Crazy Eights is a card game for two or more players. The object of the game is to get rid of all your cards to a discard pile.

Each player is (usually) dealt seven or eight cards, with the rest of the deck being placed face down at the center of the table. The top card is then turned face up to start the discard pile.

Players discard by matching rank or suit with the top card of the discard pile, starting with the player left of the dealer. Generally, any number of cards of the same rank may be played consecutively. Runs are occasionally permitted. If a player is unable to match the rank or suit of the top card of the discard pile and they don’t have an 8, they draw cards from the stock pile until they draw a card that they are able to play (alternatively they may pass after drawing one card—the rules over passing vary). If the stock pile runs out of cards, the top card of the discard pile is removed and the remaining cards in the discard pile are reshuffled and serves as the new stock pile. The first player to get rid of all their cards is the winner.

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