[02-A] SOLOVERSE - CRAZY 8’s [UTTER CHAOS]

OBJECT

• This game follows the Crazy 8’s style of “Card Shedding” play, except this Variant follows a “No Turns” format. If you can Play, do so – but do so before another Player can.
• Therefore: Be the first Player to get rid of all your Cards.

SETUP

1. Remove the Invert and Stun Chaos Cards, they CANNOT be used with this version of the Game.
2. As a group choose whether to use the Core Game Extension and any Optional Expansion or Coloured Extension Packs [compare Universal Game Notes: First Play Recommendations].
   NOTE: If you have added any optional Expansions, check if they have any Additional Setup Rules.
3. Choose who Deals first [alternate the Dealer clockwise after each game].
4. As a group, help Shuffle the Deck, then the Dealer Deals Each Player 20 Cards Face-Down [watch out for the Face-Up Trap Class Chaos Cards – return them randomly to the Deck before continuing to Deal].
5. Place the remainder of the Cards Face-Down as a Deck.
6. Place the Direction Of Play [Blue/Clockwise Side] and the Play To The Side Of The Discards Chaos Cards Face-Up on either side of the Discards, where everyone can see them [Remember to Flip the Direction Of Play Chaos Card it every time a Reverse Effect Activates].
7. If using the Core Extension, place Recycle Chaos Card Face-Up next to the Deck and Discards, where all Players can reach it.
8. Flip the top Card of the Deck over to begin the Discards:
   1. If any Action Class Cards are turned over at this stage, follow their rules.
   2. If any Chaos Card is turned over [including if a Trap Class Chaos Card is revealed in doing so], return it randomly to the Deck and Flip another Card.

HOW TO PLAY

1. Play simply starts. There are no Turns once everyone is ready to begin. Anyone can make the first move.
2. At any time, you may play a Card from your Hand:
   NOTE: If you have more than one Card that can be Chained [or Played one after the other] feel free. However, you must still do so one Card at a time, meaning someone else can break your Chain of Cards if quick enough.
   1. By matching it to the Card on top of Discards either by Colour or Symbol. In which case Play continues normally.
   2. An Action Class Card or Chaos Card [if able]. In this case, Play may need to pause while it’s Effects are Finalised. Just know if it has Single Targeting [such as Skip and Chaos Draw Cards], it specifically means a Player next to You.
3. If no one has a playable Card, as outlined above, each Player Clockwise [following the last Player able to Play a Card] must Draw a Card from the Deck, until a Card can be Played. Otherwise, play moves on to the next person.
   RESTRICTION: Chaos Cards cannot be played this way [Some exceptions apply, such as the Steal Turn Chaos Card].

VICTORY CONDITIONS

1. While placing your second last card, choose whether to indicate that you have one card left to the group or not by stating “Solo!”
   • While it is common courtesy to announce your last Card, I am not forcing a Rule to do so. Therefore, you are encouraged to use the tactic of not doing so.
   • However, if you do not and another Player notices before the next Player plays or Draws a Card, they can still call you out on it by saying “Solo!”. If they do, you must Draw 2 Cards to yourself.
2. Possessing no cards at the end of your turn.
   • If at the end of your turn you still have no Cards, the game ends and you win!
   • Points can be scored if desired [see: Scoring], and play can restart if desired.
3. If the last card played in a round has a Draw or Deal Effect, continue play until someone is forced to Draw cards.
   • Someone must Draw from the last Draw or Deal Effect Card. Until that happens, your Win is not guaranteed...
   • If you play a Draw or Deal Effect Card as your last Card and a Player/s Respond in Kind, and in doing so, brings the Draw or Deal Effect back to you, with nothing to defend yourself with you must bear the consequences of the Draw or Deal Effect you initiated, cancelling your Win.
   NOTE: There is also the possibility of the Drawer obtaining Anti-Fun for example, that can still be used to negate your win. It is also a possibility that while Drawing with certain Expansions that a Group Targeting Draw Effect Chaos Card could charge everyone, including you, Card/s that would also cancel your win.
4. Special Victory Conditions.
   • Some Expansions have Special Victory Conditions that exceed the normal means of Winning. For example:
   1. The Singularity Expansion allows You to collect all 3 Unification Class Chaos Cards.
   2. While the Crisis Expansion Crisis Class Chaos Cards allow for many different Special Victory Conditions.
   3. Finally, the Cataclysm Expansion allows You to collect all 6 Ancient Stone Class Chaos Cards.
   • In any of these situations, doing so automatically, and instantly, Wins You the game!
5. The game ends Without a Clear Winner.
   1. As stated in Universal Game Notes: Important Notes: Rule 1, the Deck could run out of Drawable Cards.
   2. In any situation without a clear Winner:
      • The Player with the least number of Cards wins. If Scoring, do so normally [but do not count your own Cards].
      • If more than one Player has equal Cards to win, they Draw. If Scoring, count the other winning Player’s Cards as well [but not your own].

