“Place your order.” In the time it took you to read that sentence, another deck of Uno was sold. The family-favorite card game has been around for 52 years — but it may be more popular than ever.

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Zaila Avant-garde understood the significance of what she was doing as she stood on the Scripps National Spelling Bee stage, peppering pronouncer Jacques Bailly with questions ...