The Uno of Unos

By Liam Sanchez, Logan Treboutat, Alex Villanueva

1. Uno No Mercy: A more brutal version of Uno with many new action cards, like Wild +10. Uno No Mercy makes the game more fun and intense, as winning becomes a real challenge with the 25-card limit; if you reach that limit, you are out immediately. On top of that, Uno No Mercy features a separate expansion pack, which makes the game more strategic and ruthless, adding cards like sudden death, a wild reverse +8, etc. My friends and I play this version of Uno almost every day during lunch, and we recommend you give it a try.

2. Uno Classic: The original edition of Uno, a game where you stack colored and numbered cards; the game we all know and love. Classic Uno showcases fun gameplay that never gets old.

3. Uno Flip: A fun version of Uno that spotlights a dark side and light side for the cards, and it includes the new flip card. The light side has small punishments like a wild +2; however, the dark side has harsher punishments like a +5 card and a wild draw color, which forces the next player to pick up cards until they get the color you chose, making it a new, thrilling experience for an Uno player.

4. Liar’s Uno: Uno, but you get to lie about what you can place. In this version, there are two kinds of cards: regular cards and liar cards. Whenever you want to play a liar card, you have to place it face down and call out what card it is, either by telling the truth or lying, and getting away. Anybody can challenge you to see if that card was a lie or not. If you get caught lying, you have to pick up one card as punishment, but if not, the person who called you out gets a card instead. Basically, the classic card game BS, but with Uno cards. This version is really strategic and is fun to play (or is that a lie?).

5. Uno Flex: Uno, but you get power-ups called a flex ability. Flex card versions include extra powers like flex skip (skip all), flex draw two (all players draw a card), and flex reverse (adds skip). Uno Flex may come off as complicated, but it involves lots of strategic timing and play, making it a fun, chaotic game.

6. Uno attack: The card shooter is what you fear in this game. As there is no pile to pick up cards from, you have to click the card shooter, and you get shot with a million cards, or just escape with nothing. This game becomes a real nail-biter, as the card shoot can ruin your chances at winning.

7. Uno golf: In this version, Uno takes on the rules of golf, where low scoring is the best scoring. Instead of a hand, you have a 2 x 3 facedown card grid, and each turn you draw a card and switch with one of your cards or flip up one of your cards. You can also match color or number to clear out cards in a column. After 9 holes (rounds), the game ends, and Uno Golf brings a whole new strategy to the game.

8. Uno Teams: Classic Uno, but with teams, as you can share your hand with another player. This game has new action cards that make the game more interesting, as teams can get both effects from the same card. The game can be fun to play for a while, but it gets complicated. 

9. Uno party: A chaotic version of Uno that adds 50+ more cards to the deck, with many new kinds of cards that can make the game chaotic. However, the cards can be difficult to learn, and you need a larger group of people to play this version. The game is fun but a bit complex for new players, especially for big play groups.

10. Dos: Uno but instead of one discard pile, there’s two! With some new complex cards, this version of Uno is a bit complicated to learn, and the games go by way too fast. I would not really recommend it due to the rules being far from easy to understand, and you have to use math to make sure you do the right moves.

11. Uno spin: Uno but you gamble on a roulette wheel. Basically, if you play a spin card, you spin the wheel, and it has a bunch of different rules, kind of like pre-determined custom rule cards. It’s more luck-based in a way and can get repetitive, but it’s fun for a little while.

12. Uno All Wild: A funny Uno version where the entire deck is just wild cards and the actions are made into wild cards. The rounds of this Uno go by way too quickly, as the new actions, like the double skip, are just not enough to make the game more fun and creative. If there were color matching for this, then it would be a banger, but since there is not, the game becomes really stale after a while.

13. Uno Pop: A version of Uno, but you have to avoid drawing at all times, as trying to draw, you can risk drawing a bunch of cards. Uno Pop displays the pop pile, which is the pile you have to draw from whenever you do not have any cards or someone plays a plus card on you. This version can be intense, as the pop pile can ruin your plays or benefits, as it includes an instant Uno card that, if you pull it, you can get rid of all the cards in your hand except one. The rounds can go by quickly; this version has its moments of explosive gameplay.

14. Uno Elite: Uno tried creating a TCG (Trading Card Game) based on sports. It’s not much fun, and any special actions are put off to the side with the player cards. There is some extra strategy to time your special actions, but aside from that, it’s an overcomplicated version of Uno.

15. Uno Dare: Fun for the first playthrough. There are special dare cards, like custom-rule cards, and you get to play any dares you want on people (if they have the guts). Playing with mega-evil friends or family makes this game a lot less fun, though. You can’t really play this with any group of people, and the dares get boring after a while.