Games are not political – even those storming the White House – but according to the Uno maker, colors are definite. To make sure everyone in your family can fool anyone over the party lines with a Wild Draw Four card, Mattel has released a new, allegedly politically neutral, version of the card game called Uno Nonpartisan.

The main change of the new version in relation to the requirement of non-political acceptance is the change from the traditional red and blue cards to the violet and orange cards. This move away from the clearly politicized colors red and blue should help families not become too political during the holidays – “holidays” are definitely political.

How the color green continues the cut in the nonpartisan version, we do not know. After all, there is a Green Party, the only party with its color in the name, there is the extremely biased Green New Deal and even the theme of the literal Green Card, which is often under discussion under the current government for discussion, restrictive guidelines for both immigration as well as the green card access.

And if anything turns up too controversial, Uno Nonpartisan also has a new veto card that you can drop to skip over who’s turning the topic of conversation into politics during the game. We are not quite sure how the imposition of the President’s power to crush decisions of other legislatures should stop the political discussion, but hey, Uno rules are sacred, maybe it will work.

Apart from these two changes, this is exactly the game of Uno that you know and love. You still have your placeholders and four colors, and you’re still competing for who has no cards at first. It also means, of course, that you still have to call Uno, the Spanish word for one, which is likely to make it a political act as well – since a memo disclosed by the Associated Press is aimed specifically at Spanish-speaking migrants.

If you feel that Uno Nonpartisan may be able to save your next family reunion, you can pick up the game at Walmart for $ 4.97. Although it is currently out of stock, the controversial colors may have really stopped people from enjoying their favorite card game.

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