UNO Show ‘Em No Mercy: The Most Brutal UNO Edition Ever!

Even the first edition of UNO is a little merciless. But, here comes the Show ‘Em No Mercy, which is chiefly a game that puts your friendships to their limits… This UNO game might become your favorite with brand-new cards and added rules.

How Do UNO Show ‘Em No Mercy Box & Cards Look?

The game pack is a great way to create a first impression of a game. Let’s take a look, shall we?

The base of the pack is red, just like many UNO packs, and provides the most important information: a few card examples, main game rules, and of course, the game name in large letters!

The back of the box is clearly more informative. It shows a short game description, the game contents, a few cards, and some main gameplay rules. It’s a great guide, to begin with Uno Show ‘Em No Mercy. 

Uno Show ‘Em No Mercy brings 168 cards to your UNO collection. Here’s what the deck contains, in detail: 

In all 4 colors:

• 2 cards of each number;
• 3 Skip Cards;
• 2 Skip Everyone cards;
• 3 Reverse cards;
• 2 Draw Two cards;
• 2 Draw Four cards;
• 3 Discard All Of Color cards;

Wild cards:

• 8 Color Roulette cards;
• 8 Reverse Draw Four;
• 4 Draw Six;
• 4 Draw Ten;

Ps. The white streak design makes the box & cards look scratched and old, but they definitely aren’t. 

What Is Different From The Original UNO Game? 

• Can be played by up to 6 people, not 10.
• It is more brutal than the main game UNO;
• There are 56 more cards than the classic game. 
• Includes special rules;
• Whenever one player reaches a set hand limit, they’re out of the game. 
• 4 isn’t the maximum number of cards you might make a player draw. Uno Show ‘Em No Mercy may have players draw 6 and 10 cards too!
• Although the classic action cards are included, some of them are upgraded! 

Here’s a real reaction of people playing this brutal edition: UNO No Mercy.

The Rules Of UNO Show ‘Em No Mercy

UNO Show ‘Em No Mercy could be played by 2 to 6 players, ages 7+, and the gameplay time is around 30 minutes. The Show ‘Em No Mercy is a collaboration of the original rules and a few added ruthless ones. Right below, we will show you how these special rules work:

The Stacking Rule: When someone plays a Draw card, the next player can play another Draw card, and pass the added penalty to the next player. The stacking continues until one player doesn’t have a draw card of the same (or higher) value, and that player must take the penalty.

The Mercy Rule: If you end up with 25 cards in your hand, you’re out of the game.

0’s Pass: Once someone plays a 0, all players must pass their hand of cards to their left, and everyone continues playing with the new hand of cards. 

7’s Swap: The player who played a 7, can pick a player of their choice to swap hands with. 

Other actions are the same as when playing the standard game. However, there are a few added cards with special actions:

• Discard All card: you’re allowed to discard all cards that match the color of the Discard All card.
• Skip Everyone card: When played, means that all other players skip their turn, so you play again.
• Wild Color Roulette Card: The next player must choose one color, and turn over cards from the draw pile until one card of the chosen color is revealed. Wild cards do not count. 

Therefore, there are two ways of winning: the standard way, yelling UNO when you have only 1 card left, or knocking all players out with them having 25 cards in their hands. 

More about the scoring and rules might be found in the instructions sheet.

For everyone who’s interested in getting the game, Uno Show ‘Em No Mercy is available at the official store of Mattel, shop.mattel.com.

Honest Thoughts on UNO Show ‘Em No Mercy

We can confirm that UNO Show ‘Em No Mercy is the most brutal edition of UNO. Every time we play it, it spices up the game night and gets everyone into their competitive spirit. The fact that you can make someone draw 10 cards, or get them out of the game when they have 25 cards in their hand, is absolutely one of the craziest features of the game.  

The quality of the cards is pretty impressive as well, and the smudgy look is probably a technique for when the cards do actually get old, so they look the same! Also, considering there are over 150 cards, the game hardly ever gets repetitive, so you can replay it several times with the same people.

However, there are a few criticisms of this new edition. The Show ‘Em No Mercy is less strategic than regular UNO, and people sometimes end up improvising with the rules, which shouldn’t happen in a good-structured game. Also, because of the huge deck of cards, and the new rules, a game of UNO Show ‘Em No Mercy can go on forever.

In general, it’s absolutely one of our favorite UNO packs (close to UNO All Wild), and the good absolutely beats the bad!