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War (Card Game)

W
PLAYERS
2
DIFFICULTY
SETTING
Indoor
MATERIALS
HOW TO PLAY
1

Deal the entire deck evenly between two players, face down, without looking at the cards.

2

Both players flip their top card face up at the same time.

3

Whoever flips the higher-ranked card wins the round and collects both cards, placing them at the bottom of their pile.

4

If both cards match in rank, it's a "war": each player lays down a few cards face down, then flips one more face up, and the higher card wins all the cards in play.

5

Continue until one player collects the entire deck.