Mattel Games UNO Retro Editon

I love the original game if UNO! The newer versions are too confusing. Sometimes it's better to stay the same. This game has the cards that say Reverse and Skip and Draw Four just like it used to be... Old School! I love it!

We LOVED these cards!!! Took us back to our childhood!!!!!

I received , I like the cards

My grandsons came for a week and found our old UNO game in a closet so we played. It was a blast but I realized the old cards were in need of replacing so I bought a new set of the original style. Much better than the new version.

Another reviewer said that they're smaller than the originals, but they're not. I've attached two photos, one of each side (sorry for the quality, but I took them with a Fire tablet, not a real camera). This product's "retro" design is on the left, and an original 80s card is shown on the right. They're not *exactly* the same, as you can see. Although they are the same size, the design has been altered a bit. I'm happy to report that the "worded" cards -- Reverse, Draw Two, etc. -- remain essentially the same, again altered only slightly as these are. The most common objection to the "modern" design that I keep hearing is that these wordless cards feature odd symbols that are supposed to *represent* what you're to do (draw two, reverse, skip, etc.), but they're hardly intuitive. It takes just a second to process that, but it's that slight hesitation that ruins the fun. I happen to hate the new design as well, but this deck is the antidote. They're just a bit pricey, is all. Nevertheless, I do recommend them. Mine arrived in new condition, and a day ahead of promise, so no issues there either! On the off-chance that I won't be able to find these things again (and knowing that the cases never last), I wrapped some clear shipping tape around the top half of the case so it won't tear when cards are removed/replaced. Office tape ("Scotch" type) isn't strong enough. Another reviewer mentioned this issue, so I thought it best to do this as a precaution. After all, the case for my 80s deck is long gone, the whole thing plus instruction sheet held together with a rubber band. Speaking of which -- The instruction sheet is reproduced essentially verbatim from the original. However, the original was two-color (red and black) on both sides, and included ordering information for specialty products, like the Uno t-shirt (just $5.50!) and hat, etc. The one included here is simple black-and-white, and harder to read, partly because the font is much, much smaller. Everything is squeezed onto one side, because the reverse has instructions in four other languages.

takes me back to when I was a kid, there are SOOO many options/variations of uno available today was nice to go simple

There is a lot of uno cards but don't like them, found the retros , had to have them, play all the time brings back memories, awesome

Excellent to get a copy of the game closer to the original sold in drug stores in Ohio. The revised and newer versions sadly became less and less playable having to guess what pictograms mean what.

Only reason I'm giving it 4/5 stars is the packet itself was torn (like someone had tried to open the packet first?) and I had to glue it back together in place so as to hold the cards as intended. Excellent item otherwise. High quality feel and a fun gift or game for people. Good buy, recommended!