Spicy UNO Rules: Does It Beat The Classic Game?

It will eventually get boring after playing UNO thousands of times and recording all the cards in your head. There are two solutions to that: playing UNO alternatives, or, our favorite, playing Spicy UNO. This is just a variation of the game, played with the same cards, and we’ll share all the details with you. People have adapted several rules and ways of playing, but, we’ll share the most successful one! 

Set-Up

While classic UNO can be played with 2 or more people, Spicy UNO is preferred to be played by more. If possible, 4+ people, because that’s what keeps the fun going. To play, besides the full deck of UNO cards, you will also need a Sharpie or marker (we’ll get to that in a bit).

Again, each player is dealt 7 cards. We’re still following the same idea of playing (matching colors or values), and yes, we still have to yell ‘UNO’ when we have only one card left. But, what’s the difference? What makes the game spicy?

Rules of Spicy UNO

The basic rules of UNO remain the same. You draw and play cards, following either the value of the card or the color. When you’re left with one card only, you yell ‘UNO’, play the last card, and win the round. Whoever has the most points, wins! If you need a refreshment, read the official rules here. 

Now, here’s when the Spicy UNO rules take place:

When you play a 0, you have the option of swapping hands with a player of your choice. The greatest strategy? Swapping hands with someone who has only 1 card left, so, you’re announcing ‘UNO’!

When you play a 6, you must slap the deck of cards. If there are too many people playing, it could be hard for everyone to reach the deck, so, slapping the floor or table could be a modification. Whoever is the last to slap, draws 3 cards from the pile.

When you play a 7, no talking is allowed until another 7 by anyone is played. So, no one can talk, even if they need to announce ‘UNO’. If you talk, draw 2 cards.

When you have the exact same card, you might play it even when it’s not your round yet. If you have 2 of these exact cards, you play the two of them. It works with reverse or skip cards too!

When there is a +4 played, and you have another +4 card, you can stack it. Not happening in the standard game, right?

When you need help, which means you don’t have any cards to play, you could ask your opponents for help. Each has to offer you one face-down card, and you pick one of them to take. The card could help you, but it could be a trick as well. You could never know. 

When you win, you sign the card you won with. Why so? Because that’s how you create a customized deck, a memories deck. After some months, all cards will be signed & surprisingly, UNO will be more meaningful. 

Does it work with other UNO editions? Well, with most of them yes. Tried it with UNO Show ‘Em No Mercy, works perfectly!

If you need a rules sheet, you could save & print the image below: