Crazy Eights
Match the suit or the number. Eights are wild.
- Players
- 1–4 players
- Time
- 10–30 min
- Ages
- 6+
- Where
- Same room or online
- You need
- Nothing but this page
How to play Crazy Eights
- 1Each player gets 7 cards with two players, or 5 with three or four. One card is turned face up to start the discard pile.
- 2On your turn, play a card that matches the top card's suit or rank.
- 3Eights are wild: play one at any time and choose the suit the next player must follow.
- 4Can't play? Draw from the pile, following the rule shown on screen.
- 5The first player to empty their hand wins the round and scores points for the cards left in everyone else's hand. First to 100 wins.
Match the suit or the rank. Eights are wild!
Play a card that matches the top of the pile by suit or rank, or play an 8 and call any suit. Can't go? Draw one card. First to empty their hand scores the cards left in everyone else's. First to 100 points wins.
Variations
- Twos pick up two: playing a 2 makes the next player draw two cards unless they play a 2 too.
Tips
- Save your eights. They're your way out when nothing else matches.
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