CRAZY 8s CARD GAMES: TIPS FOR ADVANCED PLAYERS

Crazy 8s is a fun-filled, fast-paced and an extremely interesting form of card games. The popularity or rather the craze of Crazy 8s can be judged by the fact that a world championship is dedicated to the cause. Its commercial versions such as the very famous UNO have received a wide range of publicity. The complex variations made in the game only have made the game all the more alluring and exciting. This article gives some quick tips for all those players who are experts at the basic format of the game and know how to go about playing in the different variants of the same game.
1) In the case of drawing cards, an important variant Crazy Eights theme is when there are a lot of strict rules pertaining to the drawing of a card from the stockpile by the player in question. If this is the case, the player should try playing in a manner that he/she draws out a card only when there are no others cards that are suitable for playing left with the player. In case the player is able to play a card in his/her hand, then the player must play it since it’s not advisable to depend on the cards in the discard pile just because of the reason that the player does not wish to play one particular card. On some of version of the game, the player can keep on drawing out cards from the pile till he or she gets some playable card while in some other variants, you are obliged to pass right after the first draw.
2) For those who know the basic format of the card well, you can incorporate variations such as when the player is left with a single card in hand, make it mandatory that the person has to call out “Crazy Eight” in such a case and in case s/he fails to do that, they would be penalised and would have to draw out eight extra cards. The only tip in this situation is for the player to be completely alert and immediately call out “Crazy eight” at the right time and avoid being caught and penalized!
3) In case you are fed up with the basic rules of the game, add a zing to it by adding in some newer fun rules and play a better part in the game. You can allocate one skip card amongst the cards, e.g. a queen. In case a queen is dished out, the player that follows will lose a turn. You can incorporate other additions like a rule that says that in case the player plays an eight that should match the eight that was played previously or should belong to that same suit. You can also make a rule that if that eight matches the suit that was played previously, you are given the discretion to change the game’s suit, but in case it fails to match, you cannot change the suit.

By incorporating these additions and following these simple tips you are sure to become an expert at the game as well as at its variants.