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wraithguard01's Uno (Other)
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| [January 18, 2009 12:07:06 PM]
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The classic Uno is a fascinatingly simple game, yet has room for so many dynamics. The game's rules themselves are remarkably simple to learn, but when you sit down to actually play the game, complex strategies begin to evolve.
-RULES
The rules of the game are simple: Place a card from your hand onto the discard pile that either, a) matches the color of the card on top of the discard pile, or matches the number or directions (i.e. a 9 card, or a Reverse card). When you are down to your last card, you must declare "Uno!" or else if another player catches you without having declared "Uno," you must draw 4 cards. The winner is the first to discard all his cards. If ever you find yourself without a card to play on the discard pile, you must draw from the draw pile, until you can play your turn, sometimes making you rack up many cards in your hand.
-Special Cards
As well as having red, blue, green, and yellow numbered cards (0-9), there are several special cards that make strategy ever so important.
-Wild
This standard wild card allows the player to decide what color is played next, by the next player. The only way the next player can override this decision, is by also placing another wild card.
-Wild (Draw Four)
This wild card has the same effect as the standard wild card, but also requires the next player to draw 4 cards from the draw pile.
-Reverse
Assuming play was going in a clockwise direction, play will now go in a counter-clockwise direction.
-Skip
The player who was next in line to play, instead forfeits his turn, and play moves to the next player. (Note that in a two player game, Reverse and Skip effectively do the same thing)
-Draw Two
The next player must draw two cards, then resume his turn as normal.
-Gameplay
For our game, there were only two players, which makes the game a bit less interesting. The first game lasted a while, due to the fact that each time we would call uno, the remaining card in hand was not compatible with the card at the top of the discard pile, and lots of drawing was required. After several minutes of continued play, and after claiming 15 or so cards to my hand, I lost.
For the second game, I ended up coming out victorious. After several foiled "Uno" attempts, my opponent finally called "Uno" for the last time and I laid down a standard wild card, giving me roughly a 1/4 chance of foiling her. Luckily, I not only chose a color that she didn't have, but also a color that was not anywhere near the top of the draw pile, causing her to accumulate a large hand of cards, and giving me a chance to discard all of my cards.
-Overall
Shoddy shuffling can completely ruin the game, and having only two players makes the game a bit less interesting. Strategy does have a place in this simple game, and the dynamics are fairly incredible, going from only having one card, to having to accumulate 20. While more complex variations of the game exist, the standard Uno game has been played by many, and loved by most.
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wraithguard01's Uno (Other)
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Current Status: Finished playing
GameLog started on: Sunday 18 January, 2009
GameLog closed on: Sunday 18 January, 2009 |
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