War Card Game_uvr

War Card Game_uvr is a computer version of the card game WAR, set in a medieval world. You play an adventurer who stops at Ye Olde Inn for a break and is challenged to a game by the Oracle, the computer player. The Oracle conjures a deck of cards after suggesting you put your swords on the table.

How to play

Start a game to split the deck, then deal one card from your pile and one from the Oracle’s. The player with the higher face-value card wins both cards. If the cards tie, a WAR begins: each player turns one card face down and another face up, and the higher face-value card wins all cards dealt in that round. Ties trigger another WAR, repeating the process until one player wins the cards or someone runs out of cards during a WAR and loses by default.

Game features

The game tracks play time, rounds and the lead, including how many points separate the players. The Oracle announces the leader and the margin both aloud and in text. Auto-play can run the game to its end or stop when a WAR occurs, with a setting to adjust its speed; you can also pause a game in progress.

You can save a game and load it later. Tooltips on the save and load buttons show when the saved game was created. The game remembers your name, which can be up to ten characters long, and saves the card configuration at the end of a game so the cards are more thoroughly shuffled next time. Cards are shuffled at the start of a game and when won cards are returned to each player’s dealing pile, with an audible cue during shuffling. You can choose the Oracle’s voice gender in the Audio Menu.