Playcard gamesWar
Highest card takes both. Ties mean war.
- 2 players
- Standard deck
- Comparing
What War is
The simplest card game there is. There are no decisions at all — the deal decides the winner, and the game just takes a while to admit it.
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Open a table here and play War in the browser — 2 to 2 at it, with friends on a shared code, or against bots when you are short of people.
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