Go Stop

About this board game

Go Stop is a fast-paced Korean card game for 2–5 players, with a listed play time of 60 minutes. Each hand takes less than ten minutes, as players collect sets of beautifully illustrated flower cards and pursue points.

Also known as Korean Poker, Go Stop uses Hwatu cards, whose name means “flower cards.” These cards provide the foundation for a contest focused on collecting combinations worth varying numbers of points.

Across the game, players focus on assembling valuable sets rather than simply gathering individual cards. The changing value of those sets gives each hand a clear scoring objective while keeping the action quick and focused.

• For 2–5 players
• Listed play time of 60 minutes
• Hands lasting less than ten minutes
• Beautifully illustrated Hwatu flower cards
• Sets with varying point values

Go Stop is described as an advanced version of Japanese Koi-Koi, making it a notable entry for players interested in the wider family of traditional flower-card games. It also re-implements Hanafuda, connecting this Korean presentation to an earlier card-game design.

First released in 1889, Go Stop offers a long-standing card-game experience built around flower imagery, collection, and scoring. Whether played as a short hand or as part of its full listed play time, it delivers a compact format centered on the distinctive Hwatu deck.