 A new one-off rule for playing UNO has split opinion amongst fans, with players describing it as 'ludicrous' and 'illegal.' After the world was sent into chaos at the discovery of a previously obscure Monopoly rule, that can make the game a lot faster-paced, it turns out there's something similar for UNO as well. UNO games don't tend to be as lengthy as Monopoly, so the new rule doesn't speed anything up, but instead it allows you to avoid having to pick up extra cards. The rule means you can legally play a 'skip' card on top of a 'draw two' card. Not only that but other players can play skip cards themselves, avoiding having to draw two until everyone runs out of skips. Unlike the Monopoly rule this isn't something that has always been possible for UNO but is instead newly invented, which has made some people very happy and others very angry. To emphasise that this is all totally legitimate, it was the official UNO Facebook account that revealed the rule on Facebook, describing it as a 'rule of the day.' Who would suggest such madness? (Picture: Mattel) As things started to get heated online, UNO maker Mattel emphasised that it was an alternative rule and only meant as option to spice things up. 'Making up the rules years after you published the game. SMH,' said one fan. 'More cards at the start = more broken friendships,' said another. 'Have you ever heard of something so ludicrous,' wrote one player. ''This is illegal, let's try it,' said someone else. Others were also more accepting, admitting: 'Honesty, this is nothing new. Me and my friends, we NEVER started with 7 cards. We kept dealing until we felt like stopping.' Variant rules are often offered as suggestions via social media, and they always provoke a fight, especially over the suggestion that the draw four wild card can't be played if you already have a card of the same colour in your hand. It's a serious business, because the p){kind=link}
A new one-off rule for playing UNO has split opinion amongst fans, with players describing it as ‘ludicrous’ and ‘illegal.’
After the world was sent into chaos at the discovery of a previously obscure Monopoly rule, that can make the game a lot faster-paced, it turns out there’s something similar for UNO as well.
UNO games don’t tend to be as lengthy as Monopoly, so the new rule doesn’t speed anything up, but instead it allows you to avoid having to pick up extra cards.
The rule means you can legally play a ‘skip’ card on top of a ‘draw two’ card. Not only that but other players can play skip cards themselves, avoiding having to draw two until everyone runs out of skips.
Unlike the Monopoly rule this isn’t something that has always been possible for UNO but is instead newly invented, which has made some people very happy and others very angry.