Card Games
Spicy UNO Rules: Do They Beat The Standard Rules?
Mar
UNO is the classic card game that has brought generations closer together for years. Spicy UNO takes this classic game, adds a few twists and chaos, and reignites the entertainment around your favorite deck. It is a house-rules variation, filled with surprise penalties and challenges on each round. Though nowadays there are so many UNO editions available, such as Show ‘Em No Mercy, Spicy UNO remains our favorite.
How to Set Up and Play Spicy UNO?
While classic UNO can be played with 2 or more players, Spicy UNO is recommended for 4+ players. To play, besides the full deck of UNO cards, you will also need a Sharpie or marker, for the same reason you would for UNO customizable cards.
Just as in the standard version, everyone will be dealt 7 cards. Then, you’ll go clockwise and play cards, either matching the color or the number of the previous card. However, the whole magic of Spicy UNO stands in the added house rules, and although there are so many variations online, these are our favorites, which always guarantee a good time.
If you play a 0, you have the option of swapping hands with a player of your choice. Our tip is to keep the card and use it to swap hands with someone who has only 1 card left, so, you’re announcing ‘UNO’.
If you play a 6, you must slap the deck of cards, no matter how far that is. Whoever is the last to slap, draws 3 cards from the pile.
If you play a 7, no talking is allowed until another 7 is played. So, no one can talk, even if they need to announce ‘UNO’. If you talk, draw 2 cards.
If you have the exact same card(s), you might play them even when it’s not your turn yet. It works with all cards.
If there is a +2 or +4 played, and you have another +2 or +4 card, you can stack it, meaning you don’t have to draw the cards yourself. The next player draws the stacked amount (if they don’t have another +2 or +4, too).
If you need help, you could ask your opponents. Each has to offer you one face-down card, and you pick one. The card could help you, but it could be a trick as well.
Special: When you win, sign the card you won with. This way, after some time, all cards will be signed, and memories will be in the deck forever.
The best part is that these rules work with almost all UNO editions. We’ve applied them to UNO Flip, too, and they worked surprisingly well. It’s actually hard getting back to the standard rules now.
