How to Play
Step 1: Shuffle the cards and deal seven cards to each player. Direct the players to keep their cards face down.
Step 2: Place the rest of the Black Uno cards in the center of the table. Let the cards lie face down in a pile. These cards will make the draw pile that players will take from throughout the game.
Step 3: Turn over the top card from the draw pile to start the game. Place the first card from the draw pile next to it, but leave it open (facing up).
Step 4: The player to the left of the card dealer should lay down a card from their hand that matches the color, number, word, or symbol on the card lying open in the table's center. Ask them to put their card on the discard pile. The next player should look for a card from their hand that they can play.
For example: If the top card in the discard pile is an 8 in purple, you could play any purple card or a card of any color with an 8 on it.
Step 5: If you don't have any cards that match the color, number, or symbol on the top card, pick a card from the draw pile to add to your hand. You can play this card immediately if it matches some aspect of the card on the table. If you can't play the card you just drew, the next player can take their turn.
Step 6: Apart from basic Black Uno cards that have numbers on them, there are trick cards. If you play a Switch card, you get to choose the color for the next play. If you put down a Draw card (Example: +2 card,) the next player must draw two cards from the deck, and their turn is skipped. If you play the Backwards card, you change the direction of play, so the person who played before you will then have another turn. A Backwards card has two arrows that are going in opposite directions. If you get a Pass card, a card with a circle with an “X” through it, the next player must skip their turn.
Step 7: Keep playing until one player has just one card left in their hand. In that case, the player must say "Black Uno," or they'll be penalized if any other player calls them out. If the player forgets to say " Black Uno," they CAN NOT exit the game and must draw a card. If no one notices that the player did not say "Black Uno," then the player is free from penalty.
Step 8: Play your last card to win the hand. Once you have only one card in hand (and you've already called "Black Uno"), wait until the gameplay goes around and comes back to you. If you can play your final card before anyone else, you'll be the round's winner! If you're unable to play your last card, pick another card and continue until someone's hand is empty.
