Card game · vs the computer or by text
Crazy Eights
Match the suit or the number. 8s are wild! Be the first to play all your cards.
How to play Crazy Eights
- Everyone gets 7 cards (5 cards when there are 3 or 4 players). One card is turned face up to start the pile.
- On your turn, play a card that matches the top card’s suit (♥ ♦ ♣ ♠) or its number. The cards you can play pop up.
- 8s are wild! Play an 8 any time, then pick the next suit.
- Can’t play? Tap the deck to draw one card. If it fits, you can play it. If not, your turn is over.
- The first player to get rid of all their cards wins.
- If the very first card turned up is an 8, the first player can play any card.
Play the computer
Pick 1, 2 or 3 computer players. Easy plays any card it can. Medium saves its 8s and sticks to its best suit. Hard remembers which cards have gone and which suits you couldn’t match, and tries to block you.
Play a friend by text
Take your turn, then tap Send your move. Your friend gets a link, takes their turn and sends one back. You each only see your own cards.
First to 100
A quick game is one round. In a First to 100 game, the round winner scores the cards left in everyone else’s hands: an 8 is 50, a jack, queen or king is 10, an ace is 1, and the rest are their number.
Questions
What if the deck runs out?
The pile (all but the top card) is shuffled to make a new deck.
Can I draw even if I have a card I could play?
Yes. Sometimes it’s smart to hold on to a card. You only draw one, though.
What if nobody can play or draw?
It almost never happens! Then you pass. If everyone passes in a row, the player holding the fewest points wins the round.
Do we need accounts or an app?
No. It works in any web browser on a phone, tablet or computer, and your game is saved on your device.
More two-player games: Checkers, Chess and Secret Word Duel.