Fa Card – Your live community for Crazy Eights’ German cousin.
Fa Mau mau is one of the most popular card games in the world, with close ties to UNO and Crazy Eights. You always need to discard smartly and adjust your gameplay quickly! We offer you the classic game free to play in a lively card game community.
The Deck and the Deal
FA Mau Mau is played with a French deck of 32 playing cards. This deck can be made by removing the 2 through 6 cards in a standard deck of 52. The dealer begins the game by passing out 5 cards face down to each player. The remaining deck is placed in the middle of the gameplay area to form the stock. After every player views their cards, the dealer draws the top card from the stock and flips it face up. If the top card is a Jack, the card is placed in the center of the stock and a new card is drawn.
How to Play
Beginning with the person left of the dealer and moving clockwise, players try to play, or shed, their cards onto the pile started by the stocks top card. A player can get rid of a card if it is of the same suit or rank as the top card in the pile. A player can discard only 1 card on their turn. If a player cannot discard any of their cards, they must draw from the stock. If they can discard the drawn card, they can do so. If not, they must keep the card and the next player takes their turn.