化ばけ札ふだ

noun

wild card (hanafuda); multi-purpose scoring card

In hanafuda, a card that can serve as more than one type for scoring combinations, such as the sake cup card or the November suit. Domain-specific term.

• 花はな札ふだでは、菊きくに盃さかずきの札ふだが化ばけ札ふだとして使つかわれることがある。

  In hanafuda, the Chrysanthemum with Sake Cup card is sometimes used as a wild card.

• 化ばけ札ふだのルールは地ち域いきやゲームによって異ことなる。

  The rules for wild cards vary by region and game.