I’ve played Hanafuda quite a bit and it’s quite a fun game once you get the hang of it. I’ve mostly played it digital and tried a few times with the actual cards but they’re just so dang small that I have a hard time playing with them. The Pokemon Hanafuda cards are so cute, I would love to own a set.
These are definitely not as abundant as the old maid cards. Sealed decks have skyrocketed and the 2013 sets are going for around 120k yen or ~$920/48 = around $20/card. The Mario/Luigi hanafuda are much harder to find in the wild right now and more expensive. They were recently showcased in PSA magazine which definitely added to awareness that they exist. I do like some of the art but they are too small individually for my liking (if anything would like to frame the full set).
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I bought the Mario and Luigi Pikachu hanafuda decks instead of the promo TCG boxes because I was poor as f back then. Have felt bad ever since but finally seeing some STONKs is hilarious to me. Can’t believe people are grading the individual cards.
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Someone got the whole Mario Pikachu set graded!! 
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Wow! A hefty price tag too. But would definitely for a unique and 1 of 1 collection quickly! Some of these are slowly growing on me.
I’m hoping enough of these are graded so I can snag the Greninja by itself for a decent price.
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When did these increase in price so much? I have two sets of the normal pokemon hanafuda cards that I bought for 8,250 and 12,000 yen almost exactly two years ago. I remember the Mario ones being quite a bit more and I thought I would just pick one up later. Lol that is not happening now.
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Do you remember how much this was listed for?
Pretty sure it was listed for $10k
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