Uno No Mercy vs Uno

Be the first player to get rid of all your cards. When you play your second-to-last card, you must shout "UNO!". If another player catches you not saying it, you draw 2 cards as a penalty.

In tournament play, points are scored when a player goes out. The first player to reach 1000 points wins the game.

Be the first player to play all the cards in your hand. When you go out, you score points for the cards remaining in your opponents's hands. The first player to reach 500 points wins the game.

The Uno No Mercy deck (officially Uno Show 'Em No Mercy) contains 168 cards — 60 more than the classic 108-card Uno deck. The deck includes:

• Number cards (0–9) in four colors (Red, Yellow, Green, Blue). Special rules apply to 0s and 7s (see Number Cards section).
• Color Action cards — Skip, Reverse, Draw Two (+2), Draw Four (+4), Discard All, Skip Everyone — each in all 4 colors.
• Wild cards — Wild Reverse Draw 4, Wild Draw 6, Wild Draw 10, Wild Color Roulette.

To set up:

1. Shuffle the entire 168-card deck thoroughly.
2. Deal 7 cards to each player.
3. Place the remaining deck face down to form the Draw Pile.
4. Flip the top card of the Draw Pile to start the Discard Pile.
5. If the first card is an action card, its effect applies immediately.

1. Each player draws a card — the player with the highest point value becomes the dealer.
2. Shuffle the deck and deal 7 cards to each player.
3. Place the remaining cards face down to form the Draw Pile.
4. Flip the top card of the Draw Pile to start the Discard Pile.

First Card Rules

If the first card flipped is an action card, special rules apply:

• Skip — The first player (left of dealer) is skipped.
• Reverse — Play goes right instead of left; the player to the right of the dealer goes first.
• Draw Two — First player draws 2 cards and is skipped.
• Wild — Player to the left of the dealer chooses the color and plays first.
• Wild Draw Four — Return it to the deck and flip another card.

Uno Show 'Em No Mercy (commonly called Uno No Mercy) plays similarly to classic Uno but with more aggressive cards and official stacking. Play proceeds clockwise. On your turn, you must play a card that matches the color, number, or symbol of the top card on the Discard Pile. Alternatively, you can play a Wild card at any time.

If you cannot play a card, you must draw cards from the Draw Pile until you get a playable card. If you draw a playable card, you may play it immediately. Otherwise, keep drawing until you can play.

Stacking Rules

In Uno No Mercy, Draw cards can be stacked! When a Draw card is played on you, you can respond by playing a Draw card of equal or higher value to pass the penalty to the next player. The draw amounts accumulate. The player who cannot stack must draw the entire total.

• +2 can be stacked with +2, +4, +6, or +10
• +4 can be stacked with +4, +6, or +10
• +6 can be stacked with +6 or +10
• +10 cannot be stacked — the next player must draw

Mercy Rule

If a player reaches 25 or more cards in their hand at any point, they are immediately knocked out of the game. The player who caused the knockout (by playing the Draw card that pushed them over 25) scores a 250-point knockout bonus.

Calling UNO

When you play your second-to-last card, you must shout "UNO!". If another player catches you before the next player takes their turn, you must draw 2 cards as a penalty.

The player to the left of the dealer goes first. Play passes to the left (clockwise).

On your turn, play one card that matches the top card of the Discard Pile by color, number, or symbol. You may also play a Wild or Wild Draw Four card at any time.

If you have no matching card, draw one card from the Draw Pile. If the drawn card is playable, you may play it immediately. Otherwise, your turn ends.

Reneging (Choosing Not to Play)

You may choose not to play a card from your hand, even if you have a playable card. If you choose not to play, you must draw one card from the Draw Pile. If that drawn card is playable, you may play it — but you cannot then play a card from your original hand.

Calling UNO

When you play your second-to-last card, you must shout "UNO!" before playing it. If another player catches you with one card without having said UNO (before the next player begins their turn), you must draw 4 cards as a penalty. You are safe if you catch yourself before someone else does.

Going Out

Play your final card to go out. If your last card is a Draw Two or Wild Draw Four, the next player still draws those cards (which count toward your score).

