            H O W   T O  P L A Y           C R A Z Y  E I G H T S       In Crazy Eights, each player begins withseven cards.  The rest of the deck is placedface down with the top card turned over formingthe discard pile.  To begin play, the firstplayer must select a card from the player's ownhand that matches either the number (except aneight), or suit (Hearts, Spades, Clubs, orDiamonds) of the top discard.  If a match isfound, the player places that card on thediscard pile.  If a player is unable to play acard, the player must draw from the deck(keeping all of the cards drawn), untildrawing either the same number or suit of thetop card in the discard pile.  A player maychoose a card from the deck instead of playing acard from the hand.       On any turn, a player may play an eight whichis considered "wild".  Playing an eight allowsthe player to change the suit to any other suit(usually the suit representing the most cards inthe hand).  An eight may NOT be used to changenumber or face cards, however.  After an eightchanges the suit, the other player must play acard of that suit or counter with another eight.       The game continues this way until one of theplayers discards the last card in hand and"goes out." If the deck is used up and neitherof the players can play a card, the game endsin a "block."       When the hand ends, the winner receives 50points for each eight, 10 points for each facecard, and 1 point for each ace.  All other cardsreceive the number of points indicated by thecard (i.e., a seven equals 7 points).  If a handends in a block (when neither player candiscard), the player with the lowest totalreceives the points difference of the otherplayer's hand.  In the case of a tie game, bothplayers split the points evenly,       The game ends when either player reaches 100points.                ---- END ----