How to Play War (Card Game)

Playing cards flying through the air at each other

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War is one of the simplest card games. It is mostly based on luck because players do not make many decisions. The goal is to win all the cards in the deck.

Number of Players

War is usually played with 2 players.

Cards Needed

War is played with a standard 52-card deck.

Goal of the Game

The goal is to win all the cards by having higher cards than your opponent.

Setup

Shuffle the deck.

Deal all the cards evenly between the players.

Players keep their cards in a face-down pile and do not look at them.

How to Play

Both players flip the top card of their pile at the same time.

The player with the higher card wins both cards and places them at the bottom of their pile.

Card Order (Lowest to Highest)

2 is the lowest card.

Then 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

Then Jack, Queen, King

Ace is the highest card.

What Is a War?

If both players flip cards of the same rank, this is called a war.

When a war happens:

Each player places three cards face down.

Then each player flips one card face up.

The player with the higher card wins all the cards on the table.

If the face-up cards are the same again, another war happens.

Winning the Game

The game ends when one player has all the cards.

Summary

War is played by:

Dealing all cards between two players

Flipping one card each turn

Higher card wins the cards

Ties start a war

Winning by collecting all the cards

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