How to play Crazy Eights
Match the top card by suit or rank and be the first to empty your hand. Eights are wild.
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- Players
- 2–7
- You need
- A deck of cards
- Game length
- 10–20 min
- Difficulty
- Easy to learn
- Ages
- 6+
01 — Goal
Get rid of all your cards
Be the first player to play every card in your hand.
02 — Setup
Deal 5 or 7
With two players, deal 7 cards each; with three or more, deal 5. Put the rest face down as the stock and turn the top card face up to start the discard pile.
03 — A turn
Match suit or rank
Play one card that matches the top discard by suit or rank. If you can’t, draw from the stock until you can play (or the stock runs out).
04 — Eights
Eights are wild
You can play an eight on anything. When you do, name the suit the next player must follow.
- 8 of spades
- 8 of hearts
- 8 of diamonds
- 8 of clubs
05 — Winning
First to empty wins
The first player out wins the round. For a longer game, the winner scores the cards left in the other hands, and the first to 100 wins.
06 — Scoring
Who gets what
- Eight
- 50 points
- K, Q, J
- 10 points
- Ace
- 1 point
- 2 – 10
- Face value
07 — Tips
Play smarter
- Save your eights for when you are stuck.
- Switch to the suit you hold the most of.