Red7 is fantastic, it can be as short as 5 minutes and everyone always wants at least one or two more rounds. I have to back that recommendation. Nice job!
One of the best and simple card games ever, The Great Dalmuti, sure, different type, but it's great fun, easy to learn and teach in 2 minutes and one example round, can be very hard to master, and is just fun.
During the audio show Tom once said "crooks and nannies". Even after Eric asked him three times "CRooks and Nannies?!?" he didn't realize what was wrong... :)
I used to played Uno a lot with my friends, later i learnt that the best rules of the game was all house ruling, it is boring without the house rules. I played it to exhaustion... and when that happened, we replaced it with Fluxx. I would also suggest Monopoly Deal as a replacement to Uno.
Monopoly Deal, yeah, forgot about that. It’s a little too random for me, have to get lucky to get property sets, but at the same time may never draw a rent card. Still though, it’s not that bad, definitely better than Monopoly and Uno.
The fundamental mechanism of Uno for me is matching colors and/or numbers. For my non gamer friends who like Uno I always recommend Yardmaster. Much meatier with trading resources and special cards plus there the train! On a side note, the box has to be the most physically overproduced game in history. I mean, I wish Catan tiles had the thickness of this little box of cards.👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
When I have "Uno players" at my house, I usually break out the (what I consider) underrated Locke and Key by Cryptozoic. Usually goes over pretty well.
I would have picked Cheating Moth. It's UNO with a twist. LOVED by the children I played it with so much, that it's now easy to talk them out of UNO, whenever there are enough players for this game. And I myself, and the other adults, I played it with, find it pretty amusing as well.
Thank you - I feel bad sometimes when my daughter or I "outgrow" a game. But yeah - it happens. We have Qwirkle - my daughter thought it required too much brain power but will give it another try. Also want to try the Cats and sushi game. Thanks for these suggestions!
It's the most horrible thing ever...when you are on holiday and somebody takes out Uno. And even worse, when everybody else loves playing it...yes 'that's me in the corner'
Another great game that is basically uno but with better rules is the card game “cracked” instead of getting down to one card to win, you have to get 4 cards that match your code.
No Thanks!: a great filler game. My most played one at that. I agree with Tom on this one, in fact I found it based on Dice Tower videos. Red 7: heard of it, heard great things but was never interested to pursue it. never played it. Am told it is a great replacement for UNO. Bang! the dice game: I agree with Tom. Even though this is a dice game it feels like a card game and is light fun. But... Bang! the card game: an older game, that many have given up on for the dice version or similar games, but I like it, and if you use the expansions you can fix issues most have with the game. 6 Nimmt: I tried this the same day I played No Thanks! the 1st time but wasn't a fan. But many others like it. Saboteur: One of the 1st games I bought to share with my family and went over fairly well, but I am not much of a fan, lately it has hit my meetup, and several of them like it. Three Dragon Ante: A poker like card game with a fantasy dragon feel. A top 10 game for me! Unfortunately this is out of print. I can't even find a copy! Modern Art: an auction card game, with several types of auctions within the game. A top 20 game for me. Boomtown: a unique card game with some auction in it, based on the old west mining theme. My 41st favorite game. Family Business: Only played it twice but quite like it. The is a mobster card game and is my 49th favorite game. Port Royal: A nautical themed card game I think have only played 3 times. I avoided it awhile cause it didn't look fun, but once I played it I quite enjoyed it. My 59th favorite game. Guillotine is my 66th favorite game. And is a silly card game about the French revolution where you behead people. The game is light and silly despite the serious theme. Unexploded Cow is my 67th favorite game, and have only played it once. I think more plays and it will rise. I would like to buy it someday. Another silly themed card game about exploding cows! Diamonds is a classic style trick taking game with a new twist. It is my 89th favorite game. Each suit grants the players different abilities in game play. For Sale is a favorite of my wife's, another game the Dice Tower has promoted often. It is a real estate card game, with 2 separate halves of game play. 1st you bid on properties then you sell those properties.
Saboteur I enjoyed, but after getting the expansion, confusingly named "Saboteur 2", this game has shot up in plays. Gives you more reason to do something, adds teams, adds cards that only certain teams can pass...makes for more intrigue of "hmm..are you putting a green door there because you're green, the guy that can go through any door, or...because you're the saboteur!?
