Number of Players: 3 Cards Used: 1 full deck of 48 cards. Game Length: 12 rounds Goal: To capture high-scoring cards, get captured hands, and score over 88 points. The dealer deals 7 cards to each player and 6 cards to the field. The players should now check to see if they have any dealt hands. There are only 2 dealt hands in Hana-awase, and both are simple. If a player has 7 dregs cards in his opening hand, he receives 30 points from each player (for a total of 60). If he has 6 dregs cards he receives 20 points from each player (for a total of 40). If a player has a dealt hand he must turn all the relevant cards face-up. Here's an example beginning to a game of Hana-awase, with the three players' hands, the field, and the deck in the middle of the field. The player on the right has revealed a dealt hand of 6 dregs cards. Once dealt hands have been scored and turned face-up, play begins. Starting with the dealer and continuing in a counter-clockwise direction, each player captures cards (as described in the General Rules). However, in Hana-awase you are not limited to capturing cards from the field. Players can also use cards from their hand (and cards drawn from the deck) to capture face-up cards in other players hands. Players are not, however, allowed to capture their own face-up cards in this way. If a player runs out of cards in their hand before the game ends, he continues to play, but only captures cards using cards drawn from the deck. Once all cards in the deck have been captured the game ends. The players add up the value of all their captured hands, and receive those points from each of the other players. They then add up the value of their captured cards and subtract 88 points. The player with the highest score for the round becomes the dealer for the next round. The player with the highest score after 12 rounds is the winner. There are two special rules regarding scoring at the end of the game: 1. If the total score of all of a player's captured cards is 20 or less, the round is a draw. 2a. If either the dealer or the player sitting to his right have 8 captured cards or less, that player receives 30 points from the other players. 2b. If the player sitting to the dealer's left has 10 captured cards or less, he receives 30 points from the other players. Here are two popular additional rules that may or may not be used. If the players can not agree whether or not to use these rules, the dealer gets the final decision. Optional Rules 1. If any player forms the captured hand 'Willow Row', no captured hands count. Players scores are calculated solely from their dealt hands and the point value of their captured cards. 2. If a player has captured the Rain card he receives no points for the 'Moon Viewing', 'Cherry Blossom Viewing', or 'Drinking' captured hands as they have been 'rained out'. Captured Hands Five Lights 五光 200 points Four Lights 四光 60 points Note: Five Lights and Four Lights are mutually exclusive. Seven Poems 七タン 40 points Note: any 7 slips other than the November slip can be used. Blue Poems 青タン 40 points Red Poems 赤タン 40 points Six Poems 六タン 30 points Note: any 6 slips other than the November slip can be used. Drinking 飲み 30 points Spring 表菅原 30 points Pine Paulownia Moon 松桐坊主 20 points Boar Deer Butterfly 猪鹿蝶 20 points Moon Viewing 月見の飲み 20 points Flower Viewing 花見の飲み 20 points Note: if you have both of the above you only get the points for 'Drinking'. Grass 草 20 points Wisteria Row 藤シマ 20 points Willow Row 柳シマ 20 points Paulownia Row 桐シマ 20 points