Uno card game
Shares rank 6 of 15 card games by recommenders
People recommend it as a fun game for groups and late evenings that scales to around ten players, and say it is easy to explain to children.
People recommend it as a fun game for groups and late evenings that scales to around ten players, and say it is easy to explain to children.
9 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 8
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 89%
Recommended in 6 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 8 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 8 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 6 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Fun for groups and long sessions
“it disrupts the otherwise pretty linear play, and easily scales up to 10ish persons and still be fun”
Comment from 16 Jan 2026 in “Ask HN: How can we solve the loneliness epidemic?” “This resulted in the most fun and long Uno games”
Comment from 14 Jan 2026 in “1000 Blank White Cards” “Late night uno sessions were a lot of fun.”
Comment from 17 Feb 2026 in “Xbox UI Portfolio Site”
Other card games people recommend
The four most recommended other card games, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magic: The Gathering | 27 | 25 | 52% | 10 | 31 yrs7 owners | — |
| Dominion by Donald X. Vaccarino | 14 | 4 | 78% | 6 | — | Approved |
| Inscryption | 11 | 0 | 100% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Solitaire Alone Together | 11 | 1 | 92% | 1 | — | — |
| Uno card gameThis page | 8 | 1 | 89% | 6 | — | — |
What people said
All 9 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I'd buy the Uno Air in a heartbeat”
“I could totally see this being a great upgrade for a taxi driver there.”
“the Olina Uno is very feature light (no AC, no air bags, little to no trunk space) despite costing around $8600”
“with Uno, at least, there's a blessed way to do unidirectional data flow”
“Late night uno sessions were a lot of fun.”
“Uno is a good one for the road.”
“it disrupts the otherwise pretty linear play, and easily scales up to 10ish persons and still be fun”
“This resulted in the most fun and long Uno games”
“not as much time wasted on explaining complicated instructions and children can help each other if needed”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.