UNO Flip! (2019) Card Game: Rules and Instructions for How to Play

Note: These how to play rules are for the 2019 version of UNO Flip!. If you are looking for the instructions for the other version of the game, check out our 2009 UNO Flip review.

Objective of UNO Flip!

The objective of UNO Flip is to play all of the cards from your hand before the other players in order to score points.

Setup for UNO Flip!

• All of the cards in UNO Flip! are double sided. Therefore you should make sure all of the cards are facing the same way.
• Each player draws a card and reveals the light side to the other players. The player who draws the highest number (special cards count as zero) will be the first dealer.
• Shuffle all of the cards and deal seven cards to each player. Players should hold the cards so that the light side faces them and the dark side faces their opponents.
• Place the rest of the cards on the table with the light side face down. These cards form the Draw Pile.
• Flip over the top card from the Draw Pile to start the Discard Pile. If you flip over a special card, a special action may occur (see below).
• The player to the left of the dealer starts the game.

Playing UNO Flip!

On a player’s turn they will try to play one of the cards from their hand that matches the top card on the Discard Pile. To match a card it has to either match the color, number, or symbol. The player can also play a Wild card which matches all other types of cards. If a player has a matching card and they want to play it, they will add it to the Discard pile.

If a player doesn’t have a matching card in their hand or they don’t want to play it, they will draw the top card from the Draw Pile. They should add the card to their hand with the same side facing them as the rest of their cards. If this new card can be played, the player can choose to add it to the Discard Pile immediately.

In either case the player’s turn will end. Play will then pass to the next player left (clockwise) or right (counterclockwise) depending on the current direction of play. To start the game play moves to the left.

Light Side UNO Flip! Card Meanings

Number

Number cards have no special ability in UNO Flip!. You can only play them if they match the current color or number.

Draw One (+1)

When a player plays this card the next player will draw one card from the Draw pile. The next player will also lose their turn.

You may only play a Draw One on top of another Draw One card or a card of the same color.

When drawn to start the Discard Pile the first player draws a card and loses their first turn.

Reverse

The Reverse card changes the order of play. If play was passing left (clockwise) it will now move right (counterclockwise). If play was passing right, it will now move left.

You may play a Reverse card on top of another Reverse card, or a card that matches its color.

Should a Reverse card is revealed to begin the round, the dealer starts the round. Play will pass right (counterclockwise).

Skip

When a player plays a Skip card, the next player loses their turn.

You may play a Skip card on top of another Skip card, or on a card that matches its color.

If a Skip card is turned over to start the round the first player skips their turn.

Wild

A Wild card allows the player who plays it to change the current color to whichever color they prefer. They can choose to keep the Discard Pile the color it was before they played the Wild card.

As a Wild card matches every other card, you can play it at any time even if you have other cards that you can also play.

If a Wild card is the card that begins the round the first player gets to choose what color it will be.

Wild Draw 2 (+2)

A Wild Draw 2 card allows you to change the color of the Discard Pile to whichever color you prefer. The next player will also have to draw two cards and will miss their next turn.

The catch with a Wild Draw 2 is that you can’t play it unless you have no other cards that match the current color. If you have a card that matches the number/symbol you can still play a Wild Draw 2.

If the next player thinks the current player has played a Wild Draw 2 when they weren’t allowed to, they can challenge the player. The challenged player must show their hand to the challenging player. If the player incorrectly played the card they will have to draw the two cards instead of the next player.

If the player correctly played the card though the challenging player must draw four cards (the original two plus two more for incorrectly challenging).

Should a Wild Draw 2 be turned face up to start a round, it is added back to the draw deck and a new card is drawn.

Flip

When a player plays a Flip card, all of the cards in the game are flipped to the other side. Each player will flip the cards in their hand to the Dark Side. You will flip the Draw and Discard Piles to the other side.

You may play a Flip card if it matches the current color or another Flip card.

Dark Side UNO Flip! Card Meanings

Number

Number cards on the Dark Side have no special ability. You may only play a number card if it matches the color or the number of the card on top of the Discard Pile.

Draw Five Card (+5)

A Draw Five card forces the next player to draw five cards from the Draw Pile. They will also have to skip their turn.

You may play a Draw Five card on top of another Draw Five Card, or on a card that matches its color.

Reverse

The Reverse card reverses the order of play. If play was proceeding left (clockwise) it will now proceed right (counterclockwise). If play was moving right, it will now move left.

You can play a Reverse card on top of another Reverse card, or on a card that matches its color.

Skip Everyone

When a player plays a Skip Everyone card all of the other players will lose their turn. The player who played the card will get to immediately play another card.

You can play a Skip Everyone card on top of another Skip Everyone card, or a card that matches its color.

Wild

Wild cards match all of the other cards in the game. Therefore you can play it at anytime.

The person who plays a Wild card chooses which color to change the Discard Pile to. You can choose to keep it the same color it was before you played the Wild card. The next player will then have to play a card matching the new color or they can play another Wild card.

Wild Draw Color

When a Wild Draw Color card is played the current player will choose which color to make the Discard Pile. The next player will then have to keep drawing cards from the Draw pile until they draw a card of the chosen color. The next player will also lose their turn.

A player can only play a Wild Draw Color card when they have no cards in their hand that match the current color. If the next player thinks the card was played incorrectly, they can challenge the other player. The challenged player will have to show all of their cards to the challenging player. If the card was played correctly, the next player will have to draw cards until they get a card of the chosen color and then two additional cards for incorrectly challenging. If the player played the card incorrectly they will have to draw cards until they draw a card of the chosen color.

Flip

A Flip card will flip all of the cards from the Dark Side to the Light Side. All of the players will flip the cards in their hands. The cards in the Draw and Discard piles are also flipped over. A Flip card can only be played on a card of the same color or another Flip card.

End of Round

When a player only has one card left in their hand (no matter if the cards are on the Light or Dark Side) they must say “UNO”. If they don’t say UNO and another player catches them before the next player’s turn, they will have to draw two cards from the Draw pile.

If the Draw pile ever runs out of cards before the end of a round, the Discard Pile will be reshuffled to form a new Draw Pile.

Scoring in UNO Flip!

A round ends as soon as a player plays the last card from their hand. If the last card that was played forces another player to draw cards, they will draw the corresponding cards. The players who still have cards in their hands will then put them face up on the table based on the side that players were using when the round ended. The player that got rid of all of their cards will then score points based on all of the cards left in the other players’ hands. The number of points each card is worth is as follows:

• Number Cards: The number on the card.
• Draw One Cards: 10 points
• Draw Five, Flip, Reverse, Skip: 20 points
• Skip Everyone: 30 points
• Wild: 40 points
• Wild Draw Two: 50 points
• Wild Draw Color: 60 points

If no players have scored over 500 total points, another round is played.

Winning UNO Flip!

The first player to score 500 or more points wins the game.

Alternative Scoring for UNO Flip!

Instead of giving the winner points for all of the cards held by the other players, you can choose to have players score points for the cards left in their own hand. Scoring is otherwise the same. When one player has scored 500 or more points the game ends. The player that has scored the least points wins the game.

UNO Flip! FAQ

If you have any questions about how to play UNO Flip, leave a comment below on this post. I will try to answer any questions asked as best and as quickly as possible.

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If you would like to see our thoughts on the game, check out our review of UNO Flip! 2019.

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UNO Flip! Components

• 112 cards
• Instructions

Light Side

• 18 blue cards (1-9)
• 18 green cards (1-9)
• 18 red cards (1-9)
• 18 yellow cards (1-9)
• 8 Draw One cards (2 of each color)
• 8 Skip cards (2 of each color)
• 8 Flip cards (2 of each color)
• 4 Wild cards
• 4 Wild Draw Two cards

Dark Side

• 18 pink cards (1-9)
• 18 teal cards (1-9)
• 18 orange cards (1-9)
• 18 purple cards (1-9)
• 8 Draw Five cards (2 of each color)
• 8 Reverse cards (2 of each color)
• 8 Skip Everyone cards (2 of each color)
• 8 Flip cards (2 of each color)
• 4 Wild cards
• 4 Wild Draw Color cards

UNO Flip! Information

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Year: 2019 | Publisher: Mattel

Genres: Card, Family

Ages: 7+ | Number of Players: 2-10 | Length of Game: 30 minutes

Difficulty: Light | Strategy: Light | Luck: Moderate-High

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