Crazy Eights is a classic shedding game: be the first to play every card from your hand. You may play a card that matches the suit or the rank of the card on top of the discard pile, and eights are wild, so you can play one at any time and name the next suit. If you cannot play, you draw until you can. You can play against one, two or three computer opponents. Play Crazy Eights free online in your browser — no download or sign-up needed.
Opponents:
Stock 0
Suit
Choose a suit:
Play a card with the same suit or rank as the top card. Eights are wild: play one at any time and name the suit. If you cannot play, draw until you can. First to empty their hand wins the cards’ points: eight 50, K/Q/J/10 = 10, ace 1, others face value.
Mouse or touch: click a highlighted card to play it
Button: Draw a card when you have nothing to play
Features
Choice of 1, 2 or 3 opponents
Suit chooser for eights
Round scoring by the cards left in opponents’ hands
Record of wins and points saved
How to Play Crazy Eights
Objective
Get rid of all your cards before the computer players do.
Starting a game
Each player gets seven cards (two players) or five (three or four players). One card is turned over to start the discard pile.
Rules
Play a card with the same suit or the same rank as the top card.
An eight can always be played; you then choose the suit that the next player must follow.
If you have no playable card, press Draw. You keep drawing until you can play; when the stock runs out the discard pile (except its top card) is shuffled to make a new one.
The first player to empty their hand wins the round and scores the points of the other hands: eight 50, K, Q, J and ten 10 each, ace 1, others face value.
Controls
Mouse or touch: click a highlighted card to play it
Button: Draw a card when you have nothing to play
Winning and losing
The round ends as soon as one hand is empty.
Tips and Strategies
Keep eights for later; they get you out of trouble.
Change the suit to one you hold many of.
Play high-value cards early so you hold fewer points if someone goes out.
Count the suits that have been played to guess what opponents lack.
With more opponents the game is faster and luckier.
Luck plays a part in every game, so no strategy can guarantee a win.
Game Variations
With one opponent each player gets seven cards; with two or three opponents each player gets five.