If the Draw Pile runs out, reshuffle the Discard Pile (except the top card) to form a new Draw Pile and continue play.

The deck includes number cards from 0 to 9 in four colors: Red, Yellow, Green, and Blue.

• Each color has one 0 card and two of each number 1–9.
• Number cards are played by matching color or number.

Special Number Card Rules

• 7's Swap — When you play a 7, you must swap your entire hand with another player of your choice. The arrows on the card indicate that hands are being exchanged.
• 0's Pass — When you play a 0, all players must pass their entire hand to the next player in the current direction of play. This hand-rotation rule can completely change the game!

The deck includes number cards from 0 to 9 in four colors: Red, Blue, Green, and Yellow.

• Each color has one 0 card and two of each number 1–9 (19 cards per color, 76 total).
• Number cards are played by matching color or number with the top of the Discard Pile.
• Number cards are worth their face value (0–9 points) when scoring.

Uno No Mercy includes classic action cards plus devastating new ones. All Color Action Cards are worth 20 points each and come in all four colors (Red, Yellow, Green, Blue).

Classic Action Cards

• Skip — The next player loses their turn.
• Reverse — Reverses the direction of play. In a 2-player game, it skips your opponent and you take another turn.
• Draw Two (+2) — The next player must draw 2 cards and loses their turn (unless they can stack a card of equal or higher value).

No Mercy Exclusive Action Cards

• Draw Four (+4) — The next player must draw 4 cards and loses their turn. This is a colored card (not a Wild card), so it must be played on a matching color. Can be stacked with +4, +6, or +10.
• Discard All — Discard ALL cards in your hand that match the current color. This can dramatically reduce your hand size in one play! Strategically, save this card for when you have many cards of one color.
• Skip Everyone — Every other player is skipped. You get another turn immediately! This is one of the most powerful action cards in the game.

Color Action Cards come in all four colors and are worth 20 points each. They can be played by matching color or by playing the same symbol on a different color.

• Skip — The next player loses their turn. Can be played on a matching color or on another Skip card.
• Reverse — Reverses the direction of play (clockwise becomes counterclockwise and vice versa). Can be played on a matching color or another Reverse.
• Draw Two (+2) — The next player must draw 2 cards and loses their turn. Can be played on a matching color or another Draw Two. Note: Stacking +2 on +2 is NOT an official rule.

Wild cards can be played on any card regardless of color or number. All Wild Cards are worth 50 points each.

• Wild Reverse Draw 4 — Reverses the direction of play AND the next player (in the new direction) draws 4 cards and loses their turn. In a 2-player game, it skips your opponent and you draw 4 cards!
• Wild Draw 6 — Choose the color that continues play AND the next player draws 6 cards and loses their turn. A devastating No Mercy exclusive!
• Wild Draw 10 — The ultimate punishment. Choose the color AND the next player draws 10 cards and loses their turn. Cannot be stacked — there is no defense against this card.
• Wild Color Roulette — The next player must choose a color, then reveal cards from the Draw Pile one at a time until they get a card of that color. Wild cards don't count. They add all revealed cards to their hand and lose their turn. This is pure gambling — you could draw 1 card or 20!

Can You Stack Wild Cards?

Draw cards (including Wild Draw cards) can be stacked following the rule of equal or higher value. For example, if someone plays a Wild Draw 6 on you, you can respond with another +6 or a +10. The only card that cannot be stacked on top of is the Wild Draw 10. When stacking, the draw penalties accumulate, so the unlucky player who cannot stack may end up drawing 10, 16, or even 20+ cards — potentially triggering the Mercy Rule!

Wild cards can be played regardless of the current color or number. All Wild Cards are worth 50 points each.

• Wild — Choose any color to continue play. Can be played at any time, even if you have another playable card.
• Wild Draw Four (+4) — Choose the next color AND the next player draws 4 cards and loses their turn. Can only be played when you have no card matching the color currently in play (you may play it if you have a matching number or symbol in a different color).

