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Crazy Eights

Everyone gets a hand of cards. Take turns playing a card that matches the top of the pile by suit or by number. Can't play? Draw until you can. Eights are wild: play one anytime and choose the next suit. First to empty their hand wins.

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Deal five cards each. With only two players, deal seven.

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Put the rest of the deck face down as a draw pile. Turn the top card face up next to it.

How to play · 1 of 4

Match

On your turn, play one card on the face-up pile that matches its suit or its number.

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Draw if you can't

No match? Draw from the pile until you get a card you can play, then play it.

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Play an eight

Eights are wild. Play one on anything and name the suit the next player has to match.

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Go out

The first player to play their last card wins the hand.

How to win

The first player to get rid of all their cards wins.