Overview
Welcome to Derange Order of Eight. Think you know how to play Crazy Eights? Think again. This version takes the familiar game and makes it slightly derange. Cards that once felt harmless now wreck your hand or help you wipe it out fast. Get ready for wild and delightfully derange rules.
Objective
For each round, be the first to play all the cards in your hand. To win the entire game: be the player with the lowest score after all rounds. Sounds simple.
Game Setup
* Use 2 standard 52-card decks (customizable to 1, 3 or 4 decks in game settings)
* Play with 2 to 8 players.
* The game consists of multiple rounds
* The first dealer is chosen at random, then starts to rotate clockwise each round
* Each round starts with 8 cards per player, then decreases each round by 1 until reaching 1 card then, the count increases back to 8
Example: 8 → 7 → 6 → … → 1 → 2 → 3 → … → 8
Optional: Short Round Mode in Settings: 4 – 1 – 4
Example: (4 → 3 → 2 → 1 → 2 → 3 → 4
Starting Play
Let the game begin
* Deal the round’s number of cards to each player
* Place the remaining cards face-down as the draw pile
* Flip the top card to start the discard pile
* Special Rule: If the first card is a 3 or 10, the dealer will keep draw/discard for anything besides a 3 or 10 appears
* If 8 discarded, the dealer will get to choose which suit the 8 will be
Game Play
* Players take turns placing one (or more if the hand allows it) card(s) onto then discard pile
* A card may be played if it matches the top card by suit or number
* No match? Draw one card from the draw pile
* If that card matches, you can play it
* If not, you must end your turn
* Once a card is played, it cannot be taken back
Derange Acting Cards (Special Cards)
These cards come with special powers… and risks:
Eight (Wild): Pick your path.
* May play anytime
* Choose a suit for the next player
King(Reverse): Spin it around.
* A player can play a king by standard methods (matching face or suit of the top
card in the discard pile), but it will cause the direction of play to reverse, as
indicated by arrows
* So in the case of the deal’s discard of a King, play will start with the dealer
* Special case with 2 players, gives the player of the King an extra turn
Two (Multipliers): Stack the pain.
* Players may play a 2 if it matches either the suit or the number of the top card on the discard pile
* The next player must play a 2 or draw 2 cards
* Chain continues: two 2s = draw 4, three 2s = draw 6, and so on
* If someone can’t play a 2, they have no choice but to draw. They draw the total and end the chain. This can be very expensive when playing with triple or quad decks
* Important: If a player goes out and ends the round with a 2, the next player
must still draw the full chain of 2’s before scoring up their hand.
(oh, the unfairness of it all)
Threes & Tens (Follow-Me): Match one, play all
* If you match a 3 or 10 (by face or suit of the top card in the discard pile), you
may discard all 3s or 10s from your hand regardless of suit
* You must follow the 3 or 10 with a card from your hand of the same suit. Known as the “Follow-me” card. So plan
carefully as you are removing 3’s and 10’s from your hand.
* Can’t follow? You must draw one card to try and play. If you can’t play then you need to end your turn.
* Note: You cannot end the round on a 3 or 10. You must attempt a “Follow-Me” card.
Even if it was your last card in your hand, you must draw a card to try and finish
the round
How to Win
* A round ends when a player plays all their cards.
* Other players add up the points from cards left in their hands
* The game continues for a set number of rounds
* After all the rounds are complete, the player with the lowest total score at the end wins the game. Congratulations, (I’m hoping it is you)
Scoring
Card Type Points:
8s (Wild) 50 points
2s (Multiplier) 30 points
3s & 10s (Follow-Me) 30 points
Kings (Reverse) 20 points
Aces 15 points
Queens & Jacks 10 points
Numbered Cards (4–9) Face value
Let the madness begin
Shuffle up, deal, and dive in. You may think you’ve mastered Crazy Eights, but this isn’t just crazy… it’s a little deranged.
Two ways to enjoy this game
Two different app in your play store. Derange Order of Eight will allow you to play many different variance of this game. Against yourself or the phone.
Or You can get use DOE Scorecard to help you score the game when you are sitting around the table with family and friends.
Enjoy