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msu_Lacy's Uno (Other)
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Uno: Thursday, January 15th (Game One and Two)
Uno is a simple card game meant to be played by a group of people. It is a card game with a deck of 108 cards designed specifically for the game. The game is played with 2 to 10 players with seven card's each. The official goal of Uno is to gather points after each round into a sum of 500 points. However, from my own experience, some people are happy with simply declaring a winner each round and beginning a fresh game.
= The Cards =
The specialized deck of cards have four different colors: yellow, green, red, and blue. Each color has number cards 0-9. As well as the numbered cards there are four specialty cards:
-Skip Card: Skips the next player.
-Reverse Card: Changes the flow of the players. Clockwise to counter-clockwise and vice versa.
-Draw Two Card: The next player must draw two.
-Wild Card: Allows the one who played the card to pick the color and the next player must play that color, or the previous card's value.
-Wild Draw Four: Words the same as a wild card, however, it requires that the next player draw four cards. This card can only be played if there are no other playable cards on hand.
= The Game-play =
My brief game-play experience while logging my observations included two rounds with myself and another player. In these two games, I won the first battle, while losing quickly on the second.
The game begins after a dealer is picked and the deck shuffled. Each player receives their cards and the remaining deck is placed in the center for the 'draw' pile. A card is turned over from the top of the deck, put into a new 'discard' pile, and is considered the first card in play as long as it is not a Wild draw four. The round begins with the person to the left of the dealer.
Each player is required to put down a card on top of the discard pile that matches the color, number, or face of the previous card. If a playable card is not available the person must take cards from the draw pile until a playable card is found.
As my first game played out. I was quick to call Uno several times. A person is required to call Uno once he or she has only one card left in their hand. If they do not and someone calls Uno on him or her, then he or she must draw four. For several times I called Uno and was unable to finish the game in the next round. It is difficult to have a matching card with only one card on hand. However, after many tries I managed to lay down my final card and I was declared the victor.
In my second round, I was not as lucky. I was also able to get Uno and a few different occasions. However ultimately my opponent threw down a wild draw four and bested me before I was able to get rid of the new cards. Thus becoming the victor.
= Overall =
Uno is a card game for simple group fun. It seems to be in my experience that the more people to play the more fun it is. There can be different factions working against each other with many people. And like many social events, the more the merrier.
Uno is overall a simple but fun game. Capable of providing lots of fun whether its only two people or ten. I have always found it enjoyable whether I am the victor or not. It is especially fun when I crush the hope of a player with Uno when I lay down a wild draw four and pick a color neither in their hand nor anywhere near the top of the draw pile. Fun for all.
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msu_Lacy's Uno (Other)
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Current Status: Playing
GameLog started on: Monday 19 January, 2009
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