Uno Flip!

1 Overview

Uno Flip uses a two-sided card deck. The Light side plays almost identically to classic Uno. The Dark side has more powerful (and punishing) action cards. A single Flip card switches all players between sides mid-game.

2 Light Side Rules

Standard Uno rules apply: match color or number, play action cards for effects. Light side action cards:

• Draw 1: Next player draws 1 card and loses their turn
• Skip: Next player loses their turn
• Reverse: Direction of play reverses
• Wild: Call any color
• Wild Draw 2: Call a color; next player draws 2 cards and loses their turn
• Flip: All players flip their hands to the Dark side. The draw pile flips too.

3 Dark Side Rules

Same color/number matching, but action cards are significantly more punishing:

• Draw 5: Next player draws 5 cards and loses their turn
• Skip Everyone: Every other player is skipped, you play again immediately
• Reverse: Same as Light side
• Wild: Call any color
• Wild Draw Color: Call a color; next player draws cards one at a time until they draw that color. They could draw many, or just one.
• Flip: All players flip back to the Light side

4 The Flip Card

When any player plays a Flip card, every player immediately flips their entire hand over. The draw pile is also flipped. Cards that were Light side are now Dark side and vice versa. Play continues with the new side's rules.

Flip cards exist on both sides, a Dark side Flip returns everyone to the Light side. A Light side Flip sends everyone to the Dark side.

5 Scoring

When a player goes out, score all opponents' hands:

• Number cards: face value
• Light side Draw 1, Reverse, Skip: 10 pts each
• Light side Wild, Wild Draw 2: 20 pts each
• Dark side Draw 5, Skip Everyone, Reverse: 20 pts each
• Dark side Wild, Wild Draw Color: 40 pts each
• Flip (either side): 20 pts each

First player to 500 points wins the game.

6 Strategy

Time Your Flips

The Flip card is the most strategically interesting card in the deck. Flip to the Dark side when you're on a bad Light side hand but have strong Dark side cards. Flip back to the Light side to escape a brutal Dark side situation.

Watch Opponents' Hand Sizes

When an opponent is close to winning (small hand), flip to the other side if you have a Flip card. Their hand might be weaker on the other side, and you buy yourself time.

Wild Draw Color Is the Kill Shot

On the Dark side, Wild Draw Color forces an opponent to potentially draw 5–10+ cards. Use it on opponents with small hands for maximum damage. Call a color they're unlikely to have.