PLAYERS
War is for 2 players only. Each player has their own face-down deck. Starting player is chosen at random each round.
TURN ACTIONS
1. Drawing
- On your turn, draw the top card from your own face-down deck.
- Cards in decks must remain face down; you cannot preview upcoming cards.
- If Player A starts the round, Player B cannot draw until Player A has drawn.
2. Compare Cards
- After both players have drawn, reveal and compare the two face-up cards.
- Higher-ranked card wins the trick; the winner takes both cards and places them face down at the bottom of their deck.
3. Turn Timer
- A turn timer is active. If a player’s timer expires, that player is replaced by a bot for continued play.
Notes:
- Card ranks low-to-high: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, J, Q, K, A.
- Each player’s remaining deck size must be visibly indicated.
- Only the most recently drawn card from each player (2 cards total) should be visible at any time.
War (TIE)
If both players reveal cards of equal rank:
- A “war” text bubble appears next to each player.
- Each player places 1 card face down on top of their tied card.
- Then each places 1 card face up on top of that.
- Compare the new face-up cards. Higher card wins and collects all involved cards (tied cards, face-down cards, and new face-up cards).
- If the new face-up cards tie again, repeat the same sequence (1 face down, then 1 face up) until resolved.
- Special case: If a player cannot provide enough cards to complete a war, they lose immediately and the opponent takes their remaining cards.
ROUND END
A round ends when someone reaches 50 points or has all the cards.
SCOREBOARD
- Display rounds won by each player.
- At round end, show a results popup that includes outcomes from the rounds and updates with the latest winner.