Play Crazy Eights online free
Crazy Eights is one of the easiest card games to learn and one of the hardest to put down. Match the top card by suit or rank, play an 8 whenever you are stuck, and be the first to empty your hand. It is the family ancestor of Uno and the same idea sits behind the Indian game Mau Mau. Play it here free against 1 to 4 computer players.
How to play Crazy Eights in five steps
- Deal. Each player gets 5 cards (7 with two players). One card is turned up to start the discard pile and the rest form the draw pile.
- Match. On your turn, play a card that matches the top card by suit or by rank: a 6 of hearts goes on any heart or any 6.
- Go wild. An 8 can be played on anything. You then name the suit the next player must follow.
- Draw if stuck. No playable card? Draw from the pile. The menu lets you choose to draw until you can play, or draw only one card and pass.
- Go out. The first player to play their last card wins the round. The others score the cards left in their hand, and the game ends when someone reaches the target.
Scoring and strategy
Cards left in hand count against you: each 8 is 50, face cards and 10s are 10, Aces are 1 and the rest are face value. The lowest total wins when somebody reaches 50, 100 or 150 points. Keep an 8 for the end rather than spending it early, dump high cards first, and when you do play an 8 call the suit you hold most of.
What this table has
- Two to five players, with the computer filling the other seats.
- A suit chooser when you play an 8, and a clear marker for the suit now in play.
- Draw-until-playable or draw-one rules, set from the menu.
- Your game is saved on this device, so you can close the tab and carry on.
Questions
Is Crazy Eights the same as Uno?
Uno is a commercial descendant of Crazy Eights. The matching idea is the same, but Uno has special action cards and Crazy Eights uses a normal 52-card pack where only the 8s are wild.
How many players can play Crazy Eights?
Two to seven with one pack in real life. Cheettukali supports 2 to 5 players, with the computer playing the other seats.
Can I play an 8 at any time?
Yes. An 8 is always legal, whatever the top card is. You then choose which suit is in play.
What happens when the draw pile runs out?
The discard pile (except the top card) is reshuffled into a new draw pile. If nobody can play at all, the round is blocked and the lowest hand wins.
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