Uno

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 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.

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.

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, 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.

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 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).

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.

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 official Uno rules work in action: