1. Pick an opponent wisely.
   Strip war is an intimate game, so choose someone you’re comfortable being around to play with! War is typically played with just 2 people, but you can play with more people if you have a larger group.
   Strip war is a great game to play with your significant other if you want to spice up your relationship. Consider making your next date night a sexy game night instead!
2. Make sure everyone is wearing an equal amount of clothing.
   Make sure you and your opponent are wearing the same number of items so it’s a game. Choose which clothes you’re each comfortable taking off so everyone knows what pieces are fair game.
   Decide on what “counts” as clothing. For example, if one person is removing socks and jewelry, it’s not very fair if the other person is only wearing a shirt and pants.
   Don’t pressure anyone into taking off more clothes than they feel comfortable with. Respect their decision so they don’t feel uncomfortable throughout the game.
3. Come to an agreement on the hierarchy of all the cards.
   The royal cards rank King, Queen, and Jack from highest to lowest, followed by the numbers in descending order. Decide with your opponent if the Ace should be the very lowest card (1) or the highest card above the King.
   If you’re playing with Jokers, then they’re the highest.
4. Shuffle the cards thoroughly before dealing them out. Keep the cards face down in a neat stack in front of you so neither you nor your opponent knows which cards you have.[2]
   You can include Jokers in your game if you’d like. Just give each player 27 cards instead of 26.
   The cards that you're flipping over will be a surprise to both you and your opponent, so the game is more exciting!
5. Flip over the top card in your stack at the same time as your opponent.
   Take the top card off your stack and place it face-up on the table. After that, compare the values of the cards—whoever has the highest card wins the hand. The winner takes both cards and places them in a separate face-up stack next to them.[3]
6. Remove an article of clothing if you had the lower card.
   If you lost the hand, then it's up to you and your opponent to decide which clothes to remove, and in what order. You can either plan the order you remove clothes ahead of time, or let the winner choose what article of clothing the loser has to remove.
   If you choose the order ahead of time, you might have losers remove their socks first, then their shirt, then their pants, and then any undergarments (if they feel comfortable)
7. Play until someone removes all of their clothes or wins the deck.
   Keep flipping over cards to play new hands. When you run out of cards in your stack, flip over your stack of face-up cards and use it as your new stack. Once a player takes off all of their clothes, they’re the loser!
   Alternatively, if a player wins all the other cards from the other player, then they win!