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Letter guide · U

Card games that start with U

U is led by UNO and its Flip! and No Mercy variants, with Hungary’s national game Ulti, the Australian Hearts relative Ugly, the large-group hidden-role game Ultimate Werewolf, the escape-room series Unlock!, and Unstable Unicorns.

8 checked entries Named rule sources No copied rule text

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8 U card games, compared

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#01

Ugly

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An Australian student-invented trick game loosely based on Hearts, where the leader chooses trumps each hand.

3–4 players 20–40 minStandard deck
trick-takingtrick-avoidance
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#02

Ulti

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Hungary’s national card game: three players bid through a passed-around talon for contracts such as winning the last trick with the trump seven.

3 players 30–60 minStandard deck
trick-takingbidding

Uses a 32-card pack.

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#03

Ultimate Werewolf

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The large-group hidden-role game: villagers hunt werewolves by day while werewolves strike at night.

5–75 players 30–60 minDedicated deck
hidden rolesparty

Needs a moderator.

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#04

Unlock!

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A series of card-based escape rooms, with an app that checks codes and runs the timer.

1–6 players 45–60 minDedicated deck
cooperativepuzzle
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#05

UNO

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Match color or number, use action cards, and be first to empty your hand.

2–10 players 20–45 minSpecialty deck
sheddingfamily
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#06

UNO Flip!

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UNO with double-sided cards: a flip card switches everyone to a harsher dark side.

2–10 players 20–30 minDedicated deck
sheddingfamily
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#07

UNO Show ’em No Mercy

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A brutal UNO variant with stacking draw cards and a rule that knocks out anyone holding 25 cards.

2–6 players 20–30 minDedicated deck
sheddingtake-that
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#08

Unstable Unicorns

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Build a unicorn stable while using upgrades, downgrades, and counters to slow rivals.

2–8 players 30–60 minDedicated deck
set collectiontake-that
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Quick picks by situation

Use a standard deck

Ugly · Ulti

Good with exactly two

Unlock! · UNO · UNO Flip! · UNO Show ’em No Mercy

Bigger groups (6+)

Ultimate Werewolf · Unlock! · UNO · UNO Flip!

Editorial notes

What the U list includes—and what it doesn’t.

Are board games with cards included?

Only when cards carry the central play. A board game that merely uses event cards is not automatically treated as a card game.

Is the list complete?

It is deliberately curated, not a claim to every historical or regional title. We add games when the basic facts and a useful source can be checked.

Lists by situation

Card games by situation

58 games

Card games for parties

Big-group, hidden-role, and fast slap games that work for six or more people.

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35 games

Card games for one player

Classic solitaire with a standard deck, plus modern solo card games and co-op campaigns.

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112 games

Easy card games

Simple card games you can learn in about five minutes, sorted by deck and group size.

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112 games

Family card games

Card games kids, parents, and grandparents can all play together—from Go Fish to Sushi Go!.

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128 games

Classic card games

Traditional games played with ordinary cards—trick-taking, rummy, fishing, shedding, and solitaire.

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216 games

Card games for 3 players

Games built for exactly three—Skat, Dou Dizhu, Ninety-Nine—plus easy and strategic picks that shine at three.

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