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
Category Archives: rules
May 2020 FAQ Update
The Frequently Asked Questions was updated with three more questions: Continue reading
New Olympus Rule Book (Updated 5-3-2020)
I am excited that Crazier Eights: Olympus will have an updated rule book with some new clarifications that I think will be helpful. I spent a lot of time updating it, and you can take a look here.
One of the more exciting additions is the discussion of the card color themes. Continue reading
The Color Themes of Crazier Eights
The colors of Crazier Eights have had unique themes since the release of Crazier Eights: Camelot in October 2017. This was actually the original intent. The most important thematic concepts associated with each color are the following:
- Red represents the divine, civilization, and the miraculous.
- Purple represents the paranormal, the intellect, and magic.
- Blue represents the demonic, passion, and death.
- Green represents the natural, the wilderness, and life.
New Rules Card (Updated 3-1-2020)
I worked on updating the rules card, which will be included for Crazier Eights: Olympus. It’s rephrased slightly to add clarity, and the win condition is now mentioned right away.
Take a look: Continue reading
2019 FAQ Update
The rules FAQ has been updated with the following: Continue reading
FAQ Update
I updated the frequently asked questions with three more questions: Continue reading
1001 Nights Rulebook (Updated 8-17-18)
I have significantly improved the Crazier Eights rulebook for the new games to be printed soon, and it has been updated multiple times over the last year. It was last updated in February.
The new rulebook can be found here.
To see the progress that has been made on rule book content & design, take a look at the original rulebook from 2014 here.
If you see any problems in the rulebook, you can let me know here. Continue reading
FAQ Update
Six new questions were added to the FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions). If you have any other questions you want me to add or disagree with my answer, let me know. You can find the complete list here. Continue reading
