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Hyakunin Isshu Karuta (百人一首かるた)

Karuta (かるた?, from Portuguese carta ["card"]) are Japanese playing cards.

Karuta have some variants, for stimulate the mind and the knowdlege of Japanese history
The two variants more know are the Hanafuda and Uta-garuta.

The mod, contains the cards referent of Uta-garuta, (specialy from the sub-gender Ogura Hyakunin Isshu)

This mod contains the following itens:
-100 cards "Yomifudas" (all writed in romanji in descriptions)
-100 cards "Torifudas"
-100 cards "Torifudas" with "kijimaris" (Initial syllables of each poem)
-2 "Kyogi-sen" (playmath spaces)

and Colored Karuta system:
-100 "Yomifudas" colored cards
-100 "Torifudas" colored cards
-100 "Torifudas" colored cards (with "kiimaris")


-Requeriments:
-2 players (or 4 players in case of use the second "Kyogi-sen")
-1 speaker (from read the "Yomifudas" cards)
-Knowdlege in Japanese Hiragana Syllables.

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Rules for play the "Kyogi Karuta" format (competitive karuta):
http://karuta.game.coocan.jp/handbook%20e.pdf (in english)

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The rules of Colored Karuta follow the basis of Kyogi Karuta,
the color in the card only facilitate in identify on the read of poem.

Each color correspond a group of start syllables of each poem. divided in the colors:

Red: Mu(む), Su(す), Me(め), Se(せ), U(う), Tu(つ), Si(し), Mo(も), Yu(ゆ), Ti(ち) and Hi(ほ).
Blue: I(い), Mi(み), Ta(た) and Ko(こ).
Yellow: Hu (ふ), Sa(さ), Ho(ほ), Ki(き), O(お) and Wa(わ).
Green: A(あ) and Ha (は)
Purple: Ya(や), Yo(よ), Ka(か) and Na(な).

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Reminder: for the speaker when will read the cards, start the game with opening poem (Joka), a good poem are this:

"Naniwazuni (難波津に )
sakuyakonoyana (咲くやこの花 )
fuyugomori (冬ごもり )

Imawo harubeto (今を春べと )
sakuyakonohana" (咲くやこの花)


Extras: If not have an speaker for read the "yomifudas" cards, i suggest the use from "Wasuramoti" app. Avaliable on Google Play and Apple Store. The app read the "Yomifudas" using an autentic Japanese Speaker.


Thanks:

From Tulio of Megure Karuta Kai brazilian group - for the informations about the "Kyogi-sen" dimensions and the Color Karuta System.
https://meguriaikai.wordpress.com/ (in brazilian portuguese)