About Crazy Eights
Crazy Eights is the card game lots of people first learned at the kitchen table or on holiday. You have to play a card of the same suit or the same number as the card on the pile. An 8 can go on anything, and when you play it, you decide which suit has to be played next. The first player to get rid of all their cards wins the round.
On GameBase you can play in two ways. With a TV and phones, the pile and all the players are on the big screen, while each player has their own cards on their phone. With one iPad, the screen is passed around, and a cover screen makes sure only the player whose turn it is sees their cards.
Pick the popular house rules yourself: a 2 forces the next player to draw two cards, unless they can play a 2 on top, and an ace makes the next player miss a turn. Play a single round, or collect penalty points over several rounds until someone reaches 100 or 200 points.
How to play
- Choose TV and phones or one iPad, turn the house rules on or off, and choose how long you want to play.
- Everyone gets 7 cards, or 5 cards when there are more than four of you. Play a card of the same suit or the same number as the top card.
- An 8 can always be played. Then you choose the suit the next player has to play.
- If you can’t play, you draw up to three cards. If none of them fit, play passes on.
- The first player with no cards left wins the round. The others get penalty points for the cards in their hand, and the fewest points wins the game.