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UNO is the best travel game ever
Traveling is a thrilling, exciting, non-stop tour de force that keeps you on the edge of your seat. Except for when you're waiting at the airport, stuck on a train, killing time in a hotel room until a monsoon stops or waiting for the bathroom at your hostel to have five fewer white kids with dreadlocks hogging the toilets. Let's take a look at why that's just a plain and simple fact.
Inclusive - UNO can be played with two to ten players. TEN! You could have half of your hostel throwing down brightly colored cards, laughing hysterically and teaching each other how to say "Draw Four" in any number of languages.
No Language Barriers - Speaking of languages, can your friends count? Are they not color blind? Congratulations, you have the perfect UNO partners.
Easy to Pack - Ever brought a deck of cards with you on a trip? Then you also know how to pack UNO! If you can't fit UNO into your suitcase, you've packed too many condoms.
Perfect Timing - A game of UNO never goes on for hours. If you bust out the Travel Scrabble, you can kiss that whole afternoon goodbye. And good luck playing that with your local friends in Russia, China or anywhere else where English is scarce. UNO is perfect for airports, planes, waiting for your friends to get ready for a night on the town and any other downtime you may encounter on a trip.
Sweet Revenge - Did your friend steal the window seat on the plane? Did she "forget her wallet" when you went out for drinks? UNO is all about screwing people over. Rather than fighting over how much someone owes you for the hotel room, why not just throw down a series of Reverse and Draw Four cards until they beg for mercy?
I've played UNO in Iceland. I've played UNO in Spain. I've yelled at a friend for not bringing UNO to Rome. I've been shooed onto a flight by impatient airline employees while trying to complete the final hand of a one-on-one UNO match on a trip to Sweden. I've played UNO as a child and I've played UNO as an adult. UNO is the same everywhere you go. And UNO is fun every single time.
So, rather than trying to pack Mouse Trap or The Game of Life, do yourself (and your friends) a favor and bring UNO with you on your next trip. Your trip, like the cards, will be wild.
Agree that UNO is the best travel game ever? Share your UNO stories in the comments. Disagree? Well, I guess you can try to make a case for Yahtzee if you really want to embarrass yourself.
Photo by Flickr user Natecull.
No Language Barriers - Speaking of languages, can your friends count? Are they not color blind? Congratulations, you have the perfect UNO partners.
Easy to Pack - Ever brought a deck of cards with you on a trip? Then you also know how to pack UNO! If you can't fit UNO into your suitcase, you've packed too many condoms.
Perfect Timing - A game of UNO never goes on for hours. If you bust out the Travel Scrabble, you can kiss that whole afternoon goodbye. And good luck playing that with your local friends in Russia, China or anywhere else where English is scarce. UNO is perfect for airports, planes, waiting for your friends to get ready for a night on the town and any other downtime you may encounter on a trip.
Sweet Revenge - Did your friend steal the window seat on the plane? Did she "forget her wallet" when you went out for drinks? UNO is all about screwing people over. Rather than fighting over how much someone owes you for the hotel room, why not just throw down a series of Reverse and Draw Four cards until they beg for mercy?
I've played UNO in Iceland. I've played UNO in Spain. I've yelled at a friend for not bringing UNO to Rome. I've been shooed onto a flight by impatient airline employees while trying to complete the final hand of a one-on-one UNO match on a trip to Sweden. I've played UNO as a child and I've played UNO as an adult. UNO is the same everywhere you go. And UNO is fun every single time.
So, rather than trying to pack Mouse Trap or The Game of Life, do yourself (and your friends) a favor and bring UNO with you on your next trip. Your trip, like the cards, will be wild.
Agree that UNO is the best travel game ever? Share your UNO stories in the comments. Disagree? Well, I guess you can try to make a case for Yahtzee if you really want to embarrass yourself.
Photo by Flickr user Natecull.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Willy Dec 22nd 2009 12:07PM
Can't argue with this. I played UNO in Southern Africa with people who spoke no English, and they got it pretty quickly.
Interestingly, they had no problem matching numbers, though matching colors was a bit of a challenge. There are precious few words in Tumbuka for colors, so I wonder if this informs how they think about colors ...
champnewman Dec 25th 2009 2:32PM
I agree. UNO is a great game!!!!!
Planbus Dec 25th 2009 4:19PM
I just love this game!
Playing it with friends is just great.
Mark Dec 25th 2009 6:27PM
Is this one big sales pitch/advertisement cloaked as an article?
Mike Barish Dec 25th 2009 6:28PM
Mark-
Nope, not a sales pitch. They're not a sponsor. I just love the game, always play it on trips and wanted to share my opinion. It's kinda my job.
mb
Warren Ward Dec 25th 2009 6:24PM
I thought Uno was a Congress that ignores the people and spends our grandchildren into oblivion for votes.
Oh, that was Uh Oh.
Jim Dec 25th 2009 8:09PM
Great way to pass the time on the long flights from mia to sea.
www.mydreamstyletravel.com
Diana Dec 25th 2009 10:35PM
I've always loved playing cards. It was something my grandma would always do with me when I visited. Now I do it with my 8 yr old son. We started out with UNO which is still our favorite. He gets a big kick out of getting me to add 4. Or when one of us forgets to say "UNO". It's all around family fun.