Uno video game, 2000, The Strong, Rochester, New York. Now much younger players could enjoy the game, while those more experienced could employ certain strategies in hopes of a win. It differed from crazy eights because the rules didn’t vary, they were right there on each card. Soon he and his family recognized that they’d essentially designed an entirely new card game. Merle’s innovation was to write each card’s specific action directly on the card with a felt-tipped pen. It was more difficult to remember the special, specific rules when they might change with each new game. That game’s tricky and changeable rules-a certain drawn card meant the player must draw another two, another card meant the game play switched directions-tended to cause friendly family arguments. Merle and his family loved to play card games and one of their favorites was the classic crazy eights. The story starts with barber Merle Robbins, who invented Uno in 1971. Two groups printed by Merle Robbins, 1971– Original Uno Card Game from one of the first
