BASICS

Crazy 8's is a card game meant for 2-4 people. A full pack of cards, i.e. 52 cards, is used to play it. Respective games are won by the player who gets rid of the cards in hand, offering a card which matches the rank or the suit of the previous card discarded onto a discard pile. Eights change the suit for the opponent. The game is played until 100, 200 or 500 points are scored.

There are many variations and names for the game. For example, in Germany it is called Mau-Mau, in the Netherlands - Pesten, and in Switzerland - Tschausepp. It is also unfortunately called Black Jack by some British Players, though it has nothing to do with the American game named Black Jack.