How to Play Uno Extreme Rules for rulebook haters

I hate reading rulebooks and compiled this How to Play Uno Extreme Rules guide to get games started fast without the hassle of lengthy rulebooks.

What is the goal?

For each card left on an opponent’s hand after you discard all your cards, you earn points.
Be the first to score 500 points.

Uno Extreme Game setup

Pick a dealer:
- Each player picks a card.
- Special Cards do not count for points.
- Highest number card makes the player the dealer.
Dealer deals cards and starts discard pile:
- Each player gets seven cards.
- Place one card to start the DISCARD pile.
Prepare the Launcher:
- Place remaining cards facedown inside the Launcher.
- Close the Launcher and turn on the switch at the bottom.
Starting the game:
- The player to the dealer’s left goes first.

How to Play Uno Extreme Gameplay in Simple Steps

On your turn, play a matching card or hit the launcher

Play and match a card in your hand to the DISCARD pile by number, color or symbol. If playable, a Special Card, can be played.
If nothing matches hit the Launcher button.
If nothing happens, play passes to the left. If cards shoot out, add these cards to your hand before play passes to the left.

Going Out – Playing all your cards

You MUST yell “UNO” when you have one card left
FAIL to do so and you get caught, hit the Launcher button TWICE
You can only catch someone’s second-to-last card and they have to be caught before their played card touches the Discard pile

If the Discard pile reaches a substantial level (looks like a full deck again), reshuffle it, reload the Launcher, and continue play.

Special Uno Extreme Rules

If cards are left sticking out of the Launcher after activation, the player who caused the Launcher to activate must take these cards and add them to his/her hand.

How do you win?

Scoring in UNO no Extreme

When you play all your ards, you score points for cards remaining in opponents’ hands as follows:

All cards through 9 are worth the Face Value
Reverse – 20 Points
Skip – 20 Points
Hit 2 – 20 Points
Discard All – 30 Points
Wild – 50 Points
Extreme Hit – 50 Points

Winning Uno Extreme

The winner is the 1st player to reach 500 points.

Uno Extreme Special Cards

Reverse

Reverses direction of play:
- Play left becomes play right, and vice versa.
- If revealed at the start, the dealer plays first, and play goes to the right instead of left.

Skip

Next player loses their turn:
- If this card is revealed at the start, the starting player is skipped.
- The next player starts instead.

Discard All

Discard all cards of the same color:
- If a yellow “5” is in the Discard pile, discard all yellow cards in your hand.
- Place a Discard All card on top.
- You can discard a Discard All card on top of another Discard All card.
At the start of play:
- If this card is revealed, the player on the dealer’s left begins play with a card of the same color or another Discard All card.
- If not possible, they must hit the Launcher button.

Wild

Wild card:
- Can be played on any card.
- The player calls any color to continue play, including the current color.
- Can be played even if the player has another playable card.
At the start of play:
- If this card is revealed, the player to the dealer’s left calls out a color, then plays.

Hit 2

Next player hits the Launcher button twice:
- Their turn is then over.
At the start of play:
- If this card is revealed, the player to the dealer’s left hits the Launcher button twice.
- Play begins with the next player (second player to the dealer’s left).

Extreme Hit

Extreme Hit card:
- Player calls any color.
- Chooses any other player to “Hit.”
- Rotate the Launcher to face the chosen player.
- The “hitting” player presses the Launcher button twice.
Game continues with:
- The next player (second player to the left, or right in Reverse rotation) of the player who played the Extreme Hit card.