Crazy Little Eights
Why We Picked Crazy Little Eights
Mostly it is a game of dead cards: whatever in your hand matches neither the rank nor the suit on the pile. An eight is the escape hatch, and playing one lets you name the suit that follows, which is the only real decision in most hands. You may also lay several cards of one rank at once, so a hand can empty faster than the pile suggests. Only 172 plays so far, and the rules text carries most of the teaching here.
How to Play
Three things decide whether a run here goes well:
- Play a card that matches the rank or suit of the one face up on the pile.
- Go out first, and use an eight to name the suit the next player must follow.
- Hold an eight until the suit you name is one you can follow with your own cards.
Editor’s Note
Four reviews is thin evidence, so treat this as a rules-first page rather than a polished production. One hand takes two minutes and needs no tutorial.
Written by the UGFJD editorial team for this page. The publisher’s own description follows below, unedited.
Publisher Description
Supplied by the game’s publisher; reproduced as-is.
Great online version of the popular card game. Your goal is get rid of all your cards. You can play with a card of the same rank or suit as the card on the central pile. You can also always play with an eight. After you play with an eight you can change the suit to be played with. If the first card on the table is eight, you can start the play with any card. You can pick multiple cards, but they all have to be of the same rank. That's it. Have fun!
