I’m a sucker for two-player games, and Hanafuda: Koi-Koi is a reprint of a fast, elegant game that checks all my boxes. Pencil First Games teamed up with Vincent Dutrait to create a custom Hanafuda deck and a clean English adaptation of this ancient push-your-luck duel. Some games feel less like play and more like poetry. Hanafuda is one of them. What began as a secret game in 18th century Japan grew into a cultural treasure Fun fact: Nintendo’s very first product was Hanafud
