So, I decided to start a fun new series: “Let’s Play Double Deck!”<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n For Part 1, we tried playing American Page One<\/strong>\u2014a card game similar to UNO\u2014using a double deck!<\/p>\n\n\n\n I picked up the double deck at a local 100-yen shop (dollar store). I bought two packs of plastic playing cards, plus a deck case meant for trading card games. The whole setup only cost me 330 yen (around $2.20)! There are a few different theories about its origins, but American Page One<\/strong> is widely known as a variant of the card game “Crazy Eights” and a direct ancestor of UNO. Depending on the region or group, it\u2019s also referred to as simply “Page One” or “Last One.” (Note: In Japan, there is another card game called “Page One”\u2014often nicknamed “Imohori” or potato digging\u2014but they are completely different games!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n The basic gameplay is exactly like UNO. The rules are simple: you play a card from your hand that matches either the suit or the number of the top card on the discard pile. The first person to empty their hand wins. If you can’t play a card, you draw one from the deck. The key to winning lies in how you use or save your special action cards!<\/p>\n\n\n\n House rules can vary greatly when it comes to assigning special effects to numbers in this game, but here is the rule set we went with:<\/p>\n\n\n\n As you can see, it\u2019s basically a 1-to-1 mapping with UNO! Anyone familiar with UNO can jump right in without confusion. If you play with UNO\u2019s penalty point system, it might make more sense to map the action cards to face cards, but I stuck with my usual house rules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Compared to playing with a single deck (52 cards + Jokers), the double deck gave us way more chances to make a move after a suit change. It made the overall gameplay feel much smoother and more forgiving. (Honestly, the odds felt almost identical to actual UNO!) It makes me wonder if using a triple<\/em> deck would make it even more laid-back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The great thing is, even if you can\u2019t make it to a toy store, as long as you have two decks of cards, you can basically play UNO anywhere. It\u2019s perfect for a “card emergency”! The only thing that might feel a bit unintuitive at first is using the 8 as a Wild card (ignoring suits).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Just to clear up any potential misunderstandings\u2014I absolutely love games from Mattel! I own and regularly play UNO, DOS, UNO All Wild!, and Phase 10 \ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n\n\n\n I\u2019m definitely NOT saying “Don’t buy UNO, just buy two decks of playing cards instead!” I just wanted to share a fun way you can enjoy a similar experience using a standard deck of cards you might already have at home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Surprisingly, quite a few card games are played with a double deck (104 cards, or 108 including Jokers). And we\u2019re not talking about obscure niche games either\u2014many major titles like Blackjack, Indian Rummy, and Canasta use them! Doubling the number of cards changes the odds and smooths out the probabilities. 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Since playing card games are much more popular in many countries outside Japan, I wonder if you can get them even cheaper over there!<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat is American Page One?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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My Thoughts on Playing with a Double Deck<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Wrap-Up<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n