Mattel Games Skip-Bo Card Game

The verdict

Mattel Games Skip-Bo Card Game — about $14 at Mattel's shop · 4.6★ from ~39,400 ratings · the sequencing card game from the UNO people, and one of the most number-friendly games in the box.

Comparison context: 162 cards, 2–6 players, ages 7+, and games run 30 minutes or so. Against UNO, Skip-Bo is the quieter, more strategic sibling — less shouting, more planning — and it plays well at two players, which UNO does not.

Specs

  • 162 cards, 2–6 players, ages 7 and up
  • Sequencing gameplay: build 1–12 stacks
  • Large printed numbers; color-blind-accessible deck
  • Includes Skip-Bo wild cards
  • Playtime about 30 minutes
  • No board, no pieces — cards only
  • Card stock quality varies by print run
  • Mattel Games (from the makers of UNO)

Blind details

Blind-shopper guidance: Skip-Bo is numbers first, colors second. The entire game is building ascending sequences (1, 2, 3…) from your stock pile, and the cards are large-numbered — a blind shopper should know the numbers are printed big and the color is secondary, which makes it far more adaptable than a color-matching game.

The newest edition even carries a color-blind-accessible deck. A corner notch or a braille label on the dozen Skip-Bo wild cards helps, but the rest of the deck stays print-only — so this one plays with a helper confirming each card's number, or by marking every card. The game is pure sequencing, so a helper only needs to confirm a number, not explain a board.

Honest caveats: the cards are standard playing-card stock, and several recent reviewers complain the newest print run feels thin — sleeve the deck if it will see heavy family use. The $14 figure is Mattel's shop price ($13.99); Amazon's price moves with the edition, so confirm at checkout. Out of the box the cards are print-only, so budget a few minutes for marking if the player is blind.

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Last reviewed: October 2026.