My game group did not like No Thanks . We love Play Nines a game that is called golf when played with a standard deck of cards. There are others based on this Skyjo, Forty Below and Grandpa Becks Golf.As far as I can tell none of these has had a review on the Dice Tower.
If you want family level card games to replace Uno and its "take that" mechanisms, go with: Monster Hunter, Spookre, Mille Bornes, and Dutch Blitz, and even the dreaded Exploding Kittens....Red 7 is a bit too hard id think because even gamers get confused by what cards are usable or not.
I find it amusing that Google, in its infinite wisdom, thinks that this video makes someone want to buy Uno.... :) Though I haven't played it (just watched it a couple times), was surprised to see Sushi Go not get mentioned. But as mentioned there are 100's of games "better than Uno" (though I think the caveat is "also just about as easy to learn" :) ).
I do not know how Bang! The Dice Game is anywhere similar to Uno. It's a stretch. Exploding Kittens, Grass, Fluxx, Citadels, Tides of Madness or Tides of Time, Boss Monster are all great card games.
Some versions of Fluxx aren't all the great, but we have had lots of fun with the Space version. There's a card that swaps players seats and I kept pulling it from the discuss pile and playing it. Good times
Great point, for all the hate Fluxx gets (I like it for what it is, which is a nonsense silly filler game), it does seem like a near perfect replacement for uno in the "incredibly simple pseudo-take-that filler" category. It's light, easy to teach, pulls on familiar concepts like 'draw a card play a card' and doesn't require any strategy or tactics to play. And before the Fluxx hating police jump me... I'm not saying Fluxx is an amazing game. I like it, but I readily admit it is barely a game at all. However I feel the games are similar enough, and if someone asked me if I wanted to play Uno or Fluxx or some other non game like Munchkin, my answer would be Fluxx every time.
Fluxx is absolutely fine for what it is, a silly filler. Exploding Kittens, however, is even worse than Uno. It’s basically the same game, but no one even utilizes the best cards because they want to keep the “funny” cards.
It's probably specific to games that most people recognize. The average American isn't lloking for a better racing game than Titan Race or a better Dudes on a map area control game better than Meeple war.
BigBryan it will mostly be mass retail games. The premise of the series is to introduce 10 games that people who have only heard of these classic games to try more modern, and possibly better games. So he doesn't hate mass retail games, just trying to introduce the "masses" to more modern games that they might like based off of classics like uno, monopoly, scrabble, etc
My family likes this game. And when my kids were young, they learned colors, numbers and simple instructions (rotate, draw2). But I saw a game online called "Dutch Blitz." I never played it. Tom, have you played it? Is it good to play? I would think this game would be close to UNO. But I can't say "yes" since I haven't played it. Thoughts anyone?? Thanks. Love the videos!!
jdober77 If you have ever play NERTZ (or peanuts) Dutch Blitz is the the same thing. It is similar to uno, but there are no turns. Everyone is playing at the same time, and there are multiple piles you can play on (four colors, 1-10).
I *highly* recommend Dutch Blitz. I found it specifically while looking for something superior to UNO, but still suitable for children, and it is a better game in all respects. A better matching game, a better speed game, and with the possibility of better strategy without being overwhelming. It combines elements of UNO and solitaire to make the matching more interesting. I find it’s easier to learn a new game with a specialty deck, so I chose that instead of Nertz, which is the same basic thing but played with a standard deck.
I really like Monopoly Deal, Skipbo, Fluxx, Qwirkle, and a game I developed in college called Rock Paper Scissors Advanced which is like a super quick card game
I'm LOVING this series! I've been sending these to my friends and family who aren't into modern hobby board games. Thanks Tom!
Red7 is fantastic, it can be as short as 5 minutes and everyone always wants at least one or two more rounds. I have to back that recommendation. Nice job!
A Card Full of Hands should be the next Sheriff of Nottingham promo.
One of the best and simple card games ever, The Great Dalmuti, sure, different type, but it's great fun, easy to learn and teach in 2 minutes and one example round, can be very hard to master, and is just fun.
I love that Tom said "having a card full of hands". Lol. I make that kind of mistake all the time.
During the audio show Tom once said "crooks and nannies". Even after Eric asked him three times "CRooks and Nannies?!?" he didn't realize what was wrong... :)
I was introduced to No Thanks after watching a Dice Tower video about it and it has quickly become one of my gaming groups favorite games.
Nothing beats uno! It's.. *puts on glasses* the number one.
Very underrated comment.
