Ask HN: Can I create an online verson of a trademarked card game? (UNO)
I also know that there are dozens of UNO games out there already, I have a hard time believing that all of them cleared it with Mattel first. Are they just hoping that Mattel doesn't notice? Or is it enough to have a disclaimer saying something about "UNO is a registered trademark of Mattel, no affiliation etc."?
I have actually sent an email to Mattel, they have a special email address where people can request permission, but they say it might take 4-8 weeks for an answer, so I thought I'd ask here first :)
EDIT: UNO is played with a special deck of cards, just to be clear, so there is something there more than just the gameplay.
[1] http://www.spades-cardgame.com , there are links on there to all the others.