Everybody's Mad About Uno (msn.com) 59
More than 50 years after its debut, Uno has achieved unprecedented popularity among adults, but its resurgence is creating problems and confusions as players disagree on fundamental rules. WSJ, in a fun story [non-paywalled source]: Think politics divides? Try mixing competitors with different views on stacking "action" cards, or getting everyone to agree on the true power of the Wild card. And nobody can seem to decide whether staples of the game of their youth -- like mandating players yell "Uno!" when they have one card left -- are socially acceptable at a bar with strangers. Mattel has responded by actively settling rule debates on social media, definitively stating that stacking Draw 2 cards is prohibited, while simultaneously embracing the game's divisive nature through marketing campaigns. The company's "Show 'Em No Mercy" variant, featuring more aggressive rules, became the second-best-selling card game in the United States last year according to research firm Circana, trailing only classic Uno itself.
We Don't Talk About Crazy Eights (Score:3)
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I'm sure the guy turning a corner and ends up with that hoop at speed between his legs will feel hit points.
The one who played with the hoop as well if they're caught.
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You missed the obvious, "We don't talk about Uno, no, no, no, we don't talk about Uno (but)."
The internet is an environment and... (Score:5, Insightful)
WTF is Uno? (Score:2)
The Fiat car? The Arduino board? The thing that crashes Libreoffice?
Re:WTF is Uno? (Score:5, Informative)
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Thanks. That should have been the first line in the summary.
WTF is crazy eights? (Score:2)
Never heard of either.
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Well,
the "original" game is German. Played with ordinary cards, same like Romey or Poker.
I guess you never heard of it? Its name is "Mau Mau". Which is kind of funny, as in German those words have no meaning, and I live in Thailand, where "Mau" means "drunk".
Re: WTF is crazy eights? (Score:2)
Interesting. Now I want to look up the history of the game Mau, which is apparently a nerd fork of Mau Mau. I've played it a bunch of times.
Re: WTF is crazy eights? (Score:2)
Have you seen the British comedy show The League of Gentlemen? There's an episode with a sketch (also in their live show) about "death by Mau Mau." Except in that joke its about shoving fruit up your butt.
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Its name is "Mau Mau"
In China, that's a cat ...
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We played 'Shit on Your Neighbor' with a standard deck of cards.
Same game.
'Crazy Eights' is more tame.
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Crazy Eights is a dismally boring version of Uno. Relying on a deck that doesn't have various non-standard cards completely changes the game.
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You could piece together what they're talking about if you know the company "Mattel" and also when they reference "Draw 2" cards.
You could have also clicked either link.
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Why should I?
Is it too hard to type "a board game, Uno that allegedly everyone is mad about", but which is actually largely unknown?
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One word: clickbait.
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100% pure and unadulterated.
Re: WTF is Uno? (Score:3, Insightful)
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>largely unknown
UNO has been one of the top selling games globally (including board games) for decades, and is #1 in the US. And, by one measure it's the top-selling game in the world [cnn.com]. You must live a sheltered life.
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Is it too hard to type "a board game, Uno that allegedly everyone is mad about", but which is actually largely unknown?
Uno is a card game, not a board game.
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That's completely irrelevant wrt to the search.
Typing what GP suggested into google gives correct and clear results that will even clarify the confusion about the type of game.
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That's completely irrelevant wrt to the search.
Typing what GP suggested into google gives correct and clear results that will even clarify the confusion about the type of game.
Speaking of "completely irrelevant," he wasn't suggesting search strings--in fact, it was quite the opposite. He originally claimed he didn't know what "Uno" was, then, when it was suggested he, you know, RTFA, he whined that it would not have been hard for the submitter to type "a board game, Uno that allegedly everyone is mad about" and further claimed that a game that has sold 151 million copies is "largely unknown."
Then, snarky me came along and corrected his misstatement that Uno was a board game.
Re: WTF is Uno? (Score:2)
Everyone in the US older than about twelve has heard of it at least once, it's a cultural phenomenon like Boggle or Monopoly.
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It's not a board game dumbass, it's a card game.
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Not my hobby, and fuck trump.
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An STD
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The kind that itches, or the kind that drips?
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An admission that a piece of your childhood was missed? Like seriously I didn't know anyone in the world doesn't know Uno.
Never knew (Score:2)
Now you're telling me no stacking +2 ? Huh.
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Never was.
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Agree before you play (Score:2)
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All of these issues have already been solved by a game that's been around for 30 years: Magic: The Gathering.
It has elaborate and straightforward rules about stacking effects, resolving effects, players with priority, "APNAP" (Active players, or the player whose turn it is, playing effects and resolving them vs non-active players), and Instant-speed spells vs Sorcery-speed spells. All of this is an integral part of the game and a fundamental thing any Magic player needs to learn. The "holding priority" st
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UNO has nothing to do with role playing games ...
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Neither does MTG. It's a card game, with fantasy elements.
You're supposed to say Uno (Score:2)
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I think it's a reasonable barometer. (Score:3)
If you're actually upset about the interpretations of grey-area or unclarified rules in the card game UNO, then that's a strong determinant signal that either:
- you have a pretty fucking great life, or
- you're oblivious
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I've played uno at a bar fairly recently (I'm 43).
There's a couple of bars with board and card games around, and Uno tends to be popular.
I couldn't care less ... (Score:2, Interesting)
... about Uno.
Even though I did get into Board/Tablegaming 18 months ago and attend the local boardgame meetup once or twice a week.
Right now I'm regularly playing Scythe [boardgamegeek.com] (with [boardgamegeek.com] extensions [boardgamegeek.com]) and Roll for the Galaxy [boardgamegeek.com] (with extensions [boardgamegeek.com]).
And I've got a stack of other premium boardgames waiting to be played intensely.
All of them waaaaay more interesting than Uno.
Like monopoly house rules? (Score:2)
Like monopoly house rules?
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One would be hard pressed to determine which game is more prone to house rules. But Uno would likely win.
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One would be hard pressed to determine which game is more prone to house rules. But Uno would likely win.
Neither. Rummikub would win that :-)
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We liked adding house rules to Risk.
Paratrooper rules. Landing-ship rules. Limits on how many armies you could get in a turn. New rules on moving armies around, etc.
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Oh really? And you have evidence of this? Well, I'm not mad and this such a lazy and annoying style of headline writing.
Don't assume EVERYONE THINKS LIKE YOU DO.
You need not worry that anyone assumes you think.
Like we do..
Hot Death Uno (Score:2)
The only Uno worth playing is Hot Death Uno [boardgamegeek.com]
It has attack cards, draws that stack (and ones that ends the chain...), as well as counter cards that let you send the attack back to the attacker. There's even a "Draw N" card where N is the numerical value of the card beneath it. (There's a 69 card which can be a 6 or a 9. Or with Draw N, a Draw 69)
And yes, it's got rather colorful language on it. I know of it from a Windows 3.1 implementation of it, but there's an Android version as well.
made my own version (Score:2)
My kids and I made our own version of Uno. You can definitely stack action cards in our game. Watch out for that Draw 16 card and a bunch of others the kids made up.
There are a number of places that will print custom playing cards. A little graphics work and some imagination can go a long way.