Coloretto is a good choice as well
I used to played Uno a lot with my friends, later i learnt that the best rules of the game was all house ruling, it is boring without the house rules.
I played it to exhaustion... and when that happened, we replaced it with Fluxx. I would also suggest Monopoly Deal as a replacement to Uno.
Monopoly Deal is fun.
But I have the older version of it, and I heard the newer version has better balancing. To bad the game is out of print...
Monopoly Deal, yeah, forgot about that. It’s a little too random for me, have to get lucky to get property sets, but at the same time may never draw a rent card.
Still though, it’s not that bad, definitely better than Monopoly and Uno.
What's stopping you from playing with the house rules lol
Cool outro music.
Love Letter was missing from your list! So was Get BIt! &/or Coup.
Glad Qwirkle is on the list. I describe it to new players as a mashup of Uno and Scrabble.
The fundamental mechanism of Uno for me is matching colors and/or numbers. For my non gamer friends who like Uno I always recommend Yardmaster. Much meatier with trading resources and special cards plus there the train! On a side note, the box has to be the most physically overproduced game in history. I mean, I wish Catan tiles had the thickness of this little box of cards.👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
When I have "Uno players" at my house, I usually break out the (what I consider) underrated Locke and Key by Cryptozoic. Usually goes over pretty well.
Would love to see Archaeology - The New Expedition here. Give me the old feeling pushing my luck in UNO as a kid.
Dice Tower team, you should update this list.
Dutch Blitz, Sushi Go, and Exploding Kittens are other fun quick games that I've got people who played Uno hooked on.
"...having a cardful of hands"? Oof! Sounds messy. ;-) @1:01
KabukiKid 🍸
I know you hate Phase 10, but we love the game more than UNO. We also enjoy Skip Bo.
I would have picked Cheating Moth. It's UNO with a twist. LOVED by the children I played it with so much, that it's now easy to talk them out of UNO, whenever there are enough players for this game. And I myself, and the other adults, I played it with, find it pretty amusing as well.
Thank you - I feel bad sometimes when my daughter or I "outgrow" a game. But yeah - it happens. We have Qwirkle - my daughter thought it required too much brain power but will give it another try. Also want to try the Cats and sushi game. Thanks for these suggestions!
I'd add Dragon's Hoard to the list. Very accessible, fun game with an Uno like feel due to certain card abilites
In the Top 5 at my house. :]
It's probably been mentioned, but please make one of these videos on Risk.
Pink Monkey's GOLD UP is a hidden gem and another wonderful alternative to Uno.
I would recommend Cabo. If not for other reason then just because the cards are so beautiful.
It's the most horrible thing ever...when you are on holiday and somebody takes out Uno. And even worse, when everybody else loves playing it...yes 'that's me in the corner'
Really enjoying these videos, like the little intros and upper production quality, also top ten games like X is a great way to discover new games!
Haven't played Uno in a long time, but from what I remember of it, I find Ethnos to be very reminiscent of it and Ethnos is an extremely good game!
Another great game that is basically uno but with better rules is the card game “cracked” instead of getting down to one card to win, you have to get 4 cards that match your code.
No Thanks!: a great filler game. My most played one at that. I agree with Tom on this one, in fact I found it based on Dice Tower videos.
Red 7: heard of it, heard great things but was never interested to pursue it. never played it. Am told it is a great replacement for UNO.
Bang! the dice game: I agree with Tom. Even though this is a dice game it feels like a card game and is light fun. But...
Bang! the card game: an older game, that many have given up on for the dice version or similar games, but I like it, and if you use the expansions you can fix issues most have with the game.
6 Nimmt: I tried this the same day I played No Thanks! the 1st time but wasn't a fan. But many others like it.
Saboteur: One of the 1st games I bought to share with my family and went over fairly well, but I am not much of a fan, lately it has hit my meetup, and several of them like it.
Three Dragon Ante: A poker like card game with a fantasy dragon feel. A top 10 game for me! Unfortunately this is out of print. I can't even find a copy!
Modern Art: an auction card game, with several types of auctions within the game. A top 20 game for me.
Boomtown: a unique card game with some auction in it, based on the old west mining theme. My 41st favorite game.
Family Business: Only played it twice but quite like it. The is a mobster card game and is my 49th favorite game.
Port Royal: A nautical themed card game I think have only played 3 times. I avoided it awhile cause it didn't look fun, but once I played it I quite enjoyed it. My 59th favorite game.
