Uno (card game)

Uno (/ˈuːnoʊ/; from Spanish and Italian for 'one'), stylized as UNO, is a proprietary American shedding-type card game originally developed in 1971 by Merle Robbins in Reading, Ohio, a suburb of Cincinnati, that housed International Games Inc., a gaming company acquired by Mattel on January 23, 1992.

For the video game adaptation, see Uno (video game). For other uses, see Uno.

Uno
DesignerMerle Robbins
Publisher
  • International Games (until 1992)
  • Mattel (since 1992)
TypeShedding-type
Players2–10 players
SkillsHand management
Age range7+
Cards112
Playing timeVaries
ChanceHigh

Played with a specially printed deck, the game is derived from the crazy eights family of card games which, in turn, is based on the traditional German game of mau-mau.

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