Uno (card game)
A shedding card game derived from crazy eights.
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Merle Robbins, a resident of Reading, Ohio (a Cincinnati suburb), created the shedding-type card game Uno in 1971.[1][2] The primary objective is to be the competitor who empties their hand of cards first.[3] When a participant has only one card left after playing their second-to-last card, they are required to announce "Uno" to alert the other players.[4]
Last updated 2026-09-30 from the source article.
Making and release
Mattel acquired International Games on January 23, 1992.[1] Initial sales occurred at his barbershop, and later other local shops also started offering it.[2] Mattel acquired International Games in 1992, making it part of their corporate structure.[5] The National Toy Hall of Fame added Uno to its collection in 2018, together with pinball and the Magic 8 Ball.[6]
What the cited sources add
Mark Riccobono, President of the National Federation of the Blind, said in a news release that the Braille deck allows blind people to play with both blind and sighted friends.[7] The Braille deck features braille dots on the corner of each card, and all players call out the card as they play.[7] Mattel Instructions for the Braille game can be downloaded in braille readable files.[7] In 2017, Mattel created UNO ColorADD, which they described as the first card game designed to be accessible to those with color blindness.[7]
A Geeky Hobbies article from 2024 explains that in DOS Second Edition, the first player to play all cards from their hand wins.[8] The same article notes that when a player has only two cards left, they should yell out DOS or risk drawing two cards if challenged.[8] A CNN article published on October 1, 2019 stated that Mattel, in partnership with the National Federation of the Blind, had put out a Braille edition of UNO.[7]
References
- Wikipedia, "Uno (card game)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Mattel to buy International Games", UPI, January 23, 1992 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Uno (card game)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Uno History", UNO Rules (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Uno (card game)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "UNO Basic Instructions (2022)", Mattel Service (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Uno (card game)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Exact wording of the official rules: "When you play your next-to-last card, you must yell 'UNO' (meaning 'one') to indicate that you have only one card left". (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Uno (card game)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "30 Anniversary Rule Book", Mattel Service, January 31, 2005 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Uno (card game)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "2018 Archives", The Strong National Museum of Play; "Uno", The Strong National Museum of Play (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Capron, "Mattel releases a braille version of UNO", CNN, October 1, 2019. facts only, no text reused. cnn.com
- Mortensen, "DOS Second Edition (2022) Card Game: Rules for How to Play", Geeky Hobbies, 2024-06-12. facts only, no text reused. geekyhobbies.com
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- Wikipedia: Uno (card game) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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