The UNO Triple Play Rules And Cards

The UNO Triple Play card game is a special edition of the classic UNO game that adds a special unit that holds three discard piles and features exciting lights and sounds for suspense and surprise. The gameplay is similar to the classic UNO game, where players match and discard cards from their hands until they have none left. However, in the UNO Triple Play game, players can only discard their cards from the pile(s) that are lit up on their turn.

UNO Triple Play is a card game that adds a special unit that holds three discard piles cards and features lights and sounds for more excitement and fun. We can play this game like classic UNO, but players can only discard any pile that is lit up on their turn. If any pile gets too many cards, it may overload and force the player to draw more cards.

UNO Triple Play Rules

The goal of Uno Triple Play remains the same, you have to get rid of all your cards by matching numbers or colors on the cards with three discard piles in play and the victory goes to the player able to successfully get rid of his cards.

Components

UNO Triple Play has 112 cards, which are the following:

• 19 Blue cards = 0 to 9 
• 19 Green cards = 0 to 9 
• 19 Red cards = 0 to 9 
• 19 Yellow cards = 0 to 9 
• 8 Reverse cards = 2 each in blue, green, red and yellow 
• 8 Skip cards = 2 each in blue, green, red and yellow 
• 8 Discard Two of the Same Color cards – 2 each in blue, green, red and yellow
• 4 Wild cards 
• 4 Wild Clear cards 
• 4 Wild Give Away cards 
• 1 Triple Play Unit

How to Play Uno Triple Play

To set up Uno Triple Play Card Game, shuffle all 112 cards from the Uno deck and give seven cards to each player. Place the remaining deck face down to form a draw pile and flip over the top 3 cards of the draw pile to form the 3 discard piles to start playing the game.

Review that on each turn, players must play a card to match the number, color or special ability of one of the 3 discard piles. If unable to play, they draw from the draw pile until they get a match to play. Wild and Draw Two cards allow players to change the top card of any discard pile.

Other than the additional discard piles, standard Uno rules apply. The first player to play their last card by matching one of the discard piles and following all special card instructions wins!

• On your turn, you must play a card that matches either the number or color of one of the 3 discard piles. Or play a Wild card to change the top card of a discard pile to the color or number of your choice.
• If you cannot play a match, keep drawing from the draw pile until you get a match to play on one of the discard piles and your turn ends.
• Special action cards (Draw Two, Reverse, Skip) apply as in normal Uno. They played the next player affected is determined based on the discard pile the card is on.
• When the draw pile runs out, reshuffle the discard piles together to form a new one.
• The first player to play their last card successfully by matching one of the discard piles wins!!

Winning at Uno Triple Play

The first player to play their last card and call UNO! Loudly, by following the rules, wins the round, and the first player to reach 500 points in all rounds by scoring points wins the game. However, the points are collected by counting the cards points on the player’s hands cards. When the game reaches 500 points, the player with the lowest points is the winner.

 

However, the card points in UNO triple play are:

• All number cards through 0 to 9 Face Value 
• Reverse 20 contain Points 
• Skip 20 contains Points 
• Discard 2 contains 30 points 
• Wild cards contain 50 points 
• Wild Clear cards contain 50 Points

Uno Triple Play Cards

Uno Triple Play supercharges Uno with triple cards that let you match and discard up to 3 cards of the same color/number at once. This makes for faster gameplay, better strategy with triple cards, and rewards skilled hand management. There are typically 112 cards in the Uno Triple Play deck, broken down as follows:

Triple Play Cards Meanings

The UNO Triple Play deck consists of 112 cards divided into four different colors: red, yellow, green, and blue. These are the card details:

• 19 Blue cards: These are the number cards 0 to 9 in blue color. Any color or number can match them with the top card of the discard pile.
• 19 Green cards: These are the number 0 to 9 cards in green colour. Colour or number can match them with the top card of the discard pile.
• 19 Red cards: These are the number cards 0 to 9 in red colour. Any colour or number can match them with the top card of the discard pile.
• 19 Yellow cards: These are the number cards 0 to 9 in yellow colour. Colour or number can match them with the top card of the discard pile.
• 8 Reverse cards: These are the action cards 2 each in blue, green, red and yellow that reverse the order of play. All colours or symbols can match them with the top card of the discard pile. The player who plays this card also has to take a sip of their drink.
• 8 Skip cards: These are the action cards 2 each in blue, green, red and yellow that skip the next player’s turn. All four colours or symbols can match them with the top card of the discard pile. The player who plays this card also has to take a sip of their drink.
• 8 Discard Two of the Same Color cards: These are the special cards 2 each in blue, green, red and yellow that allow the player to discard two cards of the same colour at once. They can be matched by colour or symbol with the top card of the discard pile. The player who plays this card also has to take a sip of their drink.
• 4 Wild cards: These are cards that can be played on any colour or number. The player who plays this card can choose the colour for the next play. Everyone has to take a sip of their drink when this card is played.
• 4 Wild Clear cards: These are cards that can be played on any colour or number. The player who plays this card can choose the colour for the next play and clear the discard pile of that colour. Everyone has to take a sip of their drink when this card is played.
• 4 Wild Give Away cards: These are cards that can be played on any colour or number. The player who plays this card can choose the color for the next play and give away the cards in the discard pile of that colour to another player. Everyone has to take a sip of their drink when this card is played.

1 Triple Play Unit: This is the device that holds the three discard piles and makes the game more fun and challenging. It has lights and sounds that indicate which pile is available for discarding and how close it is to overloading.

FAQs

What happens when a player yells “Triple Uno!”?

It reveals that the player has no cards left in their hand and is about to win the game if they successfully match the discard pile.

What is a strategy for using wild triple cards?

A good strategy is to save wild triple cards to change the color and match all 3 cards of a triple number card in one turn, clearing more cards from.