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Each player draws a card. The player with the highest point value is the dealer. The unique cards and wild cards count as zero!
Put the cards back in the deck and shuffle the WOW deck.
The dealer deals seven cards to each player and places the remaining cards face-down in the middle of the table. This is called the draw pile. The dealer draws the first card and puts it face-up in a separate pile called the discard pile.
The first player, that is, the player to the dealer’s left, starts by playing a card by placing it on the discard pile. The player can play a card that:
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Matches the color of the WOW card.
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Matches the number of the card.
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Matches the word or symbol of the WOW card.
Example: If the top card of the discard pile is a blue number 3, you could play any blue card or any card with the number 3 on it. You can also play the black Wild card however when it comes to the Wild Draw 4 cards you can only play it if you don’t have a matching color on your hand. In this case blue.
Remember that you don’t have to play a card even if you have a playable card. However, in that case, you will have to draw a card from the draw pile. If it matches, you can play it, or you can decide to keep it. That is up to you.
Just remember that after you have drawn a card, you can not play a card from your hand that you had before you drew the card from the Draw pile.
If you don’t have any cards that matches
If it is your turn and you don’t have any matching cards you have to take a card from the draw pile. If the card matches, you can play it immediately. If not, then you have to keep it and it is the next player’s turn.
You win by getting rid of all your cards. Keep taking turns, and when a player has 1 card left, the player must say “WOW”! If the player fails to do so and the other players point it out, there is a two or four-card penalty. But if no one notices, there is no penalty.
“Before playing your next to last card, you must say “WOW”. If you don’t say WOW and another player catches you with just one card before the next player begins their turn you must pick FOUR more cards from the DRAW pile.
If you are not caught before the next player either draw a card from the DRAW pile or draws a card from their hand to play, you do not have to draw the extra cards.”
“If you forget to say, “WOW” before your card touches the DISCARD pile, but you “catch” yourself before any other player catches you, you are safe and not subject to the 4-card penalty.
You may not catch a player for failure to say “WOW!” until his/her second-to-last card touches the DISCARD pile.
Also, you may not catch a player for failure to say it after the next player begins his/her turn.
“Beginning a turn” is defined as either drawing a card from the DRAW pile or drawing a card from tour hand to play”.
The Winner
If you can play your last card before anyone else goes out, you will be the winner of that round. If you save one of the Wild cards, you know for sure, you can win the round.
Besides, if you go out on a Draw 2 Card or a Wild Draw 4 Card, the next player must draw two or four cards (depending on the card) which is essential if you count the points!
If no one is out of cards by the time the draw pile is depleted, reshuffle the discard pile and continue play.
Now that you know how to play WOW, it is time for you to become an Uno expert!.
WILD CARD
When you play this card, you may change the color being played to any color (including the current color) to continue play.
You may play a Wild card even if you have another playable card in hand.
If this card is turned up at the beginning of play, the person to the left of the dealer chooses the color to begin play and plays the first card.
WILD DRAW 4 CARD
This card allows you to call the next color played and required the next player to pick 4 cards from the DRAW pile and forfeit his/her turn.
However, there is a hitch! You can only play this card when you don't have a card in your hand that matches the color of the card previously played.
If turned up at the beginning of the play, return this card to the deck and pick another card.
Note: A Player may play a "Wild Draw Four" card even if they have a matching number or word card of a different color in their hand.
SWITCH HANDS
When a player lays down this card, the next player must switch with that player.
KILL CARD / DEATH CARD
The kill card / death card is the best card in your hand, this allows the player to lay this card down and the next player will now be allowed to play for a full 2 rounds in a single game. This also works for two player.
DROP ALL SPECIALS
This card allows a player to make the next player give up all of his/her special cards, this includes colored ones. They must return the special cards back to the bottom of the deck and replace them by drawing new cards for the amount you just put back into the deck.
SHUFFLE CARD
Playing this card with cause all players to give up all their cards back to the dealer and then those cards will be shuffled by the dealer and then given back to the players.
REVERSE CARD
This card reverses the direction of play. Play to the left now passes to the right and vice versa.
If this card is turned up at the beginning of the play, the player to the right now plays first, and play then goes to the right instead of the left.
This card may only be played on a matching color or another reverse card.
DRAW 2 DARD
When you play this card, the next person to play must draw 2 cards and forfeit his/her turn.
If this card is turned up at the beginning of the play, the first player must draw two cards.
This card may only be played on a matching color or another Draw 2 card.
SKIP CARD
The next person in line to play after this card is played loses his/her turn and is "skipped".
If this card is turned up at the beginning of the play, the first player (the player to the left of the dealer) is skipped.
This card may only be played on a matching color or another reverse card.
18 SPECIAL CARDS - EXTENSION PACK
THE CLUCK CARD
A funny card to make things interesting!, Lay down this card to make your opponent Cluck like a chicken for at least 5 seconds, or while doing the chicken dance (optional).
SKIP THE CROWD
This card allows a player to skip everyone playing and return to their turn but the catch is... All players must than draw 1 card besides the person who laid down the SKIP THE GROWD card.
ROLL THE DICE
Play this card on a opponent to make them roll a dice to see how many cards they will need to draw, Opponent may not lay down any cards until their next turn.
THE EX CARD
Draw 10 cards and or Confuse a opponents most recent EX!, A player may use this card to force their opponent to text their most recent EX with a strange text, Then when their EX replies do not offer them an explanation.
+4 BLOCKER
This card allows player to block a +4 move that was directed towards them, and skips to the next player.
FART CARD
The player who lays this card down must point out the person who they suspect of farting and than make them lose 1 special card from their hand, and draw a new card to replace it.
