War

How to play

The deck is split face-down, 26 cards each. Every round both players flip their top card — tap your stack to flip; the round resolves once both cards are up.

The higher RANK takes both cards (suits don't matter, Ace high, 2 low), and captured cards go to the bottom of the winner's stack.

A tie means WAR: each player lays three cards face-down and flips one more face-up — the higher face-up takes everything on the table, and another tie repeats the war.

If you can't fund a war (fewer than four cards) you flip your last card as the face-up; if you have no cards left at all when a war starts, you lose on the spot.

You win by taking all 52 cards — or, since a full game can run very long, the bigger stack wins after 200 resolved flips (a mobile session cap).

Ways to play

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  Against the computerPlay on one device against a computer opponent.
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  Play together, nearbyOne-on-one with someone in the same room, each on your own phone or tablet. No Wi-Fi or internet needed. In the Jambolaya app.
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  Learn by playingA guided lesson on the real game teaches you the rules one step at a time.