The dealer plays the first card, and it starts from the person who is sitting on the left side of the player. You have to match the card from that of the player, either by number, color or word. If you don’t have even one of them you have to take cards from the sack until you get the same card that you have to put . It has 4 different cards. One is Draw 2, this means you have to take two cards from the sack. Then reverse, this means if the game is running clockwise, after reverse card it will be anti clockwise. Then there is a skip card, that means your chance is skipped. And lastly it is Draw 4, this means you have to take four cards from the sack and that is compulsory. Before playing your last card, you have to say UNO, and if by chance you forgot you have to again take two cards from the sack.
There are different variations in Uno games. These are as followings
Uno Theme Packs
In the UNO Ultimate card game you match colors, numbers, and symbols just like classic UNO. Each Character Deck has special power and Wild Cards designed just for that character. Gameplay is the same as classic UNO® with players matching colors and numbers as well as throwing down wild cards and penalty cards to trip up their opponents. When they’re down to one card, they have to shout like they just got a bonus, “UNO!
Marvel/DC Superhero Uno Cards:
This deck includes 4x collection foil cards which can either be used as wild cards, character cards or leave them separate for collecting.
Disney Uno Cards:
With a deck featuring graphics inspired by favorite characters and scenes, players try to match colors and numbers – there’s even a special “Wishing Star” rule that may have players drawing extra cards!
TV Series Uno Cards:
It has everything from classic Betty boop to 4 sets featuring The simpsons.
Movie-Themed Uno Cards:
Movie themed uno cards are released especially around the time of a movie’s launch, in order to promote the movie and to capitalize the movie’s popularity through ino cards.
Sports-Themed Uno Cards:
It has images, themes related to various sports for example sports equipment, athletes, stadiums and sports related actions. in Canada, featuring almost all of the Canada-based hockey teams. Then, in 2010, Mattel released two Uno sets in the UK featuring England Football and England Rugby.Mattel created a series of 12 Uno sets featuring some MLB teams. These Uno sets feature the team logo on the back of the cards, but do not have any images of players or other team artwork on the front of the cards. They also contain only 108 cards as they do not have any unique Wild cards.In 2021, Mattel partnered with the Australian Football League (AFL) to create 12 Uno sets featuring various AFL teams (and one for the AFL itself). These were sold exclusively in Australia through the AFL Store.
College/University Uno Cards
UNO Artiste Series: It comes with a 5*7 mini posters of Murakami’s iconic smiling flower. There are four double-sided “Extra Cards” that come together to form two Murakami masterpieces. Just like in the classic UNO game, match cards by color, number, or iconic art piece in a race to shed your hand.
Mattel Creations Collaborations:
It has collaborated in 2020, with the artist to make new exciting games. such as the Nike Zoom Freak 3 Uno shoes or the tokidoki-Uno reversible bucket hat.
Other Uno Theme Packs
Upcoming Uno Games: Friends Uno, Dragon Ball Z Uno, Encanto Uno, Museum of graffiti Uno, Uno Flex, Jamaica Uno, Star wars technical schematics uno, FAO schwarz Uno, Uno Party, and many more. Mattel continues to produce new Uno card games and spinoffs at the rate of about 15-30 per year. Here are some that have been announced. As Mattel generally does not widely publicize when these are released, clicking the title (link to Amazon search results) will help you determine if they are already on sale.
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Uno Ultimate:
In this game, each player has their own character deck and power.
Uno Spin Offs:
The brand has been associated with spin off games such as Uno hearts and Uno rummy up.
Uno Junior/My First Uno:
It is specifically designed for the age group 3 years and up.
Uno Pocket:
It has fewer cards, and has special card rules . It has limited edition and you will not find them easily in traditional stores.
Standard Uno Cards:
UNO released its standard 108 cards Uno decks and anniversary Uno decks. It has one very amazing Giant Uno, it has 3 times larger cards than ordinary Uno cards.
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FAQs
- Can draw 4 be the last card?
Yes. It can be played as the last card.
- If you play a draw 2 or draw 4 as the last card, does the next player have to draw?
Yes this is an official rule. The next player has to draw the cards.
- Can I play a Draw 4 card on top of another draw 4 card?
If the first player has played draw 4 cards, the second player can’t play draw 4 cards on it.
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- Can you play a skip card on a Draw 2 card?
No, you can not.