Things You'll Need:
- Uno Spin (of course)
- Earplugs (trust me)
- Padding (optional)
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Step 1
At first glance this looks just like the classic card game you have become accustomed to. The objective: to discard your entire hand leaving your opponents with a handful on points. You have a huge deck of cards featuring all your favorites. You have the wonderful +2 and +4 cards that your fellow players love. The Infamous "skip" and "reverse direction" cards, and the ever popular "wild" cards which require deep thought for the color selection that follows. But with all the familiarity, you suddenly ask, "what is THAT?" In the middle of the table you see a strange wheel of fortune type gizmo. This is where the fun starts.
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Step 2
Buried inside your Uno card deck are "special cards." A swirly like pattern that encircles the numerical value on the card. These , my friends, are the "spin" cards. When a player plays a "spin" card, the next player must spin this wheel. OK "ear plugs please!"
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Step 3
On this board are a series of tasks. When the spinner stops, you need to follow the task instructions. Some tasks are quite pleasant. The "discard all but 2 cards" is a personal favorite. Especially when you have been stuck with half the deck in your hand. Then there are two other favorite spots. The "discard all cards of the same number" and" Discard all of the same color" tasks. This allows for a quick way to weed out your hand.
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Step 4
But all is not sunshine and rainbows. There is the two tasks which are famous for invoking the "I'll get you!" response. The "pick until you get a BLUE" and the "pick until you get a red" tasks. "YAY! I now have half the deck!" The "war" task allows each player to discard one card at a time. The player with the highest value card gets to discard the cards on the table. There is the "show everyone your cards" task. This one is self explanitory.
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Step 5
Finally there is the "UNO SPIN" task. Ok remember the ear plugs? When the spinner stops on this task the first person to say (USUALLY SCREAM) "uno spin" gets to discard ANY card from their hand. The only glitch is determining "WHO" said (screamed) it first. Be advised this task may also come with flailing limbs and kicking legs. (See "padding" under "what you'll need")
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Step 6
As parents of three teenagers, we know the value of an activity that can bring a group like us together as a family. Board game have proven to be a blessing to us. We can all get together and enjoy each other no matter how different our personalities may be. Please enjoy "Family Game Nights" in your home. It makes for great stories!
Comments
hms1966 said
on 7/27/2009 These "instructions" (?) are not instructions at all. Nothing here gives you any instructions on how to play or any rules of the game. This was no help at all to me.
cherrielynn said
on 1/19/2009 these directions are not complete!! Whats the point value of the cards. What if you only have 1 number each, for the discard all your alike #'s? Same for the colors? (one red,green, blue, yellow). Can you play the wild cards any time or do you have to be out of the color played?