Crazy 8's

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Crazy 8's is a drinking game involving the use of playing cards. The predominant beverage of choice involves beer, but any type of liquor can be used. To begin, all of the 8's are taken out of the deck and laid in a vertical column on a flat surface. The rest of the cards are dealt out to the players. Typically, this game is suited best for four people, but there really is no set number necessary.

The game consists of laying your card down to create numerical straights. The length of this is equal to how many seconds of drinking you may assign to a fellow player. For example, playing a 9 of Hearts after the 6, 7 and obviously 8 have been laid down would result in four seconds of drinking to be divvied up. Players can assign all of the time to one player, or divide them however they see fit.

The one catch involves playing a card that does not connect a straight. This results in the player consuming their own drink for a number of seconds, determined by the length of the broken straight. For example, if a Jack of Clubs is laid, but only the 7 and 8 have been played, then that player consumes their own drink for five seconds (7-8-9-10-J). The entire length must be accounted for. This means an Ace (which is high only) would automatically ruin many straights if played early. A player who uses a very high or very low card early on is traditionally referred to as a nark, or a fun-spoiler. The game is over when no cards are left to be played.