Re: Way (English Version)
This card game is actually the Korean card game known to the Western world as "GoStop". However, the rules have been altered concerning scoring in this game, so that you never "lose" to the girl, you only lose by "go"ing too much and not landing enough points to stop. In GoStop, players gamble money and "Go"ing puts more stakes on the line while "stop"ping allows you to keep the winnings you've earned.
...no, this is another modified version of hanafuda which is a relatively traditional Japanese card game originally based off of western influences.
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Nintendo originally got its start making hanafuda cards.
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Go-Stop is another modified version of hanafuda koreans play. Way doesn't use this version in that it doesn't use most of the modified rules and the scoring tables are different. The most important difference is that there is no multiplier system for scoring, so the payout for continuing is much lower in Way.
The primary Go-Stop rule that overlaps in Way is the call system. Basically being able to choose to end the game when you score. Even this is different because Go-Stop has set minimum limits for calling stop.
The root system that both Way and Go-Stop are based on is hanafuda. You can consider them to be about the same number of steps away from it. There are actually quite a few different versions of hanafuda played throughout east asia.