📜 How to Play Go-Stop (고스톱 규칙)
- The 48 Floral Cards: The deck contains 12 suits corresponding to the 12 calendar months (松 Pine, 梅 Plum, 桜 Cherry, 藤 Wisteria, 菖 Iris, 牧 Peony, 菁 Bush Clover, 芒 Eulalia/Moon, 菊 Chrysanthemum, 紅 Maple, 柳 Willow, and 桐 Paulownia). Each month has 4 cards.
- Card Categories:
- Brights (광 / Gwang - 5 cards): Bordered in gold with red 광 seal. 3 Brights = 3 pts (if includes Rain Man = 2 pts / Bi-gwang), 4 Brights = 4 pts, all 5 Brights = 15 pts!
- Animals (열끗 / Yeol - 9 cards): Silver/cyan borders featuring fauna and vessels. 5 Animals = 1 pt (+1 pt each additional). Boar + Deer + Butterfly = Godori (고도리) granting +5 extra points!
- Ribbons (띠 / Ddi - 10 cards): Red, blue, or yellow strips. 5 Ribbons = 1 pt (+1 pt each additional). 3 Red Poetry ribbons (Hongdan) = +3 pts; 3 Blue ribbons (Cheongdan) = +3 pts!
- Junk (피 / Pi - 24 cards): Standard foliage cards. 10 Junk = 1 pt (+1 pt each additional). The September Sake Cup counts as 2 Junk if beneficial!
- Turn Routine: Play 1 card from your hand. If its month matches a field card, you capture both. Then flip the top card from the deck—if it matches a field card, you capture those too! If no match, cards remain face-up on the field.
- The GO or STOP Gamble: Once you accumulate 3 or more points, you can call STOP to bank your victory, or declare GO to risk continuing. Each GO adds +1 point bonus. But beware: if an opponent calls STOP after you declare GO, you suffer Dokbak (독박) and pay double penalties!
- Penalties (Bak / 박): If you win with Brights and an opponent has zero Brights, they pay double (Gwang-bak). If you win with 10+ Junk and an opponent has 5 or fewer Junk, they pay double (Pi-bak).