UNO DUO

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OBJECTIVE OF UNO DUO: The player with the lowest score at the end of the game is the winner

NUMBER OF PLAYERS: 2 players

NUMBER OF CARDS: 112 UNO cards

TYPE OF GAME: Hand Shedding

AUDIENCE: Kids, Adults

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INTRODUCTION OF UNO DUO

UNO Duo is a two player hand shedding game designed and developed by Mark & Cristina Ball.  It uses a standard UNO deck but incorporates many different rule changes in order to create a more enjoyable two player UNO experience.

In this game, players will draft their beginning hands, have the opportunity to stack Draw 2’s, and play all of their cards in a single color.  Be sure to play your cards right because if a player goes out, the loser earns points for the cards remaining in their hand.

THE CARDS & THE DEAL

 UNO Duo uses a 112 card UNO deck.  A way to keep score is also needed.

DRAFTING

Rather than deal, players will begin the game by drafting their first seven cards.  To determine who drafts first, each player cuts the deck.  Whoever cuts the highest card drafts first.  This person is considered Player 1.

Player 1 shuffles the deck and places it in the center of the table.  They draw the top card and look at it.  If they want the card, they keep it and turn the next card over to begin a discard pile.  The cards in the discard pile cannot be chosen.  If Player 1 does not want the card they draw, they discard it and draw the next one.  They must keep that card.

Player 2 does the same.  They draw one card and either keep or discard it.  If they keep it, they turn the next card over onto the discard pile.  If they don’t want it, they discard that card and draw the next one.

At the end of the drafting phase, each player will have seven cards in their hand, and the discard pile will have fourteen cards.  Turn the discard pile over and place it face down under the draw pile.

The player that drafts first alternates each round.

FINISH THE SETUP

Now, turn the top card over to begin the discard pile for the game.  If the turned up card is an action card, the action must be completed by the player who goes first.

THE PLAY

Player 2 goes first.  If the turned up card is a Draw 2 or Wild Draw 4, they must draw those cards and end their turn.  If the turned up card is a Skip, Player 1 goes first instead.  If the turned up card is a Reverse, the first player gets to play all of their cards of that color.  See the special instructions for Reverse cards below.  If the turned up card is a number card, Player 2 takes their first turn like normal.

If the turned up card is a Wild or a Wild Draw 4, Player 1 chooses the color that must be played.

The player that goes first alternates each round.

A PLAYER’S TURN

A player has a few options on their turn.  If they want, they can play a card that matches the color, number, or action of the top card on the discard pile.  They may also play a Wild or Wild Draw 4.  They are not required to play a card if they do not want to. 안전놀이터

If a player cannot or does not want to play a card, they draw one from the draw pile.  If that card can be played, the player can choose to do so.  Again, they are not required to play the card.  If the card cannot be played, or if the player does not want to play it, they add the card to their hand.  This ends their turn.

The next player will do the same and play will continue.  If at any point the draw pile runs empty, place the top card from the discard pile aside, and turn the rest of the discard pile face down.  This begins a new draw pile.  

SAYING UNO

When the second to last card is played, the player must say UNO.  If they fail to say UNO, and their opponent says it first, the player who forgot must draw two cards.