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The Uno King
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Bobby Lee pulls out his phone to show the crew a photo captioned 'Uno King, 4 in a row.' He plays with his girlfriend Honey, Jules, and Isa — and he has a system. When Honey looks like she's about to play a card against him, he turns to her and says something soft and romantic, short-circuiting her instinct to compete. When the mystery swap card comes up, he acts uninterested so she won't think his hand is good. Andrew approves wholeheartedly, calling it smart and noting that if equal rights means equal play, emotional manipulation is on the table. Bobby also throws in a bit of bullying for good measure. The whole segment is a love letter to competitive game-playing as a legitimate martial art. [1] — Bobby Lee "Bobby Lee is on a four-game Uno winning streak and has turned the card game into psychological warfare. His move: mid-game, stare into his …" 26:20
Bobby Lee is on a four-game Uno winning streak and has turned the card game into psychological warfare. His move: mid-game, stare into his girlfriend's eyes and whisper 'didn't we have a nice dinner tonight?' to stop her from playing a Draw Four. Pure manipulation. Pure genius.
Bobby Lee revealed he is on a four-game Uno winning streak, using psychological manipulation and bullying tactics against his girlfriend and friends.
Uno was invented in 1971 by Merle Robbins, a barber from Reading, Ohio, who created it at his kitchen table to settle an argument with his son about Crazy Eights rules.
Merle Robbins invented Uno in 1971 at his kitchen table and sold it for $50,000 plus 10 cents per deck. Over 500 million decks have since been sold. Bobby and Andrew calculate he got royally screwed — and draw the lesson every inventor needs a better lawyer.
Andrew Santino poured 15 bottles of instant coffee into his swimming pool attempting to distress and dye t-shirts, recreating the Madeworn vintage look — it did not work.
Over 500 million decks of Uno have been sold since the game's inception, yet inventor Merle Robbins only negotiated a 10-cent royalty per deck.
Merle Robbins sold the Uno game for $50,000 upfront plus a 10-cent royalty per deck — widely considered a bad deal given 500 million decks sold.
