A game of position, not chance
Poker War
Skill Outranks Luck
A strategic mobile card battler. Draw, deploy across four tactical lanes, and resolve each as a five-card poker hand. Outwit your opponent across the whole board — there are no chips, no bets, no spins. Only foresight.
iOS & Android · Free to play · Cosmetic-only
The briefing
War, with a strategist's mind
Poker War takes the simplicity of War and the hand-building depth of poker, then strips away every casino reflex. You're dealt half the deck. Where each card goes is a decision — and every decision compounds.
Strategic card battler
Easy to learn, hard to master. Reward planning, card tracking, lane pressure, and hand management — not a roll of the dice.
Four tactical lanes
Place each drawn card into one of four lanes. Both sides see every card on the board. Commit, bluff a build, or hold back.
Poker-hand resolution
Each full lane becomes a five-card poker hand. Win the majority of lanes; a level board goes to your remaining hand as the tiebreaker.
Ranked online play
Climb a shared ladder from Bronze to Ace across Standard, Rapid, and Live duels — server-authoritative, fair, no pay-to-win.
Friends & exhibitions
Add friends and challenge them to exhibition matches. Friendly games never touch your rating or coins — just bragging rights.
Cosmetics & progression
Earn coins in ranked play and unlock card backs, table mats, and lane-win markers. Pure expression — cosmetics never change the odds.
Rules in 30 seconds
How a duel plays out
Draw & deploy
Each turn, draw one card, then commit exactly one to a lane — or spend your single face-down discard.
Build four lanes
Every lane holds five cards a side. Resolved cards stay face up — the board is open information.
Resolve as poker
A full lane scores as a five-card poker hand. Beat your opponent's lane to claim it; equal lanes tie.
Take the majority
The board always plays out in full. Win the most lanes — a level score breaks on your remaining hand.
Modes & identity
Play your way, fly your colours
- Ranked Standard (24h/move) — the default async ladder, play at your own pace.
- Ranked Rapid (1h/move) — faster async for active commanders.
- Live Duel (30s/move) — real-time, server-validated turns.
- Casual Exhibitions — friend matches with no rating stakes.
- Your colours — table mats, card backs, and lane-win markers are your banner on the field.
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