Karuta that is called “fast” often refers to karuta that involves attempting to take every card as quickly as possible. Of course, all of competitive karuta is, in a sense, about taking cards quickly, but in reality, one only needs to be faster than their opponent more times than their opponent is faster than them: there is no “bonus” for […]
Defensive karuta is a style of karuta focused on defending the cards on your side. It is often a more passive type of play that could be said to be about not making mistakes and playing to the strength of your own layout, which should give a slight advantage in memorization/comfort compared to the opponent’s layout. However, just as offensive […]
“Offensive Karuta” is a style of karuta focused on taking cards from the opponent sides. It is used by many players, and has various advantages/disadvantages. Advantages: can be easier to control the flow of the game if you successfully attack are able to “get rid” of cards you don’t want, send cards that make it more difficult for the opponent […]