Crazier Eights: Pantheon is good because it has been play tested and updated for almost three years.
You can see the (almost) final version of all the cards here.
There is a history behind the game. It evolved through years of play testing and updates. Some cards were replaced and some card abilities were changed.
Let’s take a look at some of these changes. Continue reading
Crazier Eights: Olympus is good because it has been play tested and updated for almost four years.
You can see the (almost) final version of all the cards here.
Many updates required that cards either get replaced or that their abilities be changed.
A look at some of the rejected cards can give you a glimpse into the history of the game development process.
Let’s take a look at some of these changes.
There are many references to Greek mythology in Crazier Eights: Pantheon. The card abilities are based on the characters and places from the stories. Let’s take a look at some of them. Continue reading
There are a lot of characters and references to the legend of Greek mythology found in Crazier Eights: Olympus. Let’s take a look at some of them. Continue reading
Update (3-24-2020): Kublacon has been cancelled.
James Gray, the creator of the Crazier Eights games, will be at Kublacon in 2020. This is a game convention that features many events for board games and RPGs from May 21 – 25 at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport (1333 Old Bayshore Hwy, Burlingame, CA 94010).
There is no plan to cancel or delay the event at this point. Continue reading
Palace of Circe won the previous poll. Now we voted on what the final ability will be.
You can see the results of two different polls below.
There were 16 votes in two different places, and Palace of Circe is the winner with 9 total votes. Continue reading
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
Two Gun Pixie also made a play through video, which can be seen here.
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:
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