In Crazy 8, the minimum number of players allowed is 2 while the maximum allowed is 4. A standard 52 card deck is used for the game. In the beginning, five cards are dealt to each player. The remaining cards are then placed face-down on the table (stock pile). The top card is placed face-up as the first card in the discard pile. The players have to discard his cards one-by-one by matching them in either rank or suit with the top card of the discard pile.
Eights are considered to be wild cards and if a player cannot play a matching card, then additional cards must be drawn from the deck until the player gets one. Lastly, the first player to discard all his or her cards will win the game.