1Both players turn over their top card at the same time.
2The higher card wins both cards.
3A tie starts a war: each plays three cards face down and one face up, and the higher one takes them all.
4The player who collects every card wins.
Questions
Win all 52 cards in the deck. Win by capturing all 52 cards. There is no strategy - the game is determined entirely by the shuffle.
Shuffle a standard 52-card deck and deal all cards face-down, 26 to each player. Players stack their cards without looking at them.
War is a game of pure chance - there are no decisions to make. Enjoy the excitement of wars and the drama of flipping cards. The game can take a very long time (or be very short) depending on the shuffle.
Speed War: Play at maximum speed for excitement. War with fewer 'down' cards: 1 or 2 instead of 3 for faster games. Multiple wars: Some play that matching war cards start a new war with more cards at stake.
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