Nothing ruins a fun game faster than an official confirmation of the rules. Did you know this one?

Anyone who's a fan of wholesome board and card games knows that the only rule is: "My game, my rules." 

Because, if you're not messing with the minds of the people you're playing with - making up rules, twisting them - just so you can claim victory, then you're not doing it right.

Unfortunately, thanks to the interwebs, the manufacturer can from time to time clarify or confirm the way the game is meant to be played; which can wreak havoc on the lies people (like me) have told their families.

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Posting to their official Twitter account, UNO wrote, "If someone plays a Draw 2 on you and you have a Skip card of the SAME COLOR in your hand, you can play it and 'bounce' the penalty to the next player!"

Oooh - good to know!

UNO then added: if that next player has a Skip card of any colour, they can play it and kick the penalty down to the next player.

"The next player must draw the two cards, unless they have a Skip card (of any colour) they can play, in which case they pass the penalty to the next player and so on until no one has a Skip card and must draw two cards."

Which would be brilliant for you, and totally sucky for them.

The account then reminded all players, "You can only play one card per turn – stacking is not allowed!"

Oh, our mistake; we thought 'smug stacking' was one of the major mind tricks of the game! 

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UNO fans did not take the confirmation of the rules well.

"My game, my rules," replied one rebellious player (I promise it wasn't me). 

"Absolutely not," wrote another. "I've lost enough friendships over fighting this exact rule. I can't find this in the rule book - surely this is fake!"

But others revealed they thought that rule was a given, writing, "This is standard - why are so many people shocked? The UNO video game uses this rule as well, it's legit."

That may be so, but it doesn't mean we have to like it (or tell others).

This is why we love the woman who wrote online, "Dear UNO, why haven't you changed your rules to fit how we actually play?"

She makes a sensible argument about most people playing a much more instinctive game, but she's missed something crucial: the whole point of messing with the rules is to not follow the rules, because honestly, cheating your fellow players makes victory much sweeter.