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🃏 How to play

Crazy Eights rules

Match the suit or the number. Slam down an 8 to change everything.

Players
2–7
Time
15–30 min
You need
Standard playing cards

The goal

Go out first each hand. Everyone else scores penalty points for the cards they're still holding — Roundfello ends the game when anyone reaches the target, and the lowest total wins.

How a hand works

  1. 1

    Deal

    Deal 7 cards each for 2 players, 5 cards each for 3 or more. Stack the rest as the stock and flip the top card to start the discard pile.

  2. 2

    Match the top card

    On your turn, play one card that matches the top discard's suit or rank. A 7♥ can go on any heart or any 7.

  3. 3

    Eights are wild

    An 8 can be played on anything. Name the suit the next player must follow.

  4. 4

    Can't play? Draw

    Draw from the stock until you get a playable card (or the stock runs out). You may also draw even when you could play.

  5. 5

    Go out

    The first player to play their last card ends the hand.

Penalty points (cards left in hand)

  • Each 850
  • King, Queen, Jack10
  • Ace1
  • 2 – 10 (not 8)Face value

End of a hand

  1. 1.Mia goes out.
  2. 2.Leo holds 8♣ and K♦ → 60 points.
  3. 3.Ava holds 3♠ and A♥ → 4 points.
  4. 4.Mia scores 0 for the hand.

Winning tips

  • Save your 8s — but don't get caught holding one (50 points!).
  • Change suit to one you know the next player is short in.
  • Get rid of high cards early.

Popular house rules

  • Winner-collects version: the player who goes out scores everyone else's penalty points, and the first to the target wins. Use a Custom Card Game for this version.
  • Some tables play 2 = next player draws two, Queen of Spades = draw five, Jack = skip.

Let Roundfello keep score

Roundfello adds up every Crazy Eights hand for you, with live standings and a champion at the end.

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