Star Trek UNO
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(written from a production point of view)
Cover of Star Trek UNO game
Star Trek UNO (aka Star Trek Special Edition UNO) is a card game produced by Mattel in 1999. It was the first of three such card sets released under Mattel's license to produce Star Trek-related items.
Game Components
- 112 Game Cards
- Instruction Sheet
- Collectors' tin for storing the game
Gameplay
The gameplay is much the same as the standard UNO card game, except that the cards feature images of characters and items from Star Trek: The Original Series. The game also includes four unique "Starfleet Command" WILD cards that affect gameplay:
- Live Long And Prosper allows you to discard your hand of cards and draw a new hand of the same size (if you discarded six cards, you drew six new cards), then call a new base color to continue play.
- Mind Meld forces the next player to show you their hand of cards. You then call a new base color to continue play.
- Double Tribble allows you to call a new base color, then forces the next player to draw enough cards that their hand size is doubled (i.e. if they hold five cards, they must draw five more).
- Beam Me Up, Scotty negates the effect of any of the other Command cards directed toward you, then allows you to call a new base color to continue play.