James Gray, the designer of Crazier Eights, will be at Pacificon Game Expo from September 2nd to September 3rd. It is located at the Santa Clara Marriott. (2700 Mission College Blvd, Santa Clara, CA 95054) He will be at the Game Design Lab/Protospiel and have scheduled events at the board game room: Continue reading
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2021 New Years Promo Card
Each Crazier Eights game you order from the Recoculous Web Store this January or February 2021 comes with the 2021 promo card, Omnipotence. (Dates are based on the Pacific time zone.) Multiple games come with multiple promo cards.
You can order the games here.
Take a closer look below. Continue reading
James Gray’s Games
We have developed a new website for Recoculous, the company that published the Crazier Eights games.
The game designer for Crazier Eights, James Gray, has written a blog post there about the history of games he has designed over the years. Go here to take a look.
His website, Fantasy Cards, also has information about many games he has designed.
Crazier Eights Group Giveaway #9
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.
Two members of the group will get a free version copy of Crazier Eights (the first edition). One will be a new member who joins during or after June 16th. The other will be a member of the group who already joined at an earlier point. Continue reading
Newsletter Giveaway #6
The Monthly Newsletter is a great way to stay informed about the development, news, and new versions of Crazier Eights. Go here to join the newsletter.
I will give one copy of a jumbo Crazier Eights: Camelot prototype as a prize to a random person currently subscribed to the newsletter at the start of May. The winner will be determined on May 1st, 2017.
The contest’s terms and conditions can be found here. Continue reading
Facebook Group Giveaway #6
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.
One person who joins the group will get a free copy of the Crazier Eights: One Thousand & One Nights prototype. (The Arabian Nights version of Crazier Eights is a future version I am working on.)
Terms and conditions can be found here. The prize will be determined at the start of 7 April 2017. Continue reading
Crazier Eights/Recoculous at GAMA
I will be at the GAMA trade show the week of March 13th. If you want to try the game, are considering selling the game at a store, or are considering distributing the game or new versions, we can meet up there. You can let me know about your interest here.
Crazier Eights Events at DunDraCon
I will be attending DunDraCon at San Ramon, CA from Friday February 17th to Monday February 20th. My events can be found on their card game page here., but I will try to get some playtesting at Protospeil as well. I will be showing sneak previews of the Arabian Nights/10001 Nights version of Crazier Eights in addition to the new look for the game.
My main events are the following: Continue reading
Multicolor Card Frames
Multicolor cards are easier to discard because they match two or more different colors. They are mainly used in expansions, but four color cards would easily be added to the main sets of Crazier Eights as well.
I have been developing the multicolor card frames, and there are two options regarding how they will look. The first option is based on the regular card frame, and the second option is based on the current wild card frame. Take a look below: Continue reading
Newsletter Giveaway #5
The Monthly Newsletter is a great way to stay informed about the development, news, and new versions of Crazier Eights. Go here to join the newsletter.
I will give one copy of the original Crazier Eights games as a prize to those currently subscribed to the newsletter this February. The winner will be determined on February 21th, 2017. Continue reading
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