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  • Question
    If there are three players and two declare war, does the third player also have to declare war?
    Community Answer
    No, it only applies to the people who declare "war". The third player is unaffected and will have to wait until the war ends.
  • Question
    Can I shuffle my pile of cards after each war?
    Community Answer
    You're technically not supposed to, but you're welcome to come up with your own rules for your own game, as long as all players can agree on them.
  • Question
    Can an ace beat a joker?
    Community Answer
    Not in the traditional game, unless you want to change the rules. If you meant the jack card, then yes, an ace could beat a jack.
  • Question
    Can I play on both sides of the game?
    Community Answer
    Yes, although it would be a bit lonely, and you would win/lose anyway. You might want to find someone else to play with!
  • Question
    Is there a war chant or little song other than "I declare war" while laying the war cards face down?
    Harrypotterlvr
    Community Answer
    Not that I know of, but if you want you could always make up your own!
  • Question
    What if there are only 51 cards?
    Community Answer
    You can take one card out and make sure your players have the same amount of cards.
  • Question
    If I go to war, and we both play an ace, and it's one of the players' last card, who wins?
    Community Answer
    The person that still has cards left will win the war.
  • Question
    How many cards do I need to deal out to play the card game War?
    Community Answer
    It doesn't matter how many cards each person has -- you don't even need a full deck to play war. For a shorter game, use fewer cards (10-20), and for a longer game, use more.
  • Question
    What should I not do?
    Community Answer
    This is a game based solely on chance. Don't flinch right before turning a card over, rig the game or peek at your cards.
  • Question
    If you have a higher card than the other player, does that mean you have won?
    Community Answer
    It means you won that specific round, so you collect your card and the opponent's losing card.
  • Question
    Do I war if jokers are played in War?
    Community Answer
    If the players who would be affected in the war each play a joker then yes, you "Declare War."
  • Question
    If 2 war cards are lower than the 3rd person's, who gets the cards?
    Community Answer
    The 2 other people would go to war and the third person would not be affected by the war cards they get.
  • Question
    What happens if one person does not have enough cards to play war?
    Community Answer
    It is not clear by most rules. The person may lose in a version, and the person may continue the war with his last card in another. I personally prefer the first version.
  • Question
    Does a high joker beat a low joker in War?
    ラングレーケリー
    Community Answer
    Yes, the high joker (full color) does beat the low joker (single color) in War.
  • Question
    Do I battle if two jokers are played in War?
    Community Answer
    Yes. Jokers have the same value. When two people have the same numerical value, they go to war.
  • Question
    How do I know how many cards I have when playing War?
    James Hinchcliffe
    Community Answer
    Fan them out face down and count. As long as neither player sees your stack, there is no transgression.
  • Question
    If two people in a three-person game of War each have a six, but I have a ten, would there be a war?
    Community Answer
    No. The 10 would win since it has a higher value.
  • Question
    If there are 4 players and there is a war between 2 of them, but the war cards are not the highest card, does the high card win or does the war override the high card?
    Community Answer
    If there is a match between two players but another player has a higher card, then no war will happen and the player with the highest card wins.
  • Question
    What do I do if my last card is the same as my opponent so there should be war but I have no cards left?
    Community Answer
    The player with cards left wins the war, so you would not win that round. But you can make up your own rules as long as all the players agree on them.
  • Question
    What happens if it's a war and both players have one card left and both the cards are equal?
    Community Answer
    Call a draw. Then, the players' hands are equal and should call a draw. Or, shuffle both decks and play the round again. The shuffles should be different.
  • Question
    Who wins when there's a war with 3 players, but two got into another war and one had a higher number than both of them?
    Community Answer
    The two that got in a war don’t matter; the person who got the highest card wins the round.
  • Question
    If one player has an ace and the other two players have Queens, who wins?
    Undertale4141
    Top Answerer
    An ace is the highest card in the game. Therefore, the player with the ace will win and take the queens of the other players.
  • Question
    How old do you have to be to play War the card game style?
    Undertale4141
    Top Answerer
    As long as a player can understand the rules age doesn’t matter. Even kids as young as four or five can play with a bit of help.
  • Question
    What if I declare war and we have the same cards again? Do we declare war again?
    Undertale4141
    Top Answerer
    Yes! Double wars, and even sometimes triple wars, are always fun. Keep going until someone places down a card with a higher value. The winner takes all.
  • Question
    Can we play war with 104 or more cards?
    Undertale4141
    Top Answerer
    You certainly can. However, a game like this will take a very long time to play.
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