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Objective
The objective of the game is to be the first player to get rid of all of the cards from your hand.
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Setup
- Choose a player to be the dealer. The dealer shuffles all of the cards.
- Deal seven cards to each player.
- Place the rest of the cards facedown on the table to form the Draw Pile.
- Turn over the top card from the Draw Pile to form the Discard Pile. You will ignore the special action of the card that starts the Discard Pile.
- The player to the left of the dealer starts the game. Play will proceed clockwise.
Playing the Game
To start each of your turns you will choose one of the cards from your hand to play. Unlike the original game, all of the cards in UNO All Wild are wild. Therefore you don’t have to worry about matching color, number or symbol. You can play any one card from your hand to the Discard Pile. You will then take the special action corresponding to the card that you played.
After playing a card and performing the corresponding action, play passes to the next player in turn order.
UNO All Wild Cards
Wild
Like the original game, you can play a Wild card at any time. The Wild has no special action in the game. To make the game more interesting, you can choose to change the Discard Pile to any color. Since all cards are wild though, any color you choose has no impact on the game.
Wild Reverse
When you play a Wild Reverse card, the direction of play is reversed. If play was moving clockwise, it will now move counterclockwise. If it was moving counterclockwise, it will now move clockwise.
Wild Skip
The Wild Skip card forces the next player in turn order to lose their turn.
Wild Skip Two
When you play a Wild Skip Two card, the next two players in turn order lose their turn.
Wild Draw Two
The Wild Draw Two card forces the next player in turn order to draw two cards from the Draw Pile. They also lose their next turn.
Wild Draw Four
When you play the Wild Draw Four the next player in turn order draws four cards from the draw pile. They also lose their next turn.
Wild Targeted Draw Two
The Wild Targeted Draw card allows you to target another player. You can choose any other player, and that player has to draw two cards from the draw pile. The chosen player does not lose their next turn.
Wild Forced Swap
When you play the Wild Forced Swap card you choose another player. You have to swap your hand with the other player you chose. This is not optional, you are required to swap your hand with another player even if it hurts you. If either player now only has one card in their hand, they must say UNO in order to avoid the penalty.
Calling UNO
When you only have one card left in your hand, you must say UNO. This is to alert the other players that you are close to winning the game.
Should you fail to say UNO and anther player challenges you, you will have to draw two cards and add them to your hand. The other player must challenge you before the next player takes their turn.
If you are worried that the next player in turn order is going to play their last card, you can choose to draw a card instead of playing a card. You can then either play the card you just drew, or you can end your turn without playing any cards.
Winning the Game
The game ends when a player plays the last card from their hand. This player has won the game.
Scoring
If you would like to play multiple hands, you can choose to use scoring.
The player that plays the last card from their hand collects all of the cards left in the other players’ hands. UNO All Wild does not say what happens if the last card you play forces a player to draw cards. Most versions of UNO say that the next player in turn order draws the corresponding number of cards before the winner collects the cards.
The winner of the hand scores points from the cards they collect as follows:
- Wild – 20 points
- Wild Draw Two, Wild Draw Four, Wild Forced Swap, Wild Reverse, Wild Skip, Wild Skip Two, and Wild Targeted Draw Two – 50 points
Players keep track of the points they score each hand. If no one has scored 500 or more points, you will play another hand. The first player to score 500 or more points wins the game.
UNO All Wild FAQ
If you have any questions about how to play the game, leave a comment below on this post. I will try to answer any questions asked as best and as quickly as possible.
Another player played a Wild Draw Two card against me. Can I play my own Wild Draw Two card to pass the penalty onto the next player so they have to draw four cards?
This is a common question with most UNO games. This is referred to as stacking. Basically can you pass on a draw penalty by playing your own card that forces another player to draw cards?
In a few versions of UNO you are allowed to stack (UNO Show ‘Em No Mercy in particular). Stacking is not allowed in most versions of UNO though which includes UNO All Wild!.
If a Wild Draw Two card is played against you, you have to draw two cards, and you will lose your turn. You cannot play your own Wild Draw Two card to pass the penalty onto the next player. This applies to the Wild Draw Four and Wild Targeted Draw Two as well.
I only have one card left and it is a Wild Forced Swap card. When I play the card do I win the game, or do I have to swap my hand with another player and they win the game?
Unfortunately the rules kind of contradict themselves in this situation.
The rules say that the game/hand ends when a player plays the last card from their hand. When you play the Wild Forced Swap card you no longer have any cards left in your hand. I normally would interpret this to mean that the player that plays the Wild Forced Swap card would win the game because they would temporarily have no cards left triggering the end of the game.
The rules for the Wild Forced Swap card do force you to swap your hand with another player even if it hurts you though. This means that the player you swap hands with would win the game. While I would normally go with the first interpretation, this second interpretation is actually the correct one. This is due to the fact that the creator of the game Nick Hayes confirmed this is how the rule works on Board Game Geek.
