UNO Card Game Guide: Rules, Action Cards & Common Questions
UNO
Match the top discard by color, number or symbol, use Action and Wild cards to disrupt the table, and be the first to empty your hand.
Match the top discard by color, number or symbol, use Action and Wild cards to disrupt the table, and be the first to empty your hand.
Why it matters
This is a mainstream evergreen game with a large rules-question surface. This hub covers the current standard game and links to focused answers for the rules people most often need to check.
Game at a Glance
Match Color or Number
Play a card matching the top discard.
Use Action Cards
Skip, Reverse, Draw Two and Wild cards change the turn.
Call UNO
Say UNO when you are down to one card.
Score the Hand
Official scoring continues until a player or team reaches 500 points.
Rules overview
Match the top discard by color, number or symbol, use Action and Wild cards to disrupt the table, and be the first to empty your hand.
Key decisions
The useful decisions come from timing, information and resource/card management rather than rules complexity. The focused rules guides below separate official rules from common house rules.
Learn this game in depth
Focused UNO rules
Stacking, Draw Two & Wild Draw Four · UNO call, penalties & scoring
Related games
- Flip 7 — another fast family card game
- Sushi Go Party! — quick simultaneous card play
Publisher sources & scope
Facts checked September 26, 2026. This page covers the standard current game, not themed variants or house rules.