Section 2: The Deck
- One standard 52-card deck for two to five players; two decks for six or more.
- All four eights are wild.
- Jokers are not used in the base game.
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Section 2: The Deck
Crazy Eights
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What is the deck in Crazy Eights?
Verdict
One standard 52-card deck for two to five players; two decks for six or more.; All four eights are wild.; Jokers are not used in the base game.
Why people argue about this
People often assume that since eights are wild in Crazy Eights, they can be used as replacements for missing cards during a draw phase, which is incorrect according to the official rules. The confusion arises because the rule specifies all four eights are wild and does not allow them to substitute for other cards like jokers do in some games.
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Rules sourced from Traditional public-domain game — the shedding game UNO was derived from · Last verified: Aug 2026