War

2 players.

Put 52 cards (13 kinds) into the deck. Shuffle the deck. Deal 26 cards from the deck to each player's hand.

Deck: a pile, shared, hidden from everyone (only the count shows). Hand: a pile, each player has their own, visible only to its owner. Battle: a pile, each player has their own, face up for everyone. Trash: a pile, shared, face up for everyone.

Flip — uses your own hand and your own battle. • If the chosen to zone is empty: move the top card of the chosen from zone to the chosen to zone; play passes to the next player. Resolve — available when its conditions hold. • If the rank of the top card of player 1's battle is higher than the rank of the top card of player 2's battle: move the top card of player 2's battle to player 1's hand; move the top card of player 1's battle to player 1's hand. • If the rank of the top card of player 1's battle is lower than the rank of the top card of player 2's battle: move the top card of player 1's battle to player 2's hand; move the top card of player 2's battle to player 2's hand. • If the rank of the top card of player 1's battle matches the rank of the top card of player 2's battle: move the top card of player 1's battle to the trash; move the top card of player 2's battle to the trash. (Where several rules are listed, the first one that applies is used.)

The last player who still has cards in their hand wins; if everyone runs out at the same time, the game is a draw.

Rank, from lowest to highest: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, Jack, Queen, King, Ace.