Because when you love something you don’t count, here are 10 alternatives to the classic UNO to spice up your aperitifs, liven up your vacations, and brighten up your evenings. Simple, colorful, addictive, and easily transportable games! 3-2-1, to your cards, let’s go!
Mind Up!
In Mind Up!, anticipate your opponents’ intentions by collecting the cards that interest you in the center of the table. During the game, your mission will be to try to glean the colors associated with your highest values to win! This little card game is effective and will please both novice players and more experienced strategy enthusiasts.
The Game – High in Color
In The Game, the goal is to place 98 cards on four piles: two ascending, and two descending. Players form a team against the game, and must collaborate, but without revealing the exact values of their cards. In your mission, you have a wild card: cards with a difference of 10 can be played in reverse order. Will you be able to handle the mounting pressure and defeat The Game?
6 Who Surprises
To celebrate its 25 years of success, 6 qui prend is back in this special version including 28 additional cards and a scorepad! In this great classic of the board game, your goal is simple: collect as few cards as possible to win the game. To do this, you will have to manage your hand and play your cards at the right time so as not to have to collect one or more lines. Also, watch out for the ox heads!
Flowers
Flowers is a clever game where you will have to cleverly arrange numbered and colored cards to form harmonious flowerbeds. Each player draws and places cards to create zones. But be careful to respect the specific placement rules. In the end, correct sequences earn points, but mistakes cost them! A strategic Garden of Eden for the whole family.
Dekal
Dékal is a card game in which you will have to arrange your grid of cards as best you can to obtain the least possible points. Cleverly choose the cards that you are going to reveal to slide the cards that you collect in the right places and form groups of the same value. It’s your turn to play!
Toko Maja
In Toko Maja, make as many three-of-a-kind as possible, or three identical cards, to score points and win bonuses. But beware of the ones you have left in your hand, they will make you lose points! The game combines effective mechanics such as card collection, winning the majority, and taking risks.
KolpA!
KolpA! is a mischievous card game where the goal is to be the first to empty your hand. One rule: you can only play a card if it doesn’t match, either in color or number, the one at the top of the discard pile. A sort of reverse UNO. Each card placed in front of you that doesn’t match the discard pile accumulates points… But be careful, it can be forced to the center if it turns out to be compatible later. It’s up to you to juggle between discarding cleverly and countering your opponents!
Trio
This game is aptly named since the goal is to form trios of cards. To win, you will need to gather three trios or have managed to recover the trio of seven! To do this, memorize your opponents’ cards and those on the table. Simple, fast, and… addictive! Released in 2023, the game has met with both commercial success – Trio was the second best-selling game of last year – and critical success since it won the As D’Or 2024 .
Sky
In Skyjo, form a board of cards with the lowest possible values. In each round, count the points and start again. The game ends when a player reaches or exceeds the 100-point mark. A game accessible to all and effective!
Duck and Cover
Duck and Cover is a wacky 20-minute game where you try to have the least splash in your bathroom! Similar to bingo, a card is called by its number, you must then either duck your duck by moving it on the grid or cover your Duck cards with other ducks. You have three turns to get the lowest score and have the cleanest bathroom! Your ducks will love it!