Since the player you swap hands with wins the game in this situation, you need to try to avoid having a Wild Forced Swap card as your last card.
Components
- 54 Wild cards
- 14 Wild Reverse cards
- 14 Wild Skip cards
- 6 Wild Skip Two cards
- 10 Wild Draw Two cards
- 6 Wild Draw Four cards
- 4 Wild Targeted Draw Two cards
- 4 Wild Forced Swap cards
Year: 2021 | Publisher: Mattel | Designer: Nick Hayes
Genres: Card, Family
Ages: 7+ | Number of Players: 2-10 | Length of Game: 15-30 minutes
Difficulty: Light | Strategy: Light | Luck: High
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Mick
Tuesday 3rd of September 2024
If 2 players are playing the game and I put down a "wild skip two' does this mean I can put down 2 cards before their next go
Eric Mortensen
Wednesday 4th of September 2024
Unfortunately the instructions don't really give a clarification for two player games. Therefore it is up to the players to decide how to handle the situation. I could see handling the situation in three different ways.
The first way is what you describe. The other player gets skipped and you play a card. Their turn is then skipped again and you get to play another card. Basically you get to play three cards in a row.
The second way to interpret this situation is that the other players turn is skipped twice in a row. Basically you get to play the Wild Skip Two and then another card before the other player gets to take a turn. You pretty much ignore the second skip on the card.
The final way you could handle this situation is that first you skip the other player. Then you skip yourself. Therefore the other player gets to play the next card.
As the rules don't clarify which way to handle the card in two player games, the players need to come to an agreement on how to handle it. I personally would choose to use either option two or three as getting to play three cards in a row seems a little unfair in my opinion. If the players agree to the first option though, I don't see why you couldn't play it that way.
Rick
Thursday 4th of April 2024
What happens when you play a double skip in a two-player game?
Eric Mortensen
Friday 5th of April 2024
The rules don't specify what happens in a two player game with a Double Skip card. The only thing it says for the card is that the next two players lose their turns.
Since there are only two players I would play it where the other player gets skipped and then you get skipped. Therefore the other player gets to take the next turn. Basically the Double Skip card doesn't do anything in the two player game. This is just my interpretation of the rules though.
Trinity
Thursday 29th of February 2024
If one player has one card left and is about to win, and that card is a forced swap card, if they lay it do they win or do they HAVE to swap cards with another player, and in turn giving the other player the win instead of the person you had the swap card?
Eric Mortensen
Thursday 29th of February 2024
I addressed a similar question recently. For my full response check out that comment.
Basically I could see the reasoning behind handling it both ways. I personally would handle it where the player that plays the Wild Forced Swap card wins the game as the rules do specifically say you win when you play the last card from your hand.
Monday 26th of February 2024
If one player has one card that's a forced swap card, if they lay it do they win or do they HAVE to swap cards with another player, therefor giving the other player the winz/
Eric Mortensen
Tuesday 27th of February 2024
That is a good question. The instructions for UNO All Wild! don't directly address what happens in this situation. I can't really give you a definitive answer on how you should handle this situation.
On one hand the Wild Forced Swap forces you to trade your hand with another player even if it hurts you. This would lead to you having to trade your hand with another player making them the winner.
The instructions also say though that when a player plays their final card, they win. In this situation you would play the Wild Forced Swap which means you would no longer have any cards in your hand. With this interpretation I would think the player that played the Wild Forced Swap card would win the game. In other UNO games where similar things can occur, the game says the situation should be handled in this way.
I could see a legit argument for either way of handling the situation. I personally would handle it where the player who plays the Wild Forced Swap card wins the game because at one point they had no cards left in their hand and that meets the winning condition. I would say that it is best if all of the players can agree on how to handle the situation though.
Yolanda
Thursday 8th of February 2024
When you get a draw 2 wild, can you add another draw 2 and give four cards to the next player?
Eric Mortensen
Friday 9th of February 2024
I am not exactly sure I am interpreting your question correctly. Are you asking if after a player plays a Wild Draw Two against you, can play your own Wild Draw Two in order to avoid drawing cards and forcing the next player to draw four cards?
In this case you are not allowed to play your own Wild Draw Two card as your turn is immediately skipped. The rules do not mention anything about being able to stack draw cards and passing the penalty onto another player. You could always choose to use a house rule to allow it though.
This is actually a common misconception with a lot of UNO games. There are a lot of people that play UNO where you can play a draw card in order to pass the penalty onto the next player. This has never been an official rule for UNO. A lot of people play with this as a house rule though. I am a firm believer though that if all of the players agree to use a house rule, there is no reason why you can't use it. This kind of stacking as far as I am aware is only officially allowed in a couple UNO spinoff games with UNO Show 'Em No Mercy being the most recent example of where this is allowed.