Animalsたね（種）

1 pt+1 per extra card

Tane means capturing five animal cards (種札). It is worth 1 point, plus 1 point for each additional animal card beyond five.

Cards

Any 5 of these 9

  • Bush Warbler

    February · Bush Warbler

  • Cuckoo

    April · Cuckoo

  • Eight-Plank Bridge

    May · Eight-Plank Bridge

  • Butterfly

    June · Butterfly

  • Boar

    July · Boar

  • Wild Geese

    August · Wild Geese

  • Sake Cup

    September · Sake Cup

  • Deer

    October · Deer

  • Swallow

    November · Swallow

The animal cards

  • February – Bush Warbler (plum)
  • April – Cuckoo (wisteria)
  • May – Eight-Plank Bridge (iris)
  • June – Butterflies (peony)
  • July – Boar (bush clover)
  • August – Geese (pampas grass)
  • September – Sake Cup (chrysanthemum)
  • October – Deer (maple)
  • November – Swallow (willow)

How it scores

Tane is a counting yaku: the more animals, the more points. It combines with Ino-Shika-Chō (the Boar, Deer and Butterflies are animals too), so a strong animal pile often scores both — 5 for Ino-Shika-Chō plus the Animals count.

When to go for it

Animals are common, so Tane builds naturally through a round. It's a good reason to call Koi-Koi when you already have five animals, several more are still unaccounted for, and your opponent isn't close to scoring: each extra animal is another point, with no new set to complete.

Common mistakes

  • Thinking Tane is worth more than it is: five animals is just 1 point. Its value comes from extras and from combining with other yaku.
  • Forgetting that the Sake Cup counts as an animal.

Counting cleanly

There are nine animal cards in the standard deck used here. Five animals score 1 point; each animal after that is +1. The Sake Cup is one of those nine — never leave it thinking it is only useful for viewing yaku. A pile that already has Ino-Shika-Chō will often cross five animals without much extra work.

Playing it in Hanafuda Legends

Animals (Tane) uses the same Nintendo-style Koi-Koi scoring on Hanafuda Legends whether you play ranked, casual, private rooms, or vs computer. Set yaku replace smaller versions of the same family (you do not score Sankō and Shikō together), while unrelated yaku such as ribbons, animals and chaff still add to your total when you stop.

If you are new to the combination, practise in the tutorial or against the computer first, then take it into online play. How to Play covers the turn structure, matching, and when to call Koi-Koi versus stopping for points.

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