🎱 Crazy Eights
Crazy Eights with a standard deck against one to three computer players. Match the suit or number, pick a suit with an 8, and play to 100 points. Free.
How to play
- On your turn, play a card that matches the top card in suit or in number.
- An 8 always fits. After you play it, you choose which suit continues the game.
- No matching card? Draw one card. If it fits, you can play it right away.
- The first player to get rid of every card scores points for the cards left in the other hands.
- An 8 is worth 50 points, face cards 10, and the rest by their number. The first to 100 wins the game.
Tips from the champions
- Save your 8 for a moment when nothing else matches.
- Pick the suit you hold the most cards of.
- When an opponent is down to a few cards, switch to a suit that is hard for them to hold.
What does it train?
- Matching numbers and suits
- Planning and managing a hand
- Decision making
Questions and answers
How do you play Crazy Eights?
Play a card of the same suit or the same number as the top card. An 8 fits on any card and lets you choose the next suit.
How many opponents can I choose?
You can play against one, two or three computer players, so two to four people take part in the game.
How do the computer players play?
On the calm level the opponent plays simply. On the smart and expert levels it weighs card values, the suit it keeps in hand and how many cards the other players have left.
How is the winner decided?
At the end of each round the winner scores the value of the cards left in the other hands. The game goes on for several rounds until someone reaches 100 points.