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Addition War
Equipment: a deck of cards with the jokers removed; ace = 1, jack=10, queen=10, king=10
Shuffle the cards and deal out the whole deck between 2 or 3 players.
Version 1
Each player flips over 2 cards and adds them together. The player with the greater sum wins all 4 cards played. If there is a tie for greatest sum, switch the operation to subtraction. Subtract your larger number minus your smaller number. The greatest difference wins all of the cards.
For example: Player 1 turns over 4 and 6; sum is 10. Player 2 turns over 9 and 1; sum is 10. It is a tie, so you switch to subtraction. Player 1: 6 minus 4 is 2. Player 2: 9 minus 1 is 8. 8 is greater than 2, so Player 2 wins all of the cards.
Version 2 - you may need 2 decks
Each player flips over 3 (or 4) cards and adds them together. Each player announces their sum. The player with the greatest sum wins all of the cards played. If there is a tie for greatest sum, there is a battle; each player lays 3 cards face down and 2 cards face up. Add together the two top cards. The greatest sum wins all of the cards.