Section 3: Setup & Deal
- Two players: 7 cards each. Three or more: 5 each.
- The rest becomes the stock, face down.
- Turn the top card face up to start the discard pile. If it is an eight, bury it and turn another.
- Play begins to the dealer's left.
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Section 3: Setup & Deal
Crazy Eights
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What is setup & deal in Crazy Eights?
Verdict
Two players: 7 cards each. Three or more: 5 each.; The rest becomes the stock, face down.; Turn the top card face up to start the discard pile. If it is an eight, bury it and turn another.
Why people argue about this
People often assume that if they're playing with just two players, they should each get 7 cards as per the official setup rules for Crazy Eights, but actually, the correct distribution is 5 cards each, leaving the rest face down to be used as a stock pile, which can lead to miscommunication and arguments.
Send this to your friend — argument over.
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Rules sourced from Traditional public-domain game — the shedding game UNO was derived from · Last verified: Aug 2026