<p>According to <a href="https://www.unorules.com/" rel="noreferrer">these rules</a></p>

<blockquote>
  <p>If the player has no matches or they choose not to play any of their
  cards even though they might have a match, they must draw a card from
  the Draw pile. <em>If that card can be played, play it. Otherwise, the
  game moves on to the next person in turn.</em></p>
</blockquote>

<p>You need to play the card you just drew. So you can not use the power card.</p>

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2018-09-25T12:15:40.967Z
Toon Krijthe
<p>I'll assume that the house rule posed doesn't contradict the other rules, one of which is that it is explicitly illegal to draw a card and then play a card that one could have played. <strong>Drawing a card by choice disallows one the right to play from one's hand later that turn</strong> (and if you weren't drawing by choice, you don't have that right anyway).</p>

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<p>That said, may I propose a house rule that allows this? If you don't want players to just hoard wild cards to win, one could impose <strong>If one's final card is a wild card, they may play it, but must draw one card so that they still have one card left at the end of their turn</strong> (and as such, must declare "UNO" or be at risk of being caught)". </p>

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2018-09-25T17:42:39.713Z
Regarding the first part of your post, that is what made it so confusing. There was no card that could have been palyed since it was a power card, but it became playable the second a new card was drawn.
RnRoger
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2018-09-26T00:06:38.927Z
Except by choosing to draw, playing a card that you didn't just draw is illegal. If you draw a power card, you can play that.
user45266
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2018-09-26T14:08:08.830Z
"If you don't want players to just hoard wild cards to win" ...then use the scoring rules! Hoarding wild cards then becomes a risk, because if your opponent goes out first, that wild card is a huge point penalty for you. Hoard zeroes instead! ;)
Dan Henderson
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2018-09-26T14:47:05.447Z
@DanHenderson True. Very rarely does anyone use the actual scoring.
user45266
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user45266
<p>Assuming you play with the following rules:</p>

<ol>
<li>You can't end on a power card (+4, color change)</li>
<li>If you can't play and draw a card you are allowed to play it immediatly if that card does match</li>
</ol>

<p>If you're holding a power card and you draw a card since you can't end on a power card, can you then play the power card instantly (in the same turn like rule 2) since you have 2 cards now?</p>

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2018-09-25T11:25:13.423Z
Since this question is centered around a house rule I added the house rule tag.
Joe W
<house-rules><uno>
Uno: With a last card power card, are you allowed to play it after you draw a card?
RnRoger
# Uno: With a last card power card, are you allowed to play it after you draw a card?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-09-25)

Assuming you play with the following rules:

1. You can't end on a power card (+4, color change)
2. If you can't play and draw a card you are allowed to play it immediatly if that card does match

If you're holding a power card and you draw a card since you can't end on a power card, can you then play the power card instantly (in the same turn like rule 2) since you have 2 cards now?

**Tags:** house-rules, uno

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Since this question is centered around a house rule I added the house rule tag.  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2018-09-25. Score: 5 | Accepted answer

According to [these rules](https://www.unorules.com/)

> If the player has no matches or they choose not to play any of their
> cards even though they might have a match, they must draw a card from
> the Draw pile. *If that card can be played, play it. Otherwise, the
> game moves on to the next person in turn.*

You need to play the card you just drew. So you can not use the power card.


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### Answer by username_3 on 2018-09-25. Score: 1

I'll assume that the house rule posed doesn't contradict the other rules, one of which is that it is explicitly illegal to draw a card and then play a card that one could have played. **Drawing a card by choice disallows one the right to play from one's hand later that turn** (and if you weren't drawing by choice, you don't have that right anyway).

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That said, may I propose a house rule that allows this? If you don't want players to just hoard wild cards to win, one could impose **If one's final card is a wild card, they may play it, but must draw one card so that they still have one card left at the end of their turn** (and as such, must declare "UNO" or be at risk of being caught)".

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Regarding the first part of your post, that is what made it so confusing. There was no card that could have been palyed since it was a power card, but it became playable the second a new card was drawn.  
> **username_3**: Except by choosing to draw, playing a card that you didn't just draw is illegal. If you draw a power card, you can play that.  
> **username_4**: "If you don't want players to just hoard wild cards to win" ...then use the scoring rules! Hoarding wild cards then becomes a risk, because if your opponent goes out first, that wild card is a huge point penalty for you. Hoard zeroes instead! ;)  
> **username_3**: @DanHenderson True. Very rarely does anyone use the actual scoring.  

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