Five Brights五光

10 pts

Gokō is the rarest and most valuable yaku in Koi-Koi: you capture all five Bright cards (光札, hikari-fuda). It is worth 10 points.

Cards

  • Crane on Pine

    January · Crane on Pine

  • Cherry Blossom Curtain

    March · Cherry Blossom Curtain

  • Full Moon

    August · Full Moon

  • Rain Man

    November · Rain Man

  • Phoenix

    December · Phoenix

The cards

  • January – Crane and Sun (pine)
  • March – Curtain (cherry blossom)
  • August – Moon (pampas grass)
  • November – Rain Man / Ono no Michikaze (willow)
  • December – Phoenix (paulownia)

How it scores

Gokō replaces the smaller Bright yaku: when you complete it, you score Gokō, not Sankō or Shikō on top of it. Other yaku you hold in the same round, such as ribbons or animals, still add to your total.

When to go for it

You rarely plan a Gokō from the start; it grows out of a strong Shikō or Ame-Shikō. If you already hold four Brights and the fifth is still in the deck or likely in your opponent's hand, calling Koi-Koi to chase it can pay off. If the fifth Bright has already been played to the field and taken by your opponent, Gokō is impossible, so stop and take your points.

Common mistakes

  • Calling Koi-Koi for Gokō late in the round, when few cards remain and the missing Bright may never come out.
  • Forgetting that your opponent is watching your Brights too: once you hold three or four, they will try to capture the remaining ones first.

What makes it rare

There are only five Bright cards in the whole 48-card deck, and your opponent wants them just as much as you do. Completing Gokō usually means surviving several turns with four Brights already showing in your pile — a clear signal that invites blocking. That is why Gokō often decides a match when it appears: ten points is enough to swing a multi-round game on its own.

Playing it in Hanafuda Legends

Gokō 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.

Related yaku

Shikō (Four Brights), Ame-Shikō (Rainy Four Brights), Sankō (Three Brights). See How to Play for the full scoring table.