TEAM GAMEPLAY

1. Make Teams with an even number of Members.
2. Choose the Turn Order for Teams & Members [alternating Teams/Members between turns (e.g.: Team 1: Member 1, Team 2: Member 1, Team 1: Member 2, Team 2: Member 2, etc) ].
3. Reorganise Seating arrangements to Match Team & Member Turns.
4. Next, choose which Victory Condition to use before beginning play:
   OPTION 1: Relaxed:

   • The First Member to get rid of all their Cards wins for their Team.

   NOTE: If Scoring, do not count your Team Member’s Cards.
   OPTION 2: Competitive:

   • The first Team with All Members to get rid of all their Cards Wins.

   NOTES: Team Members with no Cards left can only be Group Targeted [e.g.: United We Fall]; this includes Group Targeting Trap Class Chaos Cards [e.g.: Epidemic from the Contagion Expansion]. Otherwise, Team Members with no Cards are Removed from the Game and have their Turns Automatically Skipped. If they receive Cards again, they are Re-added to the Game.
5. Follow all other Game Rules.

TEAM TRADING

1. 2 Team Members can Trade Cards [a free Card Swapping Effect] at a 1:1 Ratio on their Member Turn, by saying “Team Trade Requested.” However, this can only do so a minimum of once every 2 Team Turns, regardless of which Team Member took said Team Turns.
2. All Card Types are allowed to be Traded during a Team Trade. This includes Trading for a Counter Class Chaos Card when facing Draw Effects [Stacked or otherwise].
3. If there are more than 2 Players in a Team, the initiating Trader must designate which Team Member will participate.
4. Discussion of which Cards are wanted to be received or be given in return is Forbidden. You must trust your Team Member to help however they can.
5. Once a Team Trade is Requested, that 1:1 Trade Must be done [regardless of if the Traded Card would end up being helpful or not].
6. Finally, a Team Member does not have to use the Card that was Traded to them on that Member’s Turn if they do not want to.

TEAM SPECIAL VICTORY CONDITIONS CHANGES

• Singularity Expansion:
  • A Team wins if they possess all 3 Unification Class Chaos Cards between any of their Team Members.
• Crisis Expansion:
  • Crisis Trap Class Chaos Cards are totalled for the Team.
• Cataclysm Expansion:
  • The Bulk Possession Notes and Special Victory Condition are not shared across Team Members. However, on any Team Member’s Playable Turn, 1 Ancient Stone CAN be given to any other Team Member if all Team Members agree to Deal 5 Cards to themselves each [in play order]. Discussion of which Ancient Stone is given and who gets it is allowed by Team Members if it is kept brief.

SCORING

• If you feel up to it, mix things up by tracking your progress by accumulating your score as rounds progress.
• The first Player to get rid of all their Cards in a round receives points for all Cards left in their opponent’s Hands as follows:

SCORING – WINNING THE GAME