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The objective of Crazy Eights is to be the first person to discard all of their cards in their hand. This game is played with two or more players and a standard deck of fifty-two cards.
The game begins with the dealer dealing out five cards, face down, one at a time to each player. If playing with only two players then seven cards are to be dealt out to each player. The remaining cards are then placed face down in a stockpile in the middle of the players reach. The top card is turned face up and placed next to the stockpile to begin the discard pile.
The player to the left of the dealer starts the action. If the first card turned up in the discard pile is an eight, the player will choose a suit and then discards a card of that suit from his hand. If the card is not an eight, the player discards a card of that suit or a card of the same value from his hand. For example, if a ten of diamonds is turned up, then a player can either place a diamond or an ten of any suit in the discard pile. If a player doesn’t have any cards that can be played then the player must pick up the top card from the stockpile. The next player to the left will play next, with the same options. If you discard an eight you can now pick which suit to change to and the next player must discard a card of that suit. The game ends when a player discards the last card in his hand.
Variations: You can choose to have player’s continue to pick up cards from the stockpile, until he can match the suit or number.
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