A player is never required to play a card.īasic play is exactly like Crazy Eights. If he chooses to pass he says 'Pass' and play continues to the next player. After drawing a card he can still choose to pass or play. However, before he can pass he must take one card (and only one card) from the stock and add it to his hand. If he chooses to play he is not required to draw any cards.

Basic playĮach player plays in turn clockwise (except as noted below) and may choose to play or pass. The card that was set aside becomes the new pile. If the stock is depleted then top card of the pile is set aside and the pile is shuffled and turned over to form a new stock. The top card from the stock is turned over to start the pile. The remaining cards are placed face down to for the stock. It can be played by any number of players and multiple decks can be used if required. One Left will keep the both of you busy for hours just like its much older brother Uno, but with a few different twists, One Left seems like a whole new card game!Ī variation of the Crazy Eights card game by Albert YorkĬrazy Pairs is a souped up version of Crazy Eights which adds some strategy to the game. If your opponent calls it before you, you must draw 2 cards. When you only have one card left you must call 'One Left'. If somehow there is no face up card on the discard pile, flip the top one of the stock onto the discard. Then turn the discard pile face up again and replace the 2 on top. Shuffle the waste pile, place it face down and have your opponent draw the top 2 cards. When you play these cards, you can shuffle the waste pile! Put the Two you played to the side (do not shuffle the Two into the waste pile). You can only play these on the matching suit. They can be played anytime on anything to change the suit.ĭraw 3: These cards are Threes. Unlike Uno, your opponent's turn is not skipped. When you play these cards, give your opponent one card from your hand. You may play these only on matching suits or another King.

If you don’t have a card you can play, you must draw.Īlong with this, there are other cards that can change the fate of the game. If you have a card that you can play, you must play it. To play a card, all you got to do is put one card from your hand onto the discard pile that matches either the suit or the number/face value.

On your turn, you can either play a card from your hand or draw from the draw pile. Flip the top card off the draw pile and place it beside it, forming the waste pile. Place the remaining cards in the center, forming the draw pile. You start by dealing 7 cards to both players. Like I've said, One Left plays mainly like Uno. Wild Draw Fours You play with a standard deck of 52 cards. Fortunately for you (and me) I've created a 2 player game that’s much better than 2 player Uno. The Reverses and Skips were like an automatic discarded card. In fact, I created this card game one day after playing Uno with only one other person. One Left is a card game especially designed for 2 players and plays like the widely played card game Uno. Strategy: Only lay a pick up card if you have another one in your hand. Jokers stop any picking up, or can be added to make a pair. If you have to pick up,Īnd you get a pick up card, you can lay it,but only at its original value. Suits are not relevant when you are facing a pick up card. If a 2 of D is played, you can lay a K of H, and not pick up a single card, the player to your right has to pick up 9, etc,etc,etc.

Jokers are blockers or wilds but not pick up cards.Īll 2's, J of H & S, K of H are pick ups.

See also Bartok (in which a new rule is added after each hand), Mao (in which the rules are not disclosed to the players) and the Mao Variants page which features games submitted by readers.Ĭontributed by Miles Dansereau ( game branches off 'Crazy 8 Countdown.' Me and my buddy Jason call it 'Bitch' cause every one bitches when they have to pick up 16 cards.

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