Play Multiplayer Uno Online

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Did you know you can play multiplayer Uno online? Uno, a very popular card game, has you match cards from your hand into a discard pile by either the color or the number. The first person to get rid of all of his or her cards is the winner. The online versions you can find use all the traditional rules of Uno, so you can hop right into a game and start playing.

MSN Zone

At MSN Zone you can play the multiplayer Uno online with relative ease. To jump right in, go to the Quick Match option and let the MSN engine find a player for you. If you are rated, they will match you up with someone as equal of strength as they can find. You can also play with friends online, or if you find noone online you know, you can play against the computer. Use MSN Messenger to locate and invite your chat list friends on MSN's version of Uno.

There are variations on this game. It's straight Uno with all of the non-number cards like Reverse, Skip, and Wilds. For a challenge, play rated games and see how high a rating you can get. But, if deep competition isn't your thing, then stay stress-free with the standard game. One major advantage of going through MSN to play is there always seems to be a good amount of people online.

Play Multiplayer Uno Online with your Xbox

If you have an Xbox or an Xbox 360 and have an Xbox Live account, then you can play multiplayer Uno online through your console. While the non-Xbox Live version is single player, you can have up to four competitors online. You will notice that this version is very similar to the MSN Zone version (they are both developed by Microsoft), but with the Xbox version, you can download themed decks of cards.

You can also customize the rules to keep the game fresh and challenging each and every time you play. There is also a PC version which lets you play online PC and Xbox Live challengers.

Wii Homebrew Version

First, Homebrew Apps are games that are made with a development kit by third party programmers who may or may not have affiliation with the main console maker or a reputable game maker. This is not to say homebrew game are inferior. They may not have license rights, but they can satisfy those who are looking for a specialty game they can't get on their console of choice or they can't get at all.

With that said, there is a homebrew version of Uno for the Wii. You can either play at home with three computer opponents or find some players over the Internet. You must either use PC to download the game and transfer it to your Wii or download the game directly onto your Wii through the browser. For more information on how to do this, visit Wiibrew.

Mobile Uno

For those Uno gamers on the go, download an officially licensed Mattel game of Uno Challenge. You select your persona, which is an avatar of sorts, then you let the game find some opponents for you. Gameplay progresses as if you were sitting in front of your online opponents. On this version of Uno, you have to hit the '1' key if you are down to your last card, which is representative of yelling, "UNO!" Your wins and losses are kept track of, and you can go online to view your ranking. Go to Mattel's Uno Challenge website to see what you need to do to get the game onto your phone.

So Many Choices

You have a good amount of choices to play multiplayer Uno online. Be it a computer, a console, or your phone, your Uno fix can be satiated with a couple of clicks of your mouse or your keypad. Just don't forget to yell "UNO!" when you get to your last card.