards are counted. |
¶ Bibliography
- Ichinose, Takeshi “Atarashii Hanafuda Nyuumon"
- https://ameblo.jp/sadako0224/entry-11828677632.html
- http://hanafuda.richmind.net/gamelist