GAME PLAY
To start a hand, seven cards are dealt to each player, and the top card of the remaining deck is flipped over and set aside to begin the discard pile. The player to the dealer’s left plays first (you can also choose the youngest player) and gameplay usually follows a clockwise direction.
On a player’s turn, they must do one of the following:
- Play one card matching the top card in the discard pile in color, number, action, symbol or theme.
- Play a Wild card.
- Draw the top card from the deck. If that card can be played, play it. Otherwise, keep the card, and the game moves to the next person in turn.
Cards are played by laying them face-up on top of the discard pile.
The game continues until a player has one card left. The moment a player plays their penultimate card they must call out “UNO” as a warning to the other players. If they are caught not saying “Uno” by another player before the next player has taken their turn, that player must draw two cards as a penalty.
STACKING
The stacking rule allows players to combine and stack draw penalties of the same type.
Color doesn’t matter here.
- Passing the Penalty: If a player plays a draw card, the next player can play a draw card of the same or higher value to avoid drawing cards.
- Accumulating Penalties: The penalty value is added together as players continue to stack draw cards. For example, if a +4 is played and then a +6 is stacked on top, the next player must draw 10 cards (unless they can stack a higher card).
- End of the Stack: If a player cannot stack (either because they don’t have a higher draw card or choose not to), they must draw the total number of cards in the stack.
Dual action cards can also be added to the stack. However, they must fit with the pattern of accumulating penalties in the stack.
CARDS
| NUMBER CARDS | Number cards have no special abilities in the game. You can play them if they match the color or number of the top card on the Discard Pile. | |
| NUMBER CARDS WITH MODIFIER | Several number cards, have additional modifiers added to them that help mix up the game. | |
| O’s Pass | If you play the Zero’s pass card, all players must pass their current hand of cards to the left, with the player on the left now taking their cards. | |
| 7’s Swap | If you play the Seven’s swap card, you may swap all your cards with another player. Gameplay then continues normally. | |
| 8’s Pass | If you play the Eight’s pass card, all players must pass their current hand of cards to the player next to them. The direction in which the hands are passed (right or left) is determined by the player playing the card. | |
| COLOR ACTION CARDS | Besides the number cards, there are several other cards that help mix up the game. These are called Action or Symbol cards. | |
| Draw +2 | If you put down a Draw +2, the player next to you must take 2 cards, and their turn is skipped. | |
| Draw +4 | If you put down a Draw +4, the player next to you must take 4 cards, and their turn is skipped. | |
| Discard All | If you play this card, all players must look in their hand and discard all cards that match the color of the Discard All card. | |
| Flip | If you play this card choose one card from your hand and exchange it with the top card of the draw deck. | |
| Refresh Hand | Play this card on a card of matching color or another Refresh Hand card. Place your entire hand at the bottom of the Discrd Pile, and then draw the same number of cards from the Draw Pile to make a new hand. | |
| Reverse | If you play the Reverse card, you change the direction of play, so the person who went before you will then have another turn. | |
| Skip | If you play the Skip card , then the next player’s turn is skipped. | |
| Skip All | If you play the Skip All card, then the all the player’s turns is skipped. Take another turn. | |
| Swap 1 | Play this card on a matching color or another Swap 1 card. Then you take a random card from another player’s hand. | |
| WILD CARDS | ||
| Wild | If you play a Wild card, you choose the color for the next player. | |
| Wild Draw +2 | If you play a Wild Draw +2 card, you choose the color for the next player and they must draw 2 cards from the deck. | |
| Wild Draw +3 | If you play a Wild Draw +3 card, you choose the color for the next player and they must draw 3 cards from the deck. | |
| Wild Draw +4 | If you play a Wild Draw +4 card, you choose the color for the next player and they must draw 4 cards from the deck. | |
| Wild Draw +5 | If you play a Wild Draw +5 card, you choose the color for the next player and they must draw 5 cards from the deck. | |
| Wild Draw +6 | If you play a Wild Draw +6 card, you choose the color for the next player and they must draw 6 cards from the deck. | |
| Wild Draw +7 | If you play a Wild Draw +7 card, you choose the color for the next player and they must draw 7 cards from the deck. | |
| Wild Draw +8 | If you play a Wild Draw +8 card, you choose the color for the next player and they must draw 8 cards from the deck. | |
| Wild Draw +9 | If you play a Wild Draw +9 card, you choose the color for the next player and they must draw 9 cards from the deck. | |
| Wild Draw +10 | If you play a Wild Draw +10 card, you choose the color for the next player and they must draw 10 cards from the deck. | |
| Wild Draw +30 | If you play a Wild Draw +30 card, you choose the color for the next player and they must draw 30 cards from the deck. | |
| Wild Draw +50 | If you play a Wild Draw +50 card, you choose the color for the next player and they must draw 50 cards from the deck. | |
| Wild Draw +100 | If you play a Wild Draw +100 card, you choose the color for the next player and they must draw 100 cards from the deck. | |
| Wild Force Trade | When you play this card, choose two players (include yourself if you want to) and force them to swap hands. Then choose the color that continues play. | |
| Wild Pass Hands | When you play this card, all players (including you) must pass their hand to the next player in the current order. After everyone has passed their hand, you choose the color that continues play. | |
| Wild Reverse Draw 4 | If you play the Wild Reverse card, it reverses the direction of play and you get to choose the next color. Plus, the next player has to draw 4 cards from the draw pile and loses their turn. | |
| Wild Shuffle Hands | ||
| Cards Culled From | ||
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| UNO | ||
| RETRO | ||
| Show No Mercy | ||
| Show No Mercy + | ||