The card game War is a battle for cards between two players. Flip over matching cards, and a war begins!
Find the video tutorial and written explanation for how to play the card game war below.
War Tutorial
Needed
52 card deck; two players
Deal
Twenty-six cards to each player. Players keep their cards face down in a pile.
Objective
The objective of the game is to be the first player to win all the cards.
Card Rank
Highest to lowest - A, K, Q, J, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2
Game Play
The game begins with each player flipping the top card of their pile into the middle. The player with the higher ranking card wins both cards. The cards won are placed on the bottle of the winning player’s pile.
If players flip over cards with matching ranks, it is a war. Each player will play three cards from his/her pile face down, and then play another card face up. The player with the highest face up card wins all ten cards. If the flipped up cards are matching again, the process is repeated.
Winning
Once a player has all 52 cards, he/she wins the game.
Rule
If a player runs out of cards during a war, he/she loses the game.