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What do the US musicians Taylor Swift and Beyoncé, actress Julia Fox and comedian Jason Sudeikis have with the German TV presenter Palina Rojinski together?
Correct. It all connects a real (or bought) proximity to the “Uno” card game, which has been marketed by the Barbie doll manufacturer Mattel since the early 1970s. With Billie Eilish, another female trump card has now come about, which should certainly provide new “UN” fans in the UM-Die 20 generation.
As is well known, the game is not based on traditional European leaves in cardiac, pik, cross and caro mode, but has its own design. Each player strives to get rid of all cards first. Central elements are so -called “action cards” that change the course of the game and influence the respective strategy. You have to call “UN” into the round if you only have one card on hand to avoid a punishment. Usually an unpredictable card game that perfectly connects strategy and chance.
Billie Eilish brings out its own Uno-deck
Billie Eilish has now made known about her Digi channels that she has designed her own “UN” card game that can conveniently be pre-ordered via her website.
As usual, the Eilish team has been collected with a (princely rewarded) cooperation with Mattel. On the website, the company is euphoric about the newly acquired ambassador: “She is one of the greatest fans of UN and one of the most enthusiastic players ever. (…) The card game is characterized by colors, symbols and numbers that reflect Billie’s artistic aesthetics, and is on 300 grams of heavy premium box. Must if you have your last card on hand ”. Cost in Europe: 24 euros.
In the shadow of other show biz activities and scandals, a VIP culture has developed around board games in the USA. Due to the prominence of their protagonists, it is difficult to speak of “subculture”. In the course of this, Eilish contributed a lot to the discussion about UN.
Criticism and celebrity game evenings
For example, by participating in the public celebrity game evenings with The-Roots Mastermind Questlove. There she criticized the “UN” developers that they “tweeted some nonsense that you can no longer collect plus points as usual. I’m sorry, but then the game is no longer fun,” said the “UN” expert. In addition, she gave detailed suggestions for improvement on the rules. Also a rather silly video is in circulation in which Eilish plays funny games with the musicians Denzel Curry, Vince Staples and Duckworth in the Questlove-Old school game show.
In the comment function of the US magazine “Stereogum” on the Billie-Card-Mania, fewer prominent “UNO” fans are more clarified: “So it is only a normal UN leaf that was designed by Be. Ok, it is a star and there is a market for it (and the design is okay). We are experiencing an intensive UN phase here …”