How to Win Playing UNO
Start the game., Play the game., Ending the round.
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Start the game.
UNO can be played with 2 to 10 players and it is appropriate for ages 7 and over.
Deal out 7 cards face down to each player.
The remaining cards are placed in the middle of the area where you are playing and the top card is turned over to create the discard pile.
Each player looks at their cards, keeping them hidden from other players.There are some variations where more cards are dealt.
The rest of game follows as normal. -
Step 2: Play the game.
The player who plays first must match a card in their hand to the card on the discard pile.
You can play a card that matches the color or the number of the discard pile.
For example, if a green 7 is turned over, you can either play any green card or a 7 of any color.
You can also play an action card, which is any of the cards in the deck that are not number cards.
For skip, reverse, and draw 2 cards, you must match the color of the card on the discard pile.
You can play a wild and wild draw 4 any time you like.
Once you play a card, it is the next player's turn.
If you don't have a card to play, you must draw a card.
If you draw a card that you can use, you may play it at this time.
If you can't use the card that you drew, play moves to the next player., Play continues until one player uses all of their cards.
Once you have one card remaining, you must say 'UNO.
If one of the other players catches you with one card and you didn't say UNO, you will have to draw two cards.
Once a player has used all their cards, the remaining players give the winner their cards and they add up the points.
Number cards are worth their face value, skip, reverse, and draw 2 cards are worth 20 points, and wild and wild draw 4 cards are worth 50 points.
It is advise-able to keep plus four card for using it on last.
One of the reasons is because it can be used on any color card, you will able to drain your card as fast as possible.
The game ends once a player reaches 500 points and that player is declared the winner. -
Step 3: Ending the round.
Detailed Guide
UNO can be played with 2 to 10 players and it is appropriate for ages 7 and over.
Deal out 7 cards face down to each player.
The remaining cards are placed in the middle of the area where you are playing and the top card is turned over to create the discard pile.
Each player looks at their cards, keeping them hidden from other players.There are some variations where more cards are dealt.
The rest of game follows as normal.
The player who plays first must match a card in their hand to the card on the discard pile.
You can play a card that matches the color or the number of the discard pile.
For example, if a green 7 is turned over, you can either play any green card or a 7 of any color.
You can also play an action card, which is any of the cards in the deck that are not number cards.
For skip, reverse, and draw 2 cards, you must match the color of the card on the discard pile.
You can play a wild and wild draw 4 any time you like.
Once you play a card, it is the next player's turn.
If you don't have a card to play, you must draw a card.
If you draw a card that you can use, you may play it at this time.
If you can't use the card that you drew, play moves to the next player., Play continues until one player uses all of their cards.
Once you have one card remaining, you must say 'UNO.
If one of the other players catches you with one card and you didn't say UNO, you will have to draw two cards.
Once a player has used all their cards, the remaining players give the winner their cards and they add up the points.
Number cards are worth their face value, skip, reverse, and draw 2 cards are worth 20 points, and wild and wild draw 4 cards are worth 50 points.
It is advise-able to keep plus four card for using it on last.
One of the reasons is because it can be used on any color card, you will able to drain your card as fast as possible.
The game ends once a player reaches 500 points and that player is declared the winner.
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