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How to Play Uno Rules For Those Who hate the rulebook

Finished your Uno card game round? Use our online Uno Score Calculator to tabulate each player’s hand value. I hate reading rulebooks. I wrote this how to play Uno Rules guide to help you get started quick and easy. Players: 2 to 10 | Game duration from: 25 mins | Game Complexity: EASY How to play UNO rules in simple steps UNO rules pdf / rulebook | Play UNO Online Link 1 Play UNO Online Link 2 [amazon box=”B07P6MZPK3″]

What is the goal?

Players aim to discard all cards. Match your card with the top card by color or number. Skips, Reverses, Draw Twos, and Wild cards add a twist. Shout “Uno!” with one card left to avoid penalties.

Game setup

Uno 5

 Pick dealer and deal cards

  • Each player draws a card and the player with the highest card value is the dealer.
  • Shuffle the and deal each player 7 cards.
  • The remaining cards form a facedown DRAW pile
Uno Discard Pile

Pick 1st card for Discard Pile

If the top card is a Wild or Wild Draw 4, return it to the deck and pick another card. For all other cards, see directions that follow.

How to Play Uno Gameplay in Simple Steps

Uno - play matching card

Play matching cards during your turn

  • Play a card from your hand by matching the DISCARD pile’s top card with either of the following: number, colour or card type (draw 2, reverse, skip, wild card or wild draw 4)
  • If you can’t play a card, draw 1 card from the draw pile.
  • If you can play the drawn card, plaay it.

Call out Uno when playing second last card

When playing 2nd last card, call out ‘Uno’! Draw 2 cards If caught not saying “UNO”.  You can be caught by any player as long as they catch you before the next player draws a card from the draw pile.

How do you win?

Score points when a player plays their last card

The player who plays their last card wins and ends the round. The player who wins the round scores points based on cards held by others. Proceed to the next round. Scoring All number cards (0-9) – Face Value (e.g. card number 5 is worth 5 points) Draw 2 – 20 points Reverse – 20 points Skip – 20 points Wild – 50 points Wild Draw 4 – 50 points

Winning Uno

The winner is the first person to reach 500 points. Uno Score Calculator Finished your Uno card game round? Use our online calculator to tabulate each player’s hand value.

Key Uno Cards to Know

Uno 6

Draw 2 Card

  • The next person to play must DRAW 2 CARDS and miss their turn
  • If the card is turned up at the start of play, the first player DRAWS 2 Cards
  • The card can only be played on:
    • a matching colour card or
    • on another DRAW 2 Card
Uno 7

Reverse Card

  • Reverses the direction of play. Play to the left now becomes play to the right and vice versa.
  • When drawn as first card, the player to the right now plays first and play continues to the next right player instead of the left
  • Card can only be played on:
    • a matching colour card or
    • on another Reverse Card
Uno Instructions - Skip Card

Skip Card

  • The next person to play after this card is placed is skipped (loses their turn)
  • If the card is turned up at the start of play, the first player loses their turn
  • The card may only be played on a matching colour or another Skip Card
Uno Wild Card Rules

Uno Wild Card Rules

  • When played, you change the colour being played to any colour
  • Wild cards can be played even if you have a playable card in hand
  • If turned up at the start of the game, the player on the dealer’s left chooses to start colour to and plays the first card
Uno 8

Uno Wild Draw 4 Card Rules

  • Played card allows you to:
    • call the next colour played and
    • requires the next player to pick 4 cards from the DRAW pile and forfeit their turn
  • If turned up at the start of play, return the card to the DRAW PILE and pick another card
  • The card should only be played if you don’t have a playable card in your hand. You can still play it but the player who is required to DRAW 4 is allowed to challenge.

When challenged, show the challenging player your hand. If you have a playable card in hand, you draw 4 Cards instead. If you don’t have a playable card, the challenging player must draw 4 Cards and 2 additional cards.

Two-Player Uno Rules and Optional Rules

UNO rules for 2 players
  • Playing a Reverse card works like a Skip card. When playing Reverse, you immediately play another card
  • By playing a Skip Card, you immediately play another card
  • After playing a Draw 2 card or Wild Draw 4 card, your opponent draws the cards and you play another card
Partner Rules – 4 players UNO
  • Partners sit across each other
  • When a partner plays all his cards, the round is over
  • The score will be based on the total of all points in the opposing partners’ hands
UNO Rules Challenge
  • The game is scored by keeping a running total of what each player is caught holding in their hand
  • When a player reaches 500 (or a designated amount), the player is eliminated
  • When only 2 are left, they play head to head

UNO rules FAQs

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