Card game
Eight cards are dealt in a 2×4 rectangle. Remove pairs of pip cards whose ranks sum to 11 (10+A, 9+2, 8+3, 7+4, 6+5) or remove lone face cards (Jack, Queen, or King — all worth 11). Empty slots refill from the stock automatically. You may also flip a ninth card to a helper slot up to twice during the game to help break difficult positions.
Click a card to select it, then click its pair — or click a face card (J/Q/K) to remove it alone.
Stock
44 remainingNinth Card Helper (0/2 used)
Eight Cards is a compact open-layout pairing game. Eight cards are dealt face-up in a 2×4 rectangle; all are available simultaneously. Remove pairs of pip cards (Ace through Ten) totaling exactly 11, and remove face cards (Jack, Queen, King) in matched sets. The stock refills the layout as pairs are removed. The game is won by clearing all 52 cards. An optional ninth card can be dealt face-up at any time as a one-time assist.
Eight cards dealt face-up; all available. Legal removals:
After each removal, refill positions from stock. The ninth-card assist: once per game, flip one additional card from stock as a temporary ninth option. Win by clearing all 52 cards.
The optional ninth card is Eight Cards’ unique feature. It can break a stuck position by introducing a card not currently visible — potentially completing a pair or trio. Best used when the eight visible cards have no legal pairs and the only JQK combination requires a card not in the current layout. Save it for genuine stalemates rather than using it immediately.