Part of the fun in raising Zoey is finding things that delight and educate her; I want to find fun, creative board games to play with her during our family game nights! This week we played Crazy 8’s the LotFancy version for 2 to 5 players.
This specific Crazy 8’s game is designed for kids and does a great job at reminding Zoey of the shapes she’s already learned and introducing her to strategy! The graphics are adorable and gameplay is fun and engaging; very reminiscent of Uno!
So let’s play!
IN THE BOX
- 40 cards
INSTRUCTIONS
- Shuffle all the cards and deal 5 to each player.
- Place the remaining cards face-down in a draw pile, turn over the top card and place face-up next to the draw pile (if it’s an 8 draw another card and put the 8 back in the middle of the deck).
- Players take turns. On a turn, play a card face up on the card next to the draw pile (it must be the same number or shape).
- If you can’t play a card from your hand, you must draw cards from the draw pile one at a time until you can play one. Any cards you pick up are now part of your hand.
- All 8’s (unicorns) are wild and can be played on any card. If you play a unicorn, you then declare which shape the next player must play.
- Once you play a card, your turn is over. The person on your left goes next.
- If the draw pile runs out of cards, leave the top card and shuffle the cards from the common pile into a new draw pile.
- The first player to get rid of all their cards is the winner!
*Bonus rules for a twist!
- When a 4 is played, wave your magic wand and skip to the next player.
- When a 6 is played, the monster has spooked you and the order of play reverses.
ENJOY!
Whole Heartily 