War (card game) War (card game) War (US) or Battle (UK) is a card game typically played by two players. It uses a standard playing card deck in decreasing order is: A K Q J 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2. Due to its simplicity, it is played most often by children. There are many variations, including those played in other countries such as Tod und Leben (Life and Death), a 32-card version played in the German-speaking world. The objective of the game is to win all cards. The deck is divided evenly among the players, giving each a down
Card Players in a Rich Interior Card Players in a Rich Interior Card Players in a Rich Interior is a c. 1663 – 1665 oil on canvas painting by Pieter de Hooch, produced at the start of his time in Amsterdam and signed "P. D. HOOCH". It is now in the Louvre, whose collections it entered in 1801. It reworks a theme used in earlier works by the artist such as "Soldiers Playing Cards" (1657–1658; private collection) and "Card Players in a Bright Interior" (1658; Windsor Castle, Royal Collection) He also returned to the theme in the later "Card Players at a Table" (1670–1674; private collection).