How to Play War
The simplest card game. The highest card wins.
Card Rankings
Cards are ranked from lowest to highest. Suit doesn't matter — only the rank.
Lowest
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
J
Q
K
A
Highest2-10
Face value
J Q K
Jack, Queen, King
A
Ace is highest
Game Flow
1
Deck is Shuffled
A standard 52-card deck is shuffled using combined randomness from both players. Each player receives 26 cards face-down.
2
Cards Flip Simultaneously
Both players flip their top card at the same time. The player with the higher-ranked card wins the round.
A♠
♠A♠
King wins!
vs
9♠
♠9♠
9 loses
⚔️
Ties = War!
If both cards have the same rank, it's a tie — no points awarded. In classic War, ties trigger a "war" where more cards are played, but in our speed version, ties simply don't count.
K♥
♥K♥
Queen
=
K♦
♦K♦
Queen
3
26 Rounds
The game consists of 26 rounds (one for each pair of cards). After all rounds, the player who won the most rounds wins the game.
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Winner Takes the Pot
The winner receives the combined bet from both players, minus a 5% protocol fee.
Your bet
0.1 ETH
Opponent bet
0.1 ETH
You win
0.19 ETH
(0.01 fee)
Quick Summary
🃏Standard 52-card deck
👥26 cards per player
🔄26 rounds per game
⚡~60 seconds total
👑Ace is highest
🤝Ties don't count
🏆Most round wins = game win
💸5% fee on winnings