Why do people say uno doesn't require skill

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#1 judog1
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I don't gwt when people say that Uno doesn't require skill.

If you are actually trying to win a game, then there is some good strategies

It's like saying that poker is based all on luck.

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#2 jasperrussell
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yeah but it aint chess.

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#3 judog1
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yeah but it aint chess.

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Yeah, but people say there it's all luck and there is no skill to it.
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#4 jasperrussell
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[QUOTE="jasperrussell"]

yeah but it aint chess.

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Yeah, but people say there it's all luck and there is no skill to it.

who are these people!!!!! lets hunt them down and and make them eat there words!!!! obviously people who lose at UNO.
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#5 judog1
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Obviously, I mean there is more to it than you may think, when to change colors, when to put down cards, how to determine your opponents hand.
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#6 jasperrussell
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Obviously, I mean there is more to it than you may think, when to change colors, when to put down cards, how to determine your opponents hand.judog1
and play a wild card as your last card so there's no chance of them continuing
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#7 jasperrussell
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but the big question is - does the initial random deal outway any advantage of tactics.
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#8 judog1
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Although playing your wild card last sometimes isn't a solution, I try my best to keep but sometimes you have to risk it so you don't have to draw a card.
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#9 judog1
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but the big question is - does the initial random deal outway any advantage of tactics.jasperrussell
I believe it can, it's just like poker, if you don't have good cards you are going to loose that hand, although in UNO there is a pretty good chance you are going to have to draw cards be it that you need them or that someone put then a draw card. So eventually you will get some decent cards. And this is where the games get long, I was playing the other day and my opponent had only 3 cards, one of them was a draw 4, he put it down and I got great cards and went for a comeback and won the game even though I had 12 cards when he had 3
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#10 SavageM2
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Eh, it's only Uno...
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#11 judog1
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Eh, it's only Uno...SavageM2
You mean you don't like America's favorite card game?
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#12 Meeeko
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I don't gwt when people say that Uno doesn't require skill.

If you are actually trying to win a game, then there is some good strategies

It's like saying that poker is based all on luck.

judog1

Uno is a game of wits and brains.

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#13 the_foreign_guy
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They're just tired of losing.
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#14 Omega_Zero69
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i would say it require some skill in the sense that you think about what card to put next and the "what if i put this card" technique
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#15 jasperrussell
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Well what you need to do is play against a friend and tell him/her to play their cards in the order they were dealt (where possible) that way there is no skill or tactics on their part. Play 50 games and record the results. Then post them back here!!!!
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#16 judog1
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It would be to hard and it would probably boring to do such a test.
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#17 Lockedge
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I don't gwt when people say that Uno doesn't require skill.

If you are actually trying to win a game, then there is some good strategies

It's like saying that poker is based all on luck.

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Poker is 90% luck, 10% skill. Magic cards require more skill and strategy than poker, a seemingly heralded world "sport". XD Uno requires the same amount of skill as power, easy.
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#18 Guybrush_3
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Yeah there is some strategy but you don't have to be particularly smart to figure it out. Gin Rummy is my card game of choice.
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#19 Robertoey
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[QUOTE="judog1"]

I don't gwt when people say that Uno doesn't require skill.

If you are actually trying to win a game, then there is some good strategies

It's like saying that poker is based all on luck.

Lockedge

Poker is 90% luck, 10% skill. Magic cards require more skill and strategy than poker, a seemingly heralded world "sport". XD Uno requires the same amount of skill as power, easy.

Poker is way more than 10% skill, ever ask yourself why in a tournament with thousands of players usually everyone at the final table is a very well known, professional player?

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#20 jasperrussell
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It would be to hard and it would probably boring to do such a test.judog1
oh it would definitely be boring :P
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#21 NecroKvltMuffin
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Uno is a pretty ******* game that needs to have its own tournaments.
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#22 Lockedge
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[QUOTE="Lockedge"][QUOTE="judog1"]

I don't gwt when people say that Uno doesn't require skill.

If you are actually trying to win a game, then there is some good strategies

It's like saying that poker is based all on luck.

Robertoey

Poker is 90% luck, 10% skill. Magic cards require more skill and strategy than poker, a seemingly heralded world "sport". XD Uno requires the same amount of skill as power, easy.

Poker is way more than 10% skill, ever ask yourself why in a tournament with thousands of players usually everyone at the final table is a very well known, professional player?

Because those people know how to exercise that 10% of skill, and convert some of that 90% luck by getting lucky with bluffs. It's less skill than knowledge. You know what's in your hand, you see what's out there on the table, and you play the odds. It's a game that requires a tremendous amount of luck. If I'm wrong with my ratio, I'd be willing to say a 30(skill)-70(luck) split but that's the most I could possibly imagine.
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#23 tony2077ca
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its all luck
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#24 BobbyTurkalino
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I figured its a game of luck. You require your opponents to assist you by playing cards that benefit you. Sure strategy can be involved by using the pick-up cards, or the color change, etc. But it all seems like a game of luck.
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#25 SavageM2
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[QUOTE="SavageM2"]Eh, it's only Uno...judog1
You mean you don't like America's favorite card game?

Well, I mean, It is only Uno. Love it or hate it, it doesn't matter...Cause..you know, it's Uno... Seriously though, I do like Uno. Pretty fun game. Haven't played it in the longest time though. :P
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#26 randomhero5677
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And just WHY are you arguing about UNO? All you do is think, and play your cards properly. That's truly it..
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#27 mysterylobster
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I hate Uno because if you have four people who all know how to play well, the game can never end, unless you turn it into a drinking game, but then there's the danger of alcohol poisoning.
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