3 Ways To Play Crazy Eights - WikiHow

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Crazy Eights is a 2-5 player card game where players try to get rid of all their cards first and score the fewest points. The game starts with the dealer dealing 5 cards face down to each player. The remaining cards go in the middle of the table for the draw pile, and the top card is flipped face up next to the pile. The player on the dealer’s left goes first. On a player's turn, they must play a card from their hand on top of the discard pile. Players can play any card that matches the suit or rank of the top face-up card. For example, if the top card is the 5 of spades, the player could discard any spade or 5 from their hand. If they can't play a card, they can draw up to 3 cards from the draw pile. If they draw a card that they can play, they must play it on the discard pile. If they don't draw a card they can play, their turn is over. Eights are wild cards and can be played on top of any card. When a player plays an 8, they choose the new suit for the discard pile, and the next player must play a card of that suit or an 8. Play continues clockwise until one player runs out of cards in their hand. When a player empties their hand, each player that still has cards counts the points in their hand and writes their total score down. Aces are worth 1 point, face cards are worth 10 points, 8s are worth 50 points, and the rest of the cards are worth their face value. Players continue playing rounds until one player reaches 100 points or more. At that point, whoever has the fewest number of points wins the game! Keep reading to learn variations on the game, like assigning a different wild action to certain cards! Did this summary help you?YesNo

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