Crazy
Eights
This game works best with 3 to 4 players. You can
play with 2.
The object of the game is to be the first one to
run out of cards.
1. The dealer deals 8 cards.
2. The dealer places the pile face down in the center
of the table and turns over the first card from the pile and places
it next to the pile.
3. Each player arranges the cards by suit in his
hand.
4. The first player needs to match the suit of the
card that was turned over. The 8s are wild. If the 8 is played,
that player can name the suit to be played, then everyone has
to play that suit.
5. If a player cannot follow suit or play the same
value card, he must draw from the pile until he can play.
6. If a player uses up all the cards in the pile
before someone runs out of cards, the dealer takes the top card
off the pile and places it face up, then shuffles the rest of
the pile.
7. The winner is the player who runs out of cards
first.
Variation
If a player plays a 2 of the same suit, everyone must draw 2 cards
from the pile. If a player plays a jack of the same suit, he gets
to play another card out of his hand.
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