Guillotine is my 66th favorite game. And is a silly card game about the French revolution where you behead people. The game is light and silly despite the serious theme.
Unexploded Cow is my 67th favorite game, and have only played it once. I think more plays and it will rise. I would like to buy it someday. Another silly themed card game about exploding cows!
Diamonds is a classic style trick taking game with a new twist. It is my 89th favorite game. Each suit grants the players different abilities in game play.
For Sale is a favorite of my wife's, another game the Dice Tower has promoted often. It is a real estate card game, with 2 separate halves of game play. 1st you bid on properties then you sell those properties.
Saboteur I enjoyed, but after getting the expansion, confusingly named "Saboteur 2", this game has shot up in plays. Gives you more reason to do something, adds teams, adds cards that only certain teams can pass...makes for more intrigue of "hmm..are you putting a green door there because you're green, the guy that can go through any door, or...because you're the saboteur!?
Saboteur 2 made the game too confusing for my non-gaming family. They like 1.
Wha?? Super Rhino dexterity is like UNO? Bang the Dice Game is like UNO? If you like to play UNO, ignore all of this and just by a $3 UNO deck!
I do think that Hanabi should have made the list. Sure, it's a little thinkier, but shorter and so much more fun!
Saboteur and No Thanks! are brilliant, I can't praise them enough.
My game group did not like No Thanks .
We love Play Nines a game that is called golf when played
with a standard deck of cards. There are others based on
this Skyjo, Forty Below and Grandpa Becks Golf.As far as I
can tell none of these has had a review on the Dice Tower.
I think no thanks is best with 3-5, you might've had too many playing it
Favorite series so far, easily!
If you want family level card games to replace Uno and its "take that" mechanisms, go with: Monster Hunter, Spookre, Mille Bornes, and Dutch Blitz, and even the dreaded Exploding Kittens....Red 7 is a bit too hard id think because even gamers get confused by what cards are usable or not.
Boardgames Bourbon nope, still think exploding kittens isn’t worth the buy from anyone.
I find it amusing that Google, in its infinite wisdom, thinks that this video makes someone want to buy Uno.... :) Though I haven't played it (just watched it a couple times), was surprised to see Sushi Go not get mentioned. But as mentioned there are 100's of games "better than Uno" (though I think the caveat is "also just about as easy to learn" :) ).
Great list. Fugi Flush replaced Uno for me, at least at a 3+ player count.
What about Straw, Dragon's Hoard, Game of Trains, ManaSurge, Fuji Flush, Pina Pirata, Ghooosts, Monopoly Deal The Card Game, Sushi Go Party?
Naruto San not familiar with all of these, but sushi go is drafting and set collection. Not a lot of crossover with uno mechanisms.
Was hoping to see Exploding Kittens on this list.
why? its worse than UNO.
no. no its not.
Lol. Watch their opinions. Exploding Kittens is not loved by the Dice Tower
Awesome game!
Love the expansion with the cone of shame.
It's better than UNO, but it's still not great.
Have you ever played Cabo? It would fit perfectly in this list
Uno flip is a good twist on Uno
Noah - by Bruno Cathala
and Yardmaster (big brother to Backyard Builders Treehouse) are my two picks.
Kittens in a Blender is always fun.
Bang is for min. three players. With Uno you can have fun with two players.
Really? 2p uno does not sound great. Lots of getting skipped
@@Danimal1901 it's not optimal but you can...
Ummmm....
Uno Flip?
Nimmt 6 is Take 5 in Europe (non German countries)
There’s also a card game version of Qwirkle.
You forgot exploding kittens
I think Kobayakawa should have been on this list (knowing full well that Zee's the only one of you guys who likes that game).
Tom this must have been a very difficult list for you to make on a personal level. Two games with cats!!
According to BGG, There are 13906 games better than UNO.
That sounds about right
Those numbers are skewed because so many people have played uno. The actual number of better games is probably triple that.
Should do top 10 animal themed games
Who has uni games last longer than a few mins? Only if you’re playing wrong and stacking + cards
I have UNO flip im mad at you
A card full of hands? Nice!
I do not know how Bang! The Dice Game is anywhere similar to Uno. It's a stretch. Exploding Kittens, Grass, Fluxx, Citadels, Tides of Madness or Tides of Time, Boss Monster are all great card games.
No fluxx, any type of fluxx? Or even exploding kittens?
