Crazy Eights -- Lite for Android

11 things about Crazy Eights -- Lite

1. If a player is unable to match the rank or suit of the top card of the discard pile and does not have an eight, he draws one card from the stockpile.

2. Players discard by matching rank or suit with the top card of the discard pile, starting with the player left of the dealer.

3. There are many variations of the basic game, and a number of different names including Crates, UNO, Last One, Mau-Mau, Pesten, Rockaway, Spoons, Swedish Rummy, Switch, Last Card, Screw Your Neighbour, and Tschausepp.

4. Points are incurred for any cards left on hand at the end of a round - 25pts for an eight, 10pts for a face card, and face value for a spot card.

5. If he has a card he can play it otherwise the turn passes to the next player.

6. If still doesn't have a card, he passes a turn to a next player.

7. Did you know, that the name Crazy Eights dates to the 1940s, derived from the military designation for discharge of mentally unstable soldiers, Section 8? The game is very popular especially with children.

8. When a player plays an eight, he or she must declare the suit that the next player is to play.

9. Eight cards are dealt to each player.

10. Game over once looser reaches 100 pts, at that point the winner is the one with lowest score.

11. Like UNO? Well meet it's daddy: Crazy Eights.