Kabufuda

Kabufuda (株札) are Japanese playing cards used for gambling games such as Oicho-Kabu mainly used in the Kansai region.

One of the 1's has a red background and is decorated gold or silver, called the Aka-pin (赤ピン 'red pin') or Aza-pin (アザピン 'Ace-pin') from Portuguese 'às pintas' ('Ace spots').

One of the 4's is also decorated gold or silver, called the Tamashi (玉四 'round four') or Kinshi (金四 'gold four'), which allows it to have a role in certain games.

[2] Early kabufuda decks had three ranks of face cards but since they have no value, only the jacks were kept.

Kabu is believed to derive from the Portuguese slang cavo meaning a stake, bet, or wager.

[5] Other small single-suited regional card patterns such as "Komaru" (小丸), "Mefuda" (目札), and "Daini" (大二) may also be classified as Kabufuda.

[6] These patterns are based on the Latin coin suit, have one of their 3's specially decorated, and have an additional Onifuda that acts as a wild card.

Oicho-Kabu (おいちょかぶ) derived from the Portugueze "oito-cabo" (English: "eight-end") is similar to baccarat where players add up the numbers and compete based on the size and strength of the cards.

Bopin (ボーピン) or Boni (ボーニ) is a variant of Hikikabu that uses 48 cards (including the horse and the warrior) for two to five players.

There is also an optional rule called "Boni" (ボーニ) in which the dealer wins even if he draws a Boue and a 2.

Go-mai kabu (五枚カブ) for up to eight people is similar to Pai gow where players are dealt five cards and try to form two hands: one which is a multiple of 10, and the other whose value is closest to 9.

Players pay the ante and the cards in their top row are turned face-up so that a winner can be determined.

In Jumoku (十目), players pay an ante before being dealt two cards and comparing results.

Unlike Oicho-Kabu, there are three rounds of betting and players have their own hand of two cards which can be improved upon with a total modulo ten of zero.

King (きんご) derived from the Portugueze "quinze" (English: "fifteen") for up to seven people that plays the same as blackjack with a goal of 15 instead of 21.