In Uno, the goal is to be the first player to play all your cards. The first player to play all the cards in their hand wins the round, and scores points. The first player to 500 points wins.
Uno is multiplayer, and works for between 2 to 6 players. To get started, enter a name for yourself (ex: "uno-player-100") and a room name. The room name can be anything you like (ex: "joan's room"). If you're playing with others, they can join your game by using the exact same room name.
Once you select Start Game, you'll see the cards you have in your hand. Be sure all other players have joined before you start the game! They will not be able to join after you start the game.
In the center, you'll see the discard pile. Typically speaking, each turn, you can play a card that has either the same color or the same number as the top card on the discard pile. Some cards of a given color also have special effects:
- The skip card (⦻) skips the very next player
- The reverse card (↷) reverses the order of play
- The draw two card (+2) makes the next player draw two cards
If you have wild cards, you can play them no matter the current color. A usual wild card is shown with a W and can be played at any time. When you play it, you'll be able to chose the color for the next player. In addition, there are draw four wild cars, shown with a +4 - this powerful card lets you choose the suit and also forces the next player to pick up four cards. However, you can only play it when you have no other moves
On your turn, if you don't have any playable cards, you must draw a card. If you draw a card, and its not playable, your turn ends. If its playable, you must play it.
On your turn, even if you have playable cards, you can choose to draw a card. This is known as "reneging." If you draw a card and its not playable, your turn ends. If you draw a card and its playable, you can choose to play it, or to end your turn without playing it. You cannot, however, play another card from your hand once you've chosen to draw.
You must call Uno either right before or right after your play your second-to-last card. If another player starts their turn, it's too late! A player that has forgotten to call Uno can be called out before the next player goes. If successfully called out, that player will have to draw four cards
A round is over when the first player plays all their cards. In this case, the player who plays all their cards gets points for all the cards that are still in their opponents' hands, as follows:
- For each numbered card (0-9), get that many points
- For each draw two, reverse or skip card, get 20 points
- For each wild or wild draw four card, get 50 points
The first player to 500 points wins!