A Random, Rapid-Fire Card Shoot-Out!
Written: Jul 10 '02 (Updated Jul 10 '02)
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Pros: Not boring - you don't know how many cards will be launched at you!
Cons: Eats C batteries!
The Bottom Line: I love this game. You won't get tired of playing it!
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| jsmorris's Full Review: UNO Attack Game |
Our family is into playing games. Before the girls got older and went out with friends on Friday nights, we had a family night where we all played games together and had a blast. Few games could hold our interest for long and Uno Card Game was one of those. We liked it, but it was the same thing and the deck of cards was relegated to the closet shelf to be pulled out every six months or so.
Then my youngest (she's 11) came home from a sleep over and raved about a new game called Uno Attack. I have to admit that at first I shrugged it off thinking it was a new name to the same old card game and a marketing ploy by Mattel to get people to continue to buy their product. I smiled, sort of listened, and said, "We'll see" when she asked if we could buy this game. But my child remembers everything and waited until the opportune moment to remind me of my "We'll see" remark.
As we were strolling through our local Target store, a box was handed to me.
I blinked and asked, "What is this?"
"Uno Attack. You said we could get it."
"No, I said I'd think about it."
"Well look at how much fun it is. Come on Mom, you're gonna love this game."
So I looked at the box. "Mattel has added motorized action and surprise to the classic Uno card game." Hmmm… Ok, so it wasn't a new name to a deck of cards, it now had a handy-dandy motorized card launcher. My curiosity took over - just how did that card launcher work, anyway? Hey, it was only $ 15.00, so I tossed it in the shopping cart and made my daughter very happy.
We played that night and have since enjoyed this game many other nights. And I have to admit that I probably have the most fun playing it. It's the same premise as the card game, except there are a few new twists. There are 112 cards (18 Blue cards - 1 to 9, 18 Green cards - 1 to 9, 18 Red cards - 1 to 9, 18 Yellow cards - 1 to 9, 8 Hit 2 cards - 2 in each color, 8 Reverse cards - 2 in each color, 8 Skip cards - 2 in each color, 4 Discard All cards - 1 each in each color, 4 Trade Hands cards - 1 each color, 4 Wild cards, 2 Wild All-Hit cards and 2 Wild Hit-Fire cards (cards in bold are distinctive to this game and not the regular Uno Card Game).
Trade Hands cards are just that - you get to switch hands with the person of your choice (perfect for when you have 20 cards and an opponent has 3 cards). Wild All-Hit cards means everyone else must push the button on the card launcher and hope that it doesn't toss tons of cards at them (difficult for the person laying down this card not to smile and rub it in!). The Wild Hit-Fire cards are the most fun. You place that down and the next person must push the button on the card launcher until cards are tossed at him/her. You know they're gonna come out, but you don't know how many pushes you'll have before they do, or if you'll get one card or many.
The cards in the launcher are the "draw pile" and the launcher is spun around to face the person who must draw. And it's never the same number of cards being dispensed. I cannot stop giggling every time that launcher heaves cards at people, myself included. Ok, so I'm easily amused, but it really is funny to watch the faces people make when they push that button.
Now the downside to this game: It eats batteries! It takes 3 size C batteries and these must be replaced every few games or the launcher doesn't work properly. You might want to consider rechargeable batteries. The launcher is made out of sturdy plastic, but you still need to be careful with it.
We've taken this game with us to a Basketball All-Star tournament and had about 10 kids in our hotel room playing. I've heard from a few parents of those girls that they too have since purchased this game (including the coach who says it's now his favorite game of all time!). It's very addicting.
For 2 to 10 players, ages 7 to adult.
Recommended:
Yes
Amount Paid (US$): 15.00
Type of Toy: Game
Age Range of Child: Whole Family
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