no, you didnt offend anyone, before posting stuff that may seem initially as a flame, i post that just so you know..
did you know that hanafuda, has long been a gambling game? huge amounts of cash change hands, tho far less often these days..
tho there still are quite a few pro`s out there, i saw a face off on fuji tv last week, between, 2, man they were fast..
and variants of the game, are often used to kill time on tv as well, plus some families still play it at new years, and obon, but thats getting less often i guess..
hey and dont apologise to me, i`m not part of the team here, i just post occasionally ; ]
heh and i posted b4 eating, not usually a good idea!