Maybe because those arent good games?
I agree that Fluxx is a fun little game. It isn't great but it is fun and silly. It's a game that I can bring out and play with the entire family.
Some versions of Fluxx aren't all the great, but we have had lots of fun with the Space version. There's a card that swaps players seats and I kept pulling it from the discuss pile and playing it. Good times
Great point, for all the hate Fluxx gets (I like it for what it is, which is a nonsense silly filler game), it does seem like a near perfect replacement for uno in the "incredibly simple pseudo-take-that filler" category. It's light, easy to teach, pulls on familiar concepts like 'draw a card play a card' and doesn't require any strategy or tactics to play. And before the Fluxx hating police jump me... I'm not saying Fluxx is an amazing game. I like it, but I readily admit it is barely a game at all. However I feel the games are similar enough, and if someone asked me if I wanted to play Uno or Fluxx or some other non game like Munchkin, my answer would be Fluxx every time.
Fluxx is absolutely fine for what it is, a silly filler.
Exploding Kittens, however, is even worse than Uno. It’s basically the same game, but no one even utilizes the best cards because they want to keep the “funny” cards.
A lot of great games but some really far-fetched as "replacements" for Uno
I think Munchkin should be on the list too.
Btw, good vid.
Attila Dukai that's more of a take that game. Doesn't really cross over with uno. Plus, DT doesn't like it.
Alternative title: Any game
Uno > Monopoly
@@freeheeler00 ye ik, it's just a joke
God's gambit is called gamers uno. If it's not on the list Idk how much credibility I can give it.
In my opinion, Zombie Fluxx, Exploding Kittens, & Sushi Go are better than UNO.
Nicole Quinones exploding kittens is a no for me, but everything else is fine I guess
Runes of Zun ?
Is this series just going to be exclusive to mass retail games? Does Tom just hate mass retail games?
It's probably specific to games that most people recognize. The average American isn't lloking for a better racing game than Titan Race or a better Dudes on a map area control game better than Meeple war.
BigBryan it will mostly be mass retail games. The premise of the series is to introduce 10 games that people who have only heard of these classic games to try more modern, and possibly better games.
So he doesn't hate mass retail games, just trying to introduce the "masses" to more modern games that they might like based off of classics like uno, monopoly, scrabble, etc
My family likes this game. And when my kids were young, they learned colors, numbers and simple instructions (rotate, draw2). But I saw a game online called "Dutch Blitz." I never played it. Tom, have you played it? Is it good to play? I would think this game would be close to UNO. But I can't say "yes" since I haven't played it. Thoughts anyone?? Thanks. Love the videos!!
jdober77 If you have ever play NERTZ (or peanuts) Dutch Blitz is the the same thing. It is similar to uno, but there are no turns. Everyone is playing at the same time, and there are multiple piles you can play on (four colors, 1-10).
OK. thanks. I'll look into Nertz.
I *highly* recommend Dutch Blitz. I found it specifically while looking for something superior to UNO, but still suitable for children, and it is a better game in all respects. A better matching game, a better speed game, and with the possibility of better strategy without being overwhelming. It combines elements of UNO and solitaire to make the matching more interesting. I find it’s easier to learn a new game with a specialty deck, so I chose that instead of Nertz, which is the same basic thing but played with a standard deck.
Spite & Malice!
In one of his latest reviews about Saboteur, he mentions that he doesn't like it at all! So why mention it here?
Gilles Ronconi That was the two player game. He loves Saboteur!
Try Noah (Cathala&Maublanc, 2012) instead of UNO
Piña pirata is my uno replacement
Do Poker!
Tom recommends 2 cat games? They must be exceptional games.
but neither is Exploding Kittens...
He did a top 10 cat games list before
I would add sushi go to this list in my opinion
Many of these are too boardgamey. Exploding Kittens is the perfect UNO alternative
Is this Jack Black?
Please do games better than risk
I really like Monopoly Deal, Skipbo, Fluxx, Qwirkle, and a game I developed in college called Rock Paper Scissors Advanced which is like a super quick card game
You gotta be kitten me is like dice poker.
Dutch Blitz!
Red7 is excellent.
No SUSHI GO?? What;s wrong with you, tommy??
fuji flush
Oh
I think Fluxx and Love letter should be on the list
Makao
Why uno is best game EVer I always WiN
555
Me: impossible.
cockroach poker
😠🤬Uno is the best
I dont agree