 In Crazy Eights, playing an 8 card will change the current suit of the game. | |
| Type | Shedding |
|---|---|
| Players | 2+ |
| Skills | Tactics and communication |
| Cards | 52 (Originally 28) |
| Deck | French |
| Play | Clockwise and counter-clockwise |
| Playing time | Various |
| Chance | Medium |
| Related games | |
| Mau Mau • Uno • Whot | |
Crazy Eights is a shedding-type card game for two to seven players and the best known American member of the Eights Group which also includes Pig and Spoons. The object of the game is to be the first player to discard all of their cards. The game is similar to Switch, Mau Mau or Whot!.[1]
Originally this was played primarily by children with the left over cards not used in Euchre. Now a standard 52-card deck is used when there are five or fewer players. When there are more than five players, two decks are shuffled together and all 104 cards are used.
- ^ Parlett, David (1996). Oxford Dictionary of Card Games. Oxford University Press. p. 291. ISBN 0-19-869173-4.