The reader is forced to read the narrative to match the Category Card to the War Card. A calendar of the time period 2. Two to four people may play at the same time, however play is more challenging and entertaining when two play. The objective of the game is for players to accumulate the most Category Cards that match up with their War Card, while holding the least number of other war's Category Cards. The ideal hand is MatchUp which is holding no other cards except all 13 Category Cards matched to their War Card.
Someone is chosen as dealer.
If there is a dispute, players can draw from the War Cards placed face down until someone draws the Civil War Card. The dealer separates the four War Cards from the 52 Category Cards and mixes them up. Starting to the dealer's right, each player selects one War Card which they keep hidden from their opponents. If only two are playing, the dealers opponent selects first. The dealer then shuffles the 52 Category Cards.