Welcome to Uno Rules

Uno – one of the most popular game in the world. Game created by 1971 by Merle Robbins who sold rights to Mattel company. Game is about matching and getting rid of the cards until hand is empty. There are more than 30 different version of Uno games. Let’s focus on the original Uno game rules first and than we will go through other version of the game.

Seting up the game

We need at least 2 players. Maximum number of the players is 10. Uno game is designed for players at age 7+. At the beginning of the game you have to choose dealer who is going to give every player 7 cards. Rest of the cards needs to face down on the pile ( it’s called draw pile ) and the first card from this pile should be placed on the discard pile face up next to each other.

Uno Gameplay – How to do this the right way?

The first players is the person on the left of the dealer. You can change some rules and you can choose the youngest or oldest player – its up to you, but in original rules it’s the pleayer on the left of the dealer. After this every player gets 7 cards. 

All you have to do is match number, color or symbol. If you don’t have any of the cards you can also use action card. If someone play green card that is an 5 you have to play card with number 5 on it ( color doesn’t matter ) or any green card. You can play a wild card. Later I will explain what is a wild card.

All you have to do is match number, color or symbol. If you don’t have any of the cards you can also use action card. If someone play green card that is an 5 you have to play card with number 5 on it ( color doesn’t matter ) or any green card. You can play a wild card. Later I will explain what is a wild card.

If you don’t have a card that match symbol, color or number you have to draw card from Draw pile. If you draw card that can be played you can play it or keep it for later. After this games move to the next player. Sometimes is good to keep the card for later especially if it’s a action card.

If the first card is a wild card you have to shuffle the deck and start again. If cards are finished, take the pile shuffle and use it again. Remeber that you can put only one card at your turn. You can’t stack two or more cards at your turn.

Uno game is finished for you when you have no cards left. Remeber to say “uno “when you have a one card. If layer forget to say “uno”and will be spotted by other players he needs to draw two cards from the pile. If you unable to play your last card you need to draw from the pile, but remember you need to call “uno”everytime when you have one card. You know the penalty – draw another two cards.

If one player has no cards in their hand the is round is over, every player counts points and round starts again. The game start again and keep going until one of the player score 500 points. If you enjoy the game so much you can change the number of winning points to 700 or even more.

Action Cards

The number cards are not the only one. There are action cards as well. Let’s talk more about that.

Reverse card – When this card is played the turns going other way from clocewise to counterclockwise. This action card can be played only if the match the same color or another reverse card.

Skip card – If someone play this card the next player loose his turn. If the Skip card is a first card on the pile automatically the first pleayer loose his turn and game goes to the second player. The second player can match color, use reverse card of the same color, draw two cards or another skip card.

Draw two card – When player play this card the next person needs to draw 2 cards from the pile and skip the turn. Cannot play any card. This card can be played on the card of the same color or on the top of the another Draw two card. If the card Draw two is the first one card at the beginning the first player need to draw two cards and skip his turn.

Wild card – This is a special card. This card can change color at any time. When wild card is played can change of any color of the card on the table. You can place this card on any color. If this is a first card the first player needs to change color of the card. For example: if the card on the table is 5 red and you play wild card you can change it to yellow, blue or green. If you play this card you finish your turn and next player needs to play color of your choice.

Wild Draw Four – This card is almost the same as Wild card except that the next person has to draw four cards. If this card is the first card from Draw Pile you have to put this card inside the deck, shuffle and start again. You cannot start the game if this card is first. The original version of the game has 108 cards, but Mattel added another type of Wild Cards. Remember that you can play with or without those extra 4 cards. Now let’s introduce those cards:

Wild Swap Hands – A real heavyweight among the action cards: play it, and you can exchange your entire hand with any opponent of your choice. As a Wild card, it obeys the traditional rules: play it on your turn at any time and announce the next color. Smartest play? Choose the player who is hanging onto the smallest hand. Envy is a potent game plan. There is only one such card per deck, so treasure it as a precious jewel. If it shows up face-up in the initial deal, the first player to play names the color and immediately switches hands with another player. And once you’ve made the swap, your turn is over. No extra card drops, no funny business. Patience, as in the good old days, is a virtue.

Wild Shuffle Hands – This card doesn’t just shake things up, it flips the table. When played, you take all cards from each player’s hand, shuffle them properly, and distribute them back to the players one at a time, clockwise, starting with the player to your left. Expect a few to emerge richer and a few poorer in cards; that’s just the work of fate. After the re-distribution you select the color that remains in play, and play resumes in the same direction as previously.

Wild Customizable Cards – Three blank slates, three opportunities for glorious tradition—or beautiful chaos. These cards are designed for your own house rules. Before beginning, all players should agree on what each custom rule does and how many of these cards are being used, from 1 to 3. As Wild cards, they enable the player using them to choose the current color. If one has appeared during the opening deal, the first player is the one who picks the starting color. And remember: once you play one, your turn ends immediately. No sneaky follow-ups. A rule’s a rule—especially when you wrote it yourself.

Scoring and winning the game of UNO

When your hand is empty that mean the game is over and all other players needs to hand over all of the cards from their hand. After this you need to count it. The first player who will get 500 points win the game. Now we will explain you how to count cards: