Hanafuda

The "Hanafuda" archetype is a group of Spirit Monsters based on the Japanese card game of the same name in the same vein of the "" and "" archetypes being based around the Major Arcana tarot cards, and there are several Poker-themed cards, such as the "". The Hanafuda monsters all resemble stylized versions of their card counterparts, but with designs reminiscent of Japanese artwork done with brushstrokes and watercolors, like the creatures from the videogame Okami. Most of the Spells and Traps are based on various plays and terms from the original game.

Play Style
The Hanafuda monsters focus on supporting Spirit Monsters and making the archetype slightly faster by allowing for multiple Normal Summons and creating Tributes for higher-Level Spirits through various Token-generating Spells and Traps. The support cards also focus on generating a huge hand advantage by swapping out an over-saturated hand for fresh new cards. Other than that, they mainly play like normal, and can even use the same strategies, such as exploiting the summoning loophole, swapping for your opponent's monsters, then returning to the hand, or quickly overwhelming the opponent. A good strategy is to use the "Ino-Shika-Cho" combo of "Hanafuda Botan Kochou", "Hanafuda Momiji Shika", "Hanafuda Hagi Inoshishi", and "Yaku!". With "Kochou" alone, you can execute this incredible combo and generate a huge field advantage, then set up for a sweep involving a larger Spirit Monster.