The generic card game War – played with a standard deck of 52 playing-cards – has been around for a long time, and remains many youngsters introduction to wargames. 1944: The Card Game upgrades its predecessor with a military theme and more interesting mechanisms. While the old playing-card game is a purely random exercise, in 1944 the players get a small hand of cards and must choose which to play. A player s strategy, tactics, memory and hunches can go a long way toward winning. Of course, a little luck wouldn t hurt, either.

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