![]() Here’s the breakdown of how much each card is actually worth according to Mattel’s website (and your UNO instructions, if you haven’t lost them as I have). Apparently, you’re supposed to get points for all the cards your opponents are still holding, as follows in the “Scoring” section. The official UNO instructions include a scoring section. Yep, the card games sound pretty similar to me!īut if you play UNO via the above method, you’re playing wrong … at least according to the official UNO instructions on Mattel’s website. With Crazy Eights, the winner is also the first person to get rid of all their cards and the players who still have cards score penalty points, like 50 points for an eight. In fact, some people say UNO is like Crazy Eights, wherein players need to get rid of the cards in their hand via the discard pile - and they do so through matching the suit or number of the previously discarded card. Whoever gets rid of all their cards first wins … right? If you play UNO the way I do, and probably everyone else you know, you match a card in your hand to one that’s been discarded, based on the number or color, then follow what the card says, if applicable, like Draw Two. That’s a lot of Draw Twos and Draw Fours. Since 1971, over 100 million UNO games have been sold, averaging about three million units sold per year, according to the “ Game Inventor’s Guidebook.” ![]() Though the game was invented in 1971, it didn’t really take off among the masses until 1978, when K-Mart started selling the game nationally. You get excited to blurt out “ UNO!” when you only have one card remaining - knowing you just may win this thing. Of course, there are also the fun moments. You’ve probably had to “Draw Two” more times than you wanted to, and let’s not forget about the “Wild Draw Four” card. If you’re like me, you probably grew up playing UNO - and still play today.
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