How to Play War.
Not only is War a great way to pass the time
with a friend, but it's so easy to learn that
both children and adults can play.
You will need A deck of cards and two players.
Step 1.
Shuffle the deck and deal 26 cards to each
player.
Keep your cards face down and do not look
at them.
Step 2.
Flip your top cards over at the same time.
The card with the higher value wins, and the
winner takes both cards, placing them face
up at the bottom of their pile.
Cards are ranked with the ace as the highest
and two as the lowest.
Step 3.
Continue flipping.
When you reach the cards that are face up,
shuffle your cards and start at the top.
Step 4.
If you flip two cards of equal value, war
begins.
Both players take a card from the top of their
pile and set it face down on top of the first
card, then take a third card and flip it face
up.
The player whose up card has the higher value
wins all six cards.
There is no winning strategy for War; the
game is based on chance.
Step 5.
If the two new cards are also a tie, war is
declared again and the process repeats until
one of the players has a card of higher value.
The first player to capture all 52 of the
cards wins.
Did you know European playing cards date back
to 1377 and may have originated in China.
