Uno

Uno (Spanish, Italian "one") is a card game played with a specially printed deck. The game was originally developed in 1971 by Merle Robbins. It is now a Mattel product. The game's general principles put it into the Crazy Eights family of card games. Despite being developed in America, Uno is officially pronounced exactly the same way as the Italian and Spanish word for "one", uno. It is also an Xbox Live Arcade game for the Xbox 360 gaming entertainment system.

The custom deck consists of cards of 4 suits (colors): red, green, blue, and yellow. The ranks in each suit are 0-9. There are 3 "honor" cards in each suit, labelled "skip", "draw two", and "reverse". There are special black cards, "wild" and "wild draw four". There are two copies of each regular and honor card, except for the 0s, which only have one per suit. There are four "wild" and "wild draw four" cards each, producing a total of 108 cards.

To start the game, seven cards are dealt to each player, and the top card of the stock is exposed to start the discard pile. If the exposed card has a special ability, it is treated as if the dealer played that card, and the special effect occurs (i.e., skip, draw two, reverse, or wild). If the exposed card is a wild draw four, however, it is returned to the deck and the next card is exposed.

At each turn, a player may play a card from their hand that matches the suit or rank of the top exposed card, or play a wild or wild draw four. If a player has no legal card to play, that player draws the top card of the stock, and may either play it or place it in their hand. A player may choose to draw the top card of the stock even if they have a legal play (known as reneging), but after having drawn the top card of the stock only that card may be played that turn (a player may intentionally do this when desperate to keep another player from going out). After playing a single card or drawing, the next player clockwise takes a turn, unless a reverse is in effect. If the stock is emptied, the discard pile is shuffled and turned over to replenish the stock.

The hand ends when a player plays all their cards. When a player plays down to only one card, that player is required to say "uno".

After a player plays all of their cards, the other players count the number of points pertaining to the number of cards in their hands. When the number for one of the players reaches or exceeds a certain value (500 is customary), the player with the fewest points wins.

Courtesy of Wikipedia

Try these various versions of Uno for great family fun:

UNO is America's #1 card game! The object is to be the first player or team to score 500 points. Points are scored by being the first to rid yourself of all the cards in your hand before your opponents. Includes 108 cards and instructions.

UNO - Attack! is the frenzied, unpredictable version of the popular card game UNO! Five special command cards control the action. Sometimes you'll be able to trade hands, sometimes you'll be able to discard, and sometimes you'll have to hit the fire button on the card launcher! Push the button, and if you're lucky nothing will happen. But if you're not, it'll fire a stream of UNO Attack cards at you! Requires 3 "C" batteries for play (not included).

UNO - Cars Edition: players race to get rid of all their cards with their favorite characters from Cars, the animated movie from Pixar! This edition features the exclusive Victory Lap and rule. 112 cards and instructions are included.

UNO - Disney Princess Edition: this edition of the classic card game UNO features the female characters from Disney's animated movies! Snow White, Jasmine, Belle, Cinderella, and Sleeping Beauty are all featured in this edition, which also features a special Dragon Card for unique game play. 110 cards and instructions are included.

UNO - Family Guy Edition: the laughs continue as the Griffin Family meets America's #1 brand of family games in UNO - Family Guy Edition! Packaged in this collectible tin, this special edition features the dysfunctional family and their friends, including Peter, Louis, Stewie, Brian, Quagmire and more. You can try for world domination like Stewie with the exclusive Domination Card and Rule! Gather your own friends and family for UNO and the Family Guy Edition. Don't forget to call "UNO" and be the first to reach 500 points to win the game!

UNO - Nintendo Edition: video games meet America's #1 brand of family games in this special UNO - Nintendo Edition card game! This completely customized edition features an exciting all-star cast from Nintendo's top titles including Super Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, Donkey Kong, and many more. All packaged in a highly detailed collector tin, this edition includes the exclusive Power card and rule. Now get ready to reach the next level and be the first gamer to call UNO and get 500 points!