So me and my mother often play games together. Uno being one of them
We’ve played it my whole life. However I feel like I can never win when it comes to my last cards. I’ll say uno and no matter when I do. She finds some problem with it. Before I play my card. She’ll say that it has to leave my hand. Fine I say it as it goes down onto the pile. Nope it has to be on the pile
It changes every time. It used to be fine when I was younger to say " UNO ! " before placing my card or while placing the card leaving one in my hand
Well I’ve googled it and apparently as long as I say it before the next players turn. I’m good. I’ve brought up why I should be fine to say uno before placing my second to last card. Like the uno video game letting you click uno before placing your card or like how she’d let me when I was younger
I know house rules but I’m in this house too. If we’re claiming house rules. I should get a say. I just lost a game because she pulled the same thing dispite me saying it first. She also likes to say that she said it faster even if I started speaking first. Though when I say it faster she doesn’t agree because she started speaking first
Would I be the asshole of I was like " I WAS RIGHT- " like I’m losing my mind because uno is no longer fun because I want to be a good sport but there’s nothing I can do
I’ve genuinely forgotten to say uno and I take my cards then but this is different and I’m just tired of having the rules change on me constantly
NTA but you should stop playing UNO with your mother unless she agrees in advance to play by your rule. Saying you are right does no good. She may or may not know that but doesn’t care. She enjoys the advantage her rule gives her.
NTA. I don’t think your mum likes the idea of losing to an (I assume) adult, only a kid. I don’t know where that would come from or what logic she has to feel like that but as long as you say uno before the other person’s turn then you are fine as you said. I’d just stop playing with her
NTA, and stop playing Uno with her. This sounds like the least fun way to play that game ever.
Okay so what I do with card games with people is agree to house rules before playing. If they don’t play by the rules I don’t play card games with them anymore. My family is very serious about card games but we never have arguments
NTA lmaoo that’s pretty valid
NTA. From the moment you even touch the card in your hand to play: “Uno uno uno uno uno uno uno uno uno uno uno uno uno uno uno uno uno…”
NTA. Sounds like your mother is a sore loser and as such is trying to sabotage you every single time you’re close to winning. Tell her honestly that her attitude regarding her constantly changing the last card’s uno call rules in her favor is sucking the fun out of the game and makes you not want to play with her anymore. Refuse to play uno with her every time she asks for a while, maybe suggest a different card game instead like skip-bo or something.
I still dislike Scrabble so much… know that I (we?) feel for you and know that you’re the better person, and in the right…
And that somewhere deep inside she (probably) knows it too..
NTA. I’m going to be nice and say that mom is only being a problem rather than cheating. Per the rules:
“The game continues until a player has one card left. The moment a player has just one card they must yell “**UNO**!”.
As the card is still in your hand until you lay it down (because you can change your mind if you have more than one option), you officially do not say ‘uno’ until it is actually laid down. No one can try to take their turn until after you have laid down your play.
NAH. It sounds like your mom just wants to win and gets competitive. Maybe sit down and agree on house rules before starting so no one argues.
Your mom is a bad sport. Tell her you don’t want to play anymore because she’s taken the fun out of it. NTA
NTA. Way to make a game no fun.