In a war, each player plays a number of cards determined by the rank of the card that caused the war - for example one card each for an Ace, 3 cards each for a 3, 8 each for an 8, and so on. HOYLE Card Games for Windows or Mac OS X includes a War program, along with many other popular card games. (Donor Ref: 3DRL/3141)], No. Australian troops marching through London. (Donor Ref: 419/115/010)], H.M. Australian Hospital Ship "Kanowna" [Photograph of the hospital ship H.M.A.H.S. Australia, and other Australian vessels. Similar to 2/5/28, but with different colours], 1st day - In the morning - At Mena Camp "The meeting" [Cartoon of Australian soldiers greeting two fashionably dressed young ladies], Mutual admiration [same image as 2/5/30, with different colours], On Pay Day: Will they have enough left to come back by 2nd class tram? The collection also includes souvenir postcards sent from military camps. Requisitioned by the Commonwealth in August 1915 she was fitted up as a transport. The Port Macquarie was fitted to transport 25 Officers, 371 Other Ranks and 456 horses. N.Z. A "Jack Johnson" was colloquial term for a high explosive shell bursting with a black smoke. Australian women volunteered for service in auxiliary roles, as cooks, nurses, drivers, interpreters, munitions workers and skilled farm workers. Part of a "crossing the equator" ceremony], [no title] [On board the steamship Mooltan, transporting 300 Sisters from Australia to Europe. When cards are won, they are not added to the bottom of the winner's card supply but placed in a pile face up beside the player. City buildings in the background include W C Douglass Ltd. (Donor Ref. After Gallipoli the AIF mounted division that had served as additional infantry during the campaign remained in the Middle East, whilst the other AIF divisions went to France. 2. Aborginal Camp at Corroboree held in London A.N.A. 3DRL/7087)], 9th Brigade AIF [Map of France with the Battle Honours and Regimental Badges of the 9th Brigade. New Twin-Screw Steamers Ballarat, Beltana, Benalla, Berrima, Borda [Colour painting of one of the P. & O. Twin-Screw Steamers. Each player plays a card face down, but this is player B's last card. (Donor Ref. With verse "Our Flags unite, Fit Emblem of our hearts' desires, One King, One Fleet, One Nation. (Donor Ref: 3DRL/2941)], Anzac Beach [Anzac Beach. (Donor Ref. A 32-card pack is used, the cards ranking from high to low: A - K - Q - J - 10 - 9 - 8 - 7. (Donor Ref: SC00829)], Defaulters [Cartoon of various defaulters - in detention sick parade, in defaulters parade, and in "the bird cage". If B waits until after A has played the 9, then A can no longer use it to steal and the cards remain with B. There are postcards of both Allied and German prisoners of war. [Colour painting of the transport A 14. The Koala says "Something for my pal the poilu"], As we were glad to fight for you, We're proud to have this chance, Of handing you a bob or two, To help you, Madam France [Cartoon by Norman Lindsay of the Koala in Uniform giving money to "Madame France"], Christmas Greetings from the Citizens War Chest Fund NS.Wales Division of The Australian Comforts Funds AIF 1916 BEF [Drawing of a Koala sitting up a flag pole, with the Australian Blue Ensign and wattle and holly], Christmas Greetings from the Australian War Contingent Association London 1916 [same image as 2/4/25 - drawing of a Koala sitting up a flag pole, with the Australian Blue Ensign and wattle and holly], Writing, Buffet and Billiard Rooms at THE SOLDIERS' CLUB, 426 George Street, Sydney [Photograph of solders writing at the Soldiers' Club. (Donor Ref: 3DRL/6301) ], Tennis Court Outside Canteen. Australia [Black and white photograph of H.M.A.S. (Donor Ref: 419/012/030)], [no title] [Close up photograph of Rising Sun Badge cut into a chalk hill. Ham7r33 825 subscribers Subscribe 758 91K views 7 years ago A countdown showcasing the strongest creature cards in Card Wars - Adventure Time Card Game.. The three cards played face down during a war are not looked at and cannot be used to steal an opponent's pile, but the following card can be used to steal instead of competing to win the war if it matches an opponent's pile. James, Lieut.-Col. Tunbridge, Lieut. Australia 28th January 1916 - 21st November 1918 [Chart of the areas sailed by H.M.A.S. Showing Portion of the Lake of Reflection [Photograph of Shrine of Remembrance (Anzac Memorial)], The Bronze Group of Sculpture, Symbolising Sacrifice, Anzac Memorial, Sydney N.S.W. advance dressing station [Photograph of wounded soldiers being tended to at an advance dressing station (Donor Ref: 3DRL/3928)], [same as 2/16/7] [Photograph of wounded soldiers being tended to at an advance dressing station (Donor Ref: 3DRL/6278 & SC02020)], [same as 2/16/7] [Photograph of wounded soldiers being tended to at an advance dressing station (Donor Ref: 701/114/001)], No. (Donor Ref: 419/048/070)], Australian Infantry March Past: The first review in the British Empire of compulsorily-trained troops ready for the fighting line [Photograph of a march past at either Broadmeadows or Seymour Victoria. 1917 France's Day Kamaraderie [Two scenes, the first representing "Germany's Day Kultur" in 1914 with a cartoon of a German soldier pointing a gun at a French woman's head, whilst pointing his sword at her young son. In this version, captured cards are usually stacked face up in front of each player rather than added to the bottom of their face down packet. (Donor Ref: 419/116/021)], [no title] [Coaling ship, H.M.A.S. (Donor Ref: SC01361)], General view of the wards and some of the patients [ No. (Donor Ref: RC03280)], Australian Artillery Horses Dug In, Dardanelles [Horses at Gallipoli. Melbourne [Black and white photograph of the H.M.A.S. "Australia" in a Gale [Black and white painting of H.M.A.S. Description: Sentimental and romantic postcards sent to and from Australian military personnel. (Donor Ref: SC01361)], Wishing You a Merry Christmas [Two Kookaburras on a branch. (Donor Ref: 419/027/026)], Dug-outs at Gallipoli Dardanelles [Dug outs on a hill side], Mules killed by shrapnel at Anzac 1915 [Dead mules], Gaba Tepe - Gallipoli 1915 [Postcard of Gaba Tepe, annotated with notes], [same as 2/1/12] [Soldiers landing at Anzac Cove. (Donor Ref: SC01558)], 'Happy Days' 1918 [Close up photograph of Rising Sun Badge cut into a chalk hill], [no title] [Close up photograph of Rising Sun Badge cut into a chalk hill. Persons unknown. Camp unknown], On his way to take Possession of his Bachelor Quarters [Group of new recruits, carrying bedding and other items on their way to their quarters. Left hand bottom corner "Camp Series no.7"], A Coo-ee from Australians at Weymouth (Eng), Xmas 1916 [Photograph of the quayside at Sherrens, Weymouth], A Coo-ee from Australians at Weymouth (Eng), Xmas 1916 [Photograph of a beach scene at Sherrens, Weymouth], A Coo-ee from Australians at Weymouth (Eng), Xmas 1916 [Collage of pictures of the area with scroll titled 'Picturesque Weymouth'], [no title] [Photograph of D.A.H.Q. ], Sutton Veny Camp [Poem dedicated to Sutton Veny.]. Negative no. (Donor Ref: RC08888 [item 7])], Tree that the Australians shot a Turkish sniper out of .. [View of the tree. "Ceramic". galleries are progressively closed from 4 pm. (Donor Ref. 2 Field Ambulance A.A.M.C. This database includes digitised images of 59,000 recommendations from official archival record AWM28 and digitised images of the index cards to approximately 18,000 recommendations for honours and awards to Australians while on active service in the Second World War, Korean War, and Malayan Emergency. And so on. From One of the Australian Expeditionary Force [Australian Blue Ensign and Rising Sun badge], Australian Military Forces [Rising Sun badge, with verse], Australian General Service Badge: Crowned With Glory, Fame and Honour [Rising Sun badge with wattle], Australian Imperial Force [Rising Sun Badge with Coat of Arms, surrounded by wattle, "Australia's Boys salute that Flag, 'Neath which their Fathers fought." 3 [Honour board with the photographs of 42 men from Queanbeyan, including: H.C. Dawson, K.E. The goal of the game is to eventually win all of the cards. (Donor Ref: 3DRL/4037)], The Warship that Captured the German Cruiser "Emden", Nov. 9th, 1914. A24 has been scribbled out with pencil. (Donor Ref: 419/096/019)], R.M.S. The Katoomba was requisitioned by the British government to transport American, British, Australian, and Indian troops and Turkish prisoners of war. On Active Service [Black and white drawing of the alter of a church. [Postcard commemorating the sinking of the German ship, S.M.S. Between England, South Africa and Australia. 2 Australian Auxiliary Hospital. Description: This collection is primarily made up of photographs taken at Gallipoli during the Gallipoli Campaign, and sent during or after the campaign. [Father Christmas visiting a young boy ("Australia") in his bedroom, which is full of toys, such as soldiers, Rifle factory, naval vessels and a training camp], Doing time in the bird cage [Australian soldier sitting on a perch in an oversized bird cage], Jolly Good Luck in the New Year my old "Dinkum Anzac" [Caricature of a "larrakin" Australian soldier, with his left eye bandaged and a cigarette dangling out of his mouth (Donor Ref: 92/0266)], "My word, when the Kaiser sees ME coming, he'll stop it" [Cartoon of a little girl in uniform holding a rifle and Australian flag], "I wish I could conquer your sole!" [Photograph of Shrine of Remembrance (Anzac Memorial)], The Anzac Memorial, Sydney, N.S.W. It was fitted to transport 36 Officers, 720 Other Ranks and 505 horses. Transport A 17 ("Port Lincoln") [Black and white picture of the transport A 17. 3 Australian Casualty Clearing Station. Camp unknown], [no title] [Easter 1914 Photograph of military training camp, Gawler, South Australia], [no title] [Rutherford training camp. P01887.003], Captured German Gun Opp Sydney Railway Station 6.10.20 [The 28cm German railway gun known as the `Amiens gun' opposite Central Railway Station where it was displayed. [Black and white illustration of HMAS Sydney and SMS Emden (Donor Ref: RC05738)], Stunts over the Sydney by Ross Smith [Photograph of taken on board HMAS Sydney (Donor ref: RC06481 item 1)], Sydney looking towards Brisbane on to Jervis Bay [Photograph of taken on board HMAS Sydney (Donor ref: RC06481 item 2)], Xmas Day [Photograph of crew, thought to have been taken on board HMAS Sydney. Not all gazetted awards have corresponding recommendations. [Cartoon of five Australian soldiers cramming into a taxi, with the driver charging two bob per passenger to Cairo], The first fun for 40 centuries [Cartoon of the Sphinx and one of the pyramids singing "it's a long way to Typperary"], For friends at Home - "A Cairo monkey player" [Cartoon of Australian soldiers (wearing very large hats which look more like stetsons) watching a monkey balancing on a goat, balancing on a carved stick], From Cairo, to our friends at home [Cartoon of four soldiers getting their boots polished, with two veiled women walking past, [no title] [Cartoon of locals, trying to sell items, with their selling slogans, e.g. On 21 July 1917 in the Bristol Channel it was chased by another enemy submarine, but was rescued by a patrol. "Kanowna". (Donor Ref. Game designer Greg Costikyan has observed that since there are no choices in the game, and all outcomes are random, it cannot be considered a game by some definitions. Places of Pride, the National Register of War Memorials, is a new initiative designed to record the locations and photographs of every publicly accessible memorial across Australia. Deal out all the cards, so that each player has 26. (Donor Ref: SC00429)], Graduated Physical Exercise. Prominent images used in these postcards include the Australian Blue Ensign, Australian Red Ensign and Australian flora and fauna. (Donor Ref: 419/116/021)], [no title] [ 12" gun H.M.A.S. High card by suitlow card by suit refer to assigning relative values to playing cards of equal rank based on their . 2023 (Donor Ref: 749/099/046)], Luna Park No. July 19th 1919. Image of 7 mounted troops in Ford]. 749/034/028)], Entrance to Avenue of Honour 14 Miles Long The Lucas' Girls Tribute to Ballarat Soldiers [Photograph. 701/087/025)], [no title] [Photograph of Barracks, camp unknown. Second highest are the 2s, which, like jokers, may also be used as wild cards to a limited extent. (Donor Ref. [Donor Ref: 3DRL/5030], Victory March through London, 3rd May 1919. 2 Australian Auxiliary Hospital. Australia], The North Sea Track Chart of H.M.A.S. Ace of Spades meaning and why it is special - Technology Org Image available on Photographic Database at Negative no. Player A plays a card face up and it is also a queen, so the war must continue. 419/048/083)], Aerial View of Kiama [Photograph. There are no less than six Australian Pierrot Troupes at the front, consisting entirely of soldiers [Photograph of several pierrots with two female impersonators (Donor Ref: 3DRL/3141)], No. Most of the postcards were produced for the A.F.C. [Cartoon of kewpie knitting], Anzac Rugby Team at Paris: "Parc des Princes" [Group photograph. Victory March through London, 3rd May 1919. The Katoomba was requisitioned by the British government to transport American, British, Australian, and Indian troops and Turkish prisoners of war. 2 Australian Auxiliary Hospital. Lyell Company's Wharves, Regatta Point, Tasmania [Drawing of Mt. [Crown with Australian Red Ensign and Union Jack], Happy may your Christmas be. (Donor Ref. You can read some recommendations of Australian personnel online using Honours and Awards. [No. If two or more players tie for highest there is a war - everyone plays their next card face-down and then turns up a third card. Tower at Hobart, September 1919. Description: Postcards of artillery and tanks from the First World War. 3 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, Kent [Photograph of convalescing soldiers on the lawn. 3DRL/6915)], Lackey St. Summerhill [Photograph. (Donor Ref: 3DRL/7451)], In Der Baracke [Copy of one of a series of black and white sketches of German prisoners in Egypt, drawn by Robert Engel. 37 Battalion], Your Regimental Colours. [No. Commonwealth control ended 14 September 1917. The suits have no significance. (Donor Ref. (Donor Ref: 3DRL/3071)], T.S.S. The light horsemen and their mounts had to survive extreme heat, harsh terrain and water shortages. RC00693)], The Australians in Egypt (No. [Photograph], The Vestibule and Hall of Silence, Anzac Memorial, Sydney N.S.W. logo in top left hand corner. Collected in June 1922 (Donor Ref: 02/0677)], [no title] [Pressed flowers collected from Pozieres, Rue de Bapaume, France, and placed on a postcard. 35 - The Australian Tunnelers making dug-outs. Now each player turns the last card of their row face up, and whoever turned up the higher card takes all the cards from both rows and adds them to the bottom of their face down packet, but does not capture the cards in the play pile. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=War_(card_game)&oldid=1153679795, This page was last edited on 7 May 2023, at 17:56. Hospital unknown (Donor Ref: 419/021/034)]. Victory March of the Allied Troops in London. Simultaneously, each player turns over the top card. In this game the Ace is the lowest card (below the 2) and the King is highest. Australia. Painting of battle scene], The British Fleet in Kiel Harbour June 1914 - one month prior to the war [Photograph], The "Paravane". Lyell Company Wharves. [Cartoon of an armed Australian soldier waving his fist at a mirage of the Kaiser's face in a dust cloud], The Australians in Egypt (No. ], Mt. Norman died on Friday 27 September 1918, aged 27. It was fitted to transport 100 Officers, 2,700 Other Ranks and 24 horses. identical to the Perham Down Camp postcard to the verse on the Perham Down Camp postcard (except for the change of place). The Crossword Solver finds answers to classic crosswords and cryptic crossword puzzles. We recognise their continuing connection to land, sea and waters. 58a, Grosvenor Real Photo Series B. The Themistocles was fitted to transport 100 Officers and 1,220 Other Ranks (Donor Ref: 701/099/001)], H.M. Troopship "Derbyshire" European War, 1914-1919 Sydney, April, 1919 [Black and white photograph of the transport "Derbyshire". Identities unknown. (Donor Ref. As a result, the Turks were unable to inflict more than a very few casualties on the retreating forces. The game War is played with two decks of standard 52-card playing cards. Emden on 9 November 1914. The First World War was the first armed conflict in which aircraft were used; about 3,000 Australian airmen served in the Middle East and France with the Australian. A corps of Gumnut soldiers], The Girls I left behind me [May Gibbs Gumnut Series - 6. Many of the photographs are of captured German weapons. (Donor Ref: 749/094/42)], "The Kangaroos" Costume, Comedy, Concert, Company. Many other variations submitted by readers of this site will be found on the War Variations page of the Invented games section. 749/013/034)], Barrack Street, Perth [Photograph. Player A wins, since player B does not have enough cards to fight the war. In command of Troopship A40 ("CERAMIC"), conveying Australian Divisional Ammunition Park and Divisional Supply Column to England [Photograph of Captain Stivey. Lyell Railway, Tasmania], [no title] [Studio photograph of an unknown man. [Photograph of soldiers walking past the ruins of a house (Donor Ref: 3DRL/6278)], No. In this case, the king wins. The war goes on like this as long as the face-up cards continue to be equal. "Themistocles" The Aberdeen Line to South Africa and Australia [Colour painting of transport A 32. "Katoomba" [Colour painting of the Merchant Ship "Katoomba". (Donor Ref: SC01361)], [same as 2/3/12] [Photograph of a hospital ward. Provenance:Collected since the 1920s from a variety of sources. (Donor Ref: 419/027/026)], Visit of a Jack Johnson [Scene in the trenches after a shell exploded. (Donor Ref: SC01567)], Orchard Convalescent Hospital [Photograph of convalescing soldiers outside barracks. 3 Auxiliary Convalescent Depot. (Donