The top card of the stock is turned face up and placed beside the stock to start the discard pile. The remainder of the pack is stacked face down on the table as a stock from which cards will be drawn. The dealer deals (singly) five cards to each player (seven each if there are only two players). The basic game of Crazy Eights uses a standard 52 card pack, or two such packs shuffled together if there are a lot of players. Some British players call it Black Jack, which is unfortunate as it can lead to confusion with the well-known American banking card game Blackjack.
In Germany it is Mau-Mau in Switzerland it is Tschausepp in the Netherlands it is Pesten. Is sometimes called Crates, Switch, Swedish Rummy, Last One or Rockaway. There is a huge number of variations of this game, and many alternative names. Crazy Eights is a game for two or more players, in which the object is to get rid of the cards in your hand onto a discard pile by matching the number or suit of the previous discard.