Challenge Rule (Wild Draw Four Only)

If you suspect a player illegally played a Wild Draw Four (meaning they did have a card matching the current color), you can challenge them. Only the player who is required to draw may issue the challenge.

• Challenge succeeds (player was guilty) — The player who played the Wild Draw Four must draw 4 cards instead.
• Challenge fails (player was innocent) — The challenger must draw 6 cards (the original 4 + 2 penalty cards).

Here is what makes Uno No Mercy different from the original:

• Stacking is official — Draw cards can be stacked with equal or higher value, unlike classic Uno official rules.
• New brutal cards — Draw Four (+4) as a colored card, Skip Everyone, Discard All, Wild Reverse Draw 4, Wild Draw 6, Wild Draw 10, and Wild Color Roulette are all new.
• Larger deck — 168 cards vs. 108 in classic Uno.
• Mercy Rule — Players with 25+ cards are knocked out of the game (250-point bonus for the player who caused it).
• Special number rules — Playing a 7 forces a hand swap, playing a 0 rotates all hands.
• Draw until playable — If you can't play, you must keep drawing until you find a playable card (classic Uno: draw 1 only).
• Higher stakes — Draw penalties can reach 20+ cards with stacking, and the Wild Color Roulette is pure chaos.
• Win at 1000 — Victory requires 1000 points instead of 500.

When a player goes out, they score points for the cards remaining in opponents' hands:

• Number cards (0–9) — Face value
• Color Action Cards (Skip, Reverse, Draw Two, Draw Four, Discard All, Skip Everyone) — 20 points each
• Wild Action Cards (Wild Reverse Draw 4, Wild Draw 6, Wild Draw 10, Wild Color Roulette) — 50 points each

Knockout Bonus

Each time a player is knocked out via the Mercy Rule (reaching 25+ cards), the player who caused the knockout earns a 250-point bonus.

Winning the Game

The first player to reach 1000 points wins the match.

When a player goes out, they score points for the cards remaining in all opponents' hands:

• Number cards (0–9) — Face value
• Skip, Reverse, Draw Two — 20 points each
• Swap Hands, Shuffle Hands — 40 points each (if using variant cards)
• Wild, Wild Draw Four — 50 points each

The first player to reach 500 points wins the game.

Alternative Scoring

Instead of scoring points for going out, you can track the points each player is caught with. When someone reaches 500 points, the player with the lowest score wins.

Here are real game scenarios to help you understand how the No Mercy rules work in action:

Here are real game scenarios to help you understand how the official Uno rules work in action:

The standard Uno deck contains 112 cards:

• 76 Number cards — Numbers 0–9 in four colors (Red, Blue, Green, Yellow). One 0 per color, two of each 1–9 per color.
• 8 Skip cards — 2 per color.
• 8 Reverse cards — 2 per color.
• 8 Draw Two (+2) cards — 2 per color.
• 4 Wild cards
• 4 Wild Draw Four (+4) cards
• 4 Blank cards — Depending on the edition, these may be replaced by:

• Swap Hands — Wild card. Swap your entire hand with another player.
• Shuffle Hands — Wild card. All hands are shuffled together and redealt evenly.

When playing Uno with just 2 players, some cards work differently:

• Reverse — Acts as a Skip: your opponent is skipped and you play another card immediately.
• Skip — Your opponent is skipped and you play another card immediately.
• After a Draw Two or Wild Draw Four, your opponent draws the cards and play returns to you.

Some modern Uno editions replace the 4 Blank Cards with special variant cards. These are not part of the original classic rules but are widely used:

Swap Hands

• Acts as a Wild card — can be played on any card.
• Choose the next color, then swap your entire hand with any player of your choice.
• Extremely powerful when you have many cards and another player is close to winning.
• Worth 40 points when scored.

Shuffle Hands

• Acts as a Wild card — can be played on any card.
• Choose the next color, then all players put their cards together.
• The cards are shuffled and redealt evenly to all players (any remainder goes to the Draw Pile).
• A great equalizer — it can save a player with many cards or disrupt someone about to win.
• Worth 40 points when scored.

Note: If your deck includes these cards, remove the Blank Cards before playing. You cannot have both in the same game.