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War variants
Other ways to play War, each one ready to play here. Read how a variant changes the rules, then start a game with it chosen in the table setup.
One card down
The smaller war: each player lays one card face down instead of three before turning up the card that decides it, so a war puts fewer cards at stake.
Peace
War turned upside down: the lowest card wins each battle, so twos are the best cards and aces the worst, and a tie starts a peace with five face-down cards.