History Of UNO

Merle Robbins, an Ohio barbershop owner, loved to play cards. One day in 1971, Merle came up with the idea for UNO and introduced the game to his family.

When his family and friends began playing UNO more and more, Robbins and his family spent $8,000 to have 5,000 games made. At first, Robbins sold UNO from his barbershop. 

A few local businesses sold it as well. Later Robbins sold the UNO rights to a funeral parlor owner Robert Tezak, a UNO fan, and 4 of his friends from Joliet, Illinois, for $50,000, plus royalties of 10 cents per game. International Games Inc. was formed to market UNO. 

The office was in the back of the funeral parlor. The games were produced by Lewis Saltzman of Saltzman Printers, Maywood II. Initial games were placed in Ekert Drug stores in Indiana and sales skyrocketed. In 1992, International Games became part of the Mattel family of companies

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