Although Crazier Eights has an official rule book and the game is made to be played with a specific set of rules, it is possible to play with very different rules. One popular card game is Thirteen (Tiến lên), which was likely invented in Vietnam, and there is a way to play it using Crazier Eights cards. Continue reading
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Camelot Review on Purple Phoenix Games
Travis Lopez reviewed Crazier Eights: Camelot for Purple Phoenix Games. Go here to take a look.
They reviewed two other Crazier Eights games in the past:
Designing Olympus
Each main version of Crazier Eights is meant to have a different and unique feel. Crazier Eights: Olympus is designed around the powerful indestructible god cards as well as a system of risks and rewards. Let’s take a closer look at some of the cards and the design considerations that inspired them. Continue reading
Crazier Eights Game Length
The box says the game length is 10-30 minutes. This is a simplification and part of the issue is how many players there are, and if everyone needs to read all the cards. Once people are familiar with all the card abilities, they tend to play a lot faster.
My current general estimation is the following:
- 2 players: 5-10 minutes.
- 3 players: 10-20 minutes.
- 4 players: 15-30 minutes.
- 5 players: 20-40 minutes.
- 6 players: 30-60 minutes.
- 7 players: 40-100 minutes.
- 8 players: 50-120 minutes.
The First Edition (2014)
The game “Crazier Eights” was released 2014, and it was the first version of the game. It is now known at the “First Edition.” It is sold out for our web store, but if you want to buy it elsewhere, you have to just look for a game simply called Crazier Eights without a subtitle. Continue reading
Holiday Promo Offer
We have six promo cards for the holiday season. Order either of the new games from the Recoculous Web Store and you get all six promo split cards. In particular, each order of Crazier Eights: Olympus & Crazier Eights: Pantheon comes with all six promo cards. This offer expires at the start of January 1, 2021, Pacific time.
Update (12-14-2020): Already have the new games? If you order two or more Crazier Eights games, we will make sure you get at least one set of all six promo cards. These games make a good gift. Most people don’t have these games yet, and they make good stocking stuffers.
Additionally, if you order three or more games from our store, you will be upgraded to priority shipping at no additional charge.
Crazier Eights Group Giveaway #19
The official Crazier Eights Facebook group can be found here. This is often the best way to keep up with any updates and give me feedback regarding future versions of Crazier Eights.
Join the group, and you also have a chance of winning prizes. We will have two winners, who each get a free copy of Crazier Eights: Camelot. One winner will be randomly selected by active members of the group who write a meaningful post or comment about Crazier Eights starting in August 2020. The other winner will be a randomly selected new member who joined the group in August 2020 or after.
This contest ends at the beginning of November 3rd, 2020.
Go here to see the contest’s terms and conditions. Shipping is free for the USA, $7 to Canada, and $12 to anywhere else.
Card Art Design, Bleed Zone, & Drift
The number one rule of card graphic design is that you need the art to extend farther than you might think. This is basically a bleed area because of the possibility of a miscut or “drift.” This is mostly important when making art for the card back or the card frames. Similarly, nothing important should be outside of “a safe zone.”
I will show exactly what I have in mind below. Continue reading
