Uno Flip!

Uno Flip!

Type	Shedding-type
Players	2-10 players.[1]
Skills required	Hand management
Age range	7+[2]
Cards	112
Playing time	Will vary
Random chance	High

Uno Flip! (/ˈuːnoʊ/; from Italian and Spanish for 'one') is an American shedding-type card game produced by Mattel.^[3] The cards from the deck are specially printed for the game. This game is a sequel to Uno.^[4]

Uno Flip! should not be confused with a dexterity-based game called Uno Flip.^[5][6]

Gameplay[]

As in the original Uno, the goal of Uno Flip! is to be the first to play all the cards in one's hand, scoring points for the cards still held by others.

All cards have two playable sides, one "light" and one "dark" as indicated by their borders. Only one side is in play at any given time, starting with the light side at the beginning of each new hand. Each side has its own set of four colors, action/Wild cards, and number cards from 1 through 9.

Both sides contain two "Flip" cards in each of their respective colors. When a Flip is played, the deck and discard pile are immediately turned over and all players must turn their hands around to play the other side of their cards.

Light Side[]

Colors for this side are red, yellow, green, and blue. Special cards are as follows:

• Draw One: Next player in sequence draws one card and loses a turn.
• Skip: Next player in sequence loses a turn.
• Reverse: Switches the order of play (clockwise to counterclockwise, and vice versa).
• Wild: Player names the next color to be matched. May be used on any turn.
• Wild Draw Two: Player names the next color to be matched; next player in sequence draws two cards and loses a turn. May only be used if the player has no cards of the current color.
• Flip: Switch from light to dark side.

Dark Side[]

Colors for this side are orange, pink, teal, and purple. Special cards are as follows:

• Draw Five: Next player in sequence draws five cards and loses a turn.
• Skip Everyone: Grants an extra turn.
• Reverse: Same as light side.
• Wild: Same as light side.
• Wild Draw Color: Player names the next color to be matched; next player in sequence must draw cards until receiving one of that color, then loses a turn. May only be used if the player has no cards of the current color.
• Flip: Switches from dark to light side.

Penalties[]

A player who fails to call "Uno" after playing their next-to-last card and is caught by another player before the next draw/play must draw two cards as a penalty.

When a Wild Draw Two or Wild Draw Color is played, the next player in sequence may challenge its use if they believe the holder could have played a card of the matching color. The challenged player must then show their cards privately. If the challenge is valid, the challenged player must draw the cards, if not, the challenger must draw them, plus two more as a penalty.

Scoring[]

When one player uses their last card, they have "gone out" and the hand is over. That player scores points for all cards held by opponents as follows:

• Number cards: Face value
• Draw One: 10 points
• Draw Five, Reverse, Skip, Flip: 20 points
• Skip Everyone: 30 points
• Wild: 40 points
• Wild Draw Two: 50 points
• Wild Draw Color: 60 points

Points are scored based on the side that is in play after the last card is laid down. If a player goes out by using any card that requires the next player to draw, that player must draw the appropriate number of cards before the scores are tallied.

The first player to score 500 points wins the game.

Reception[]

Uno Flip! received positive reviews, with Board Game Geek giving it a 6.6 out of 10, saying that "UNO gets a brand new twist in the new UNO Flip! card game" and the only negative thing is, "if you don't yell 'UNO' and someone catches you, you must draw two cards"^[7]

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