Javuno Rules

MEANING

As defined in my Spanish-English dictionary, Uno means: One.

OBJECT

To rid your hand of all of your cards before your opponent does. You score points for cards left in your opponent's hand. The player with the most points wins.

CARDS
Javuno contains 108 cards as follows:

19 Blue cards - 0 to 9 (one 0)
19 Green cards - 0 to 9 (one 0)
19 Red cards - 0 to 9 (one 0)
19 Yellow cards - 0 to 9 (one 0)
8 Draw 2 cards - 2 of each color
8 Skip cards - 2 of each color
8 Reverse cards - 2 of each color
4 Wild cards
4 Wild Draw 4 cards

UNO IN A NUTSHELL

Each player is dealt 7 card with the remaining ones placed face down to form a draw pile. The top card of the draw pile is turned over to begin a discard pile.

The first player has to match the card in the discard pile either by number, color, or word. For example, if the card is a red 7, player must throw down a red card or any color 7. Or, the player can throw down a Wild card. If the player doesn't have anything to match, he must pick a card from the draw pile. If he can play what is drawn, great. Otherwise, play moves to the next person.

When you have one card left, the computer assumes that you remembered to say Uno. Maybe someday I'll have a button that you have to hit within a certain amount of time, and if you don't hit it in that time, you have to draw 2 cards (like in the real game).

Once a player has no cards left, the hand is over. Points are scored (see scoring section) and you are asked if you want to play again or not.

DEALER

The computer will always deal for you. You may actually start the hand with more than 7 cards if the hand starts out with a Draw 2 to the discard pile. Wild Draw 4s will never show up as the first card on the discard pile. If the computer deals a Reverse or a Skip, they get to make the first move, effectively reversing the play away from you or skipping you.

STARTING THE DISCARD PILE

If a word card is the first one turned up from the draw pile (starting the discard pile), this is what happens:

Wild Draw 4 - It's put back in the deck and another one is chosen.
Wild Regular - The player chooses a color, then plays.
Draw 2 - The player must draw 2 cards and lose their turn.
Reverse - Play will be reversed, and the computer will play first.
Skip - You will be skipped, and the computer will play first.

WHAT WORD CARDS MEAN

Draw 2 - When this card is played, the next player must draw 2 cards and miss their turn.
Reverse - Reverses the direction of play. Has the same effect as a skip in a 2-player game.
Skip - The next player to play loses their turn. Has the same effect as a reverse in a 2-player game.
Wild Regular - This card can be played on any other card. The player who plays this chooses a color to continue play with. Any color can be chosen, even the one that was valid before the Wild card was played. A Wild Regular can be played even if the player has another playable card in their hand.
Wild Draw 4 - When this is played, the next player has to draw 4 cards and miss their turn. You can only play this card when you do'nt have a card in your hand that matches the color of the card previously played. A player may have a matching number or word card of a different color in their hand and still play this card.

GOING OUT

If the last card played in a hand is a Draw 2 or Wild draw 4 card, the next player must draw the 2 or 4 cards. These card are counted when points are totaled.

If no one is out of cards by the time the draw pile is depleted, reshuffle and continue play.

SCORING

When a player is out of cards, they get points for cards left in the opponent's hand as follows:

All cards 0 through 9 - Face value
Draw 2 - 20 points
Reverse - 20 points
Skip - 20 points
Wild Regular - 50 points
Wild Draw 4 - 50 points

WINNING

In the original Uno game, the winner is the first player to reach 500 points. In Javuno, the winner is the player with the most points when you feel like quitting (usually you, but I plan on making the computer player smarter).

RENEGING

A player may choose not to play a playable card from their hand. If so, the player must draw a card from the draw pile. If playable, that card can be played, but the player may not play a card from their hand after the draw.

A large portion of this text was taken from "How To Play UNO", which is shipped with "The Original UNO", available at the Wal*Mart across your street.