how to play war.
no choices. no mercy. just fate, one flip at a time. · head-to-head
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Split the deck
The dealer deals the whole deck face-down — half to each player. You never choose a card; you only turn the next one over.
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Flip together
Both players turn their top card face-up at once. Higher rank wins both cards — aces high.
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A tie means war
Matching ranks? Each player lays three cards face-down, then flips a fourth. Winner takes everything on the table. Ties again? War again.
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Take it all
Won cards go to the bottom of your stack. When one player holds all 52, the war is over.
“The ace you won a war with last week is the same ace. It remembers.”
— the dealer
Every card carries its battles — the deck remembers.