Customer Reviews

Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone Uno

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Mattel's game of Uno has been a fun and entertaining card game for many years. The basic rules for playing Uno are as follows:

1. The deck consists of four suits (red, green, blue and yellow). Each suit contains several sets of cards numbered "0" through "9", as well as the cards "Skip", "Reverse" and "Draw Two".
2. In addition to the cards of the four suits, there are two sets of wild cards: regular "Wild" cards and the dreaded "Wild Draw Four" cards.
3. To begin play, each player begins with a score of zero. The dealer deals each player seven cards and places the remaining cards face down in the center of the playing area as the "draw stack", then turns the first card up and sets it down to create the "discard stack".
4. The goal of the game is for each player to discard as many cards as possible before the other players can. To discard a particular card, it must match the current card at the top of the discard stack either by suit or by number (or "Skip", "Reverse" or "Draw Two"). A "Wild" card can be played at any time to change current suit color. A "Wild Draw Four" card can only be played when the player has no cards matching the current suit color. If the player has no matching cards, he/she must take a new card from the draw stack.
5. When a "Skip" card is played, the next player loses his/her turn. When a "Reverse" card is played, player direction is reversed. When a "Draw Two" card is played, the next player must take two cards from the draw stack and lose his/her turn. When a "Wild Draw Four" card is played, the next player has to take four new cards and loses his/her turn.
6. If a player has only one card remaining, he/she must call out "Uno" to let the other players know. Otherwise, he/she runs the risk of having to take two new cards from the draw stack if another players catcher her/him with only one card.
7. The first player to discard all of his/her cards is the winning player of the hand. The point values of all the remaining cards that the other players have are summed together and become part of the winning player's overall score.
8. The first player to reach 500 points wins the game.

After the release of the "Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone" film in 2001, Mattel came out with a special "Harry Potter" edition of the classic Uno game. The cards in the Harry Potter Uno deck contain pictures of various characters from the "Harry Potter" films, and there were a few card changes:
1. The "Draw Two" cards became "Draw Three" cards.
2. Two additional special cards were added: the "Howler" card and the "Invisibility" card.

With the addition of the two special cards and the "Draw Three" card, the rules for playing Uno were slightly modified:

1. When a "Draw Three" card is played, the next player must take three cards from the draw stack.
2. When the "Howler" card is played, the next player must reveal their cards to everyone, unless they possess an "Invisibility" card. Both the "Howler" and "Invisibility" cards also act as "Wild" cards.
3. The "Invisibility" card can also be used to protect against receiving a "Draw Three" or "Wild Draw Four" card.

Uno is a fun game that both children and adults can enjoy for hours. The Harry Potter Uno game is even more fun because of the addition of the "Howler" and "Invisibility" cards. Overall, I rate Harry Potter Uno with 5 out of 5 stars and highly recommend it to everyone. The only problem that I noted with the Harry Potter Uno deck is that it can be difficult to differentiate the white text on the yellow cards in a poorly-lit room.

Uno has always been a fun game. It isn't very complicated or cerebral, which is why it's fun for kids and even adults when some light diversion is needed. The idea of theme decks is a nice touch, and most themes are lent to a specific set of house rules.

I played Harry Potter Uno with a few other people today, and everybody had a great time. The Howler and Invisibility cards were a nice variation, and we made up Hogwart-esque penalties for certain situations. The nice artwork on the cards took a bit of getting used to, but everybody quickly made the adjustment. If you or your kids like Harry Potter or Uno, this deck is great idea.

I am a child psychologist AND a Harry Potter Nut. I bought this game because I love Harry Potter and I thought that since some of the children I work with like Harry Potter too that it'd be a cool game to use for play therapy. Little did I know that every child on my caselod would want to play this game every session over the past year or so that I have had this game. Even some of my adult clients want to play this game!! Believe it or Not! Not only has this set of cards held up to constant use but it continues to remain interesting to all my clients. It has been especially useful as an icebreaker with new clients--you know, if the therapist is interested in something that you as a little kid is interested in, then the therapist must not be so scary after all!

If you love Harry Potter this is a must for any fan. It is great for Uno fans also. I have a lot more fun playing games with characters that I like. And this is one of those games. It is fun for everyone and all my friends and I have a blast still to this day playing with the Harry Potter ones. And we are all in our Twenties. Harry Potter Uno also has some twists and variations to the game that may take some time getting used to but you can always opt out and play the way many of us grew up playing.

OH MY GOD!!! I got this game for X-mas a couple years ago, but never had a chance to play it with anyone. Then this week my grandparents came to visit. One night we decided to play cards. I got out my Harry Potter Uno cards, and we had a BLAST! It was so much fun! Everyone enjoyed playing it. We stayed up until midnight playing, and we had started at 8! Lets just say it kept us busy.....

Oh, and I agree with the guy... why would you play in a dimly lite room?

I recommend this to all ages. You will have sooo much fun, trust me.

I'm 23 and I love the Harry Potter books. I was given this card game as a birthday present. My family loves to play games but we often have a hard time finding one we can all agree to play. Uno is usually a favorite. Even my Grandma, who is 86, enjoyed this game. The Howler and Invisibility cloak cards were a nice addition to the game.

On the down side, the colors in the Harry Potter version are sometimes hard to differentiate, and I had to explain the cryptic icons for the Reverse and Skip cards to everyone ahead of time.

We've played Uno since I was a child. Its all about the group and enjoying each other while you play. I agree with all of the previous reviews. I just want to emphasize that all ages can play this game together. My four year old caught on very quickly and was able to play alone with her two older sisters. It is also a game the adults enjoy with the kids. We have great fun with it on our beach vacations on the rainy days. Easy to take on trips and car rides too!

I like this game more than the original Uno because I find it more of a challenge. I love that it has the most up to date movie photos on the cards. This game is worth the money and any Harry Potter fan or Uno fan young or old will get a kick out of this game.

My family loves Harry Potter and Uno so this game is great. Its the best Harry Potter game I've seen yet. I would recommend this to anyone.

The whole family loves this game! The best features are the howler card and the invisibility card. When you get the howler card played on you, you must yell out every card in your hand. When you have the invisibility card, no one can give you a draw 3 or anything else bad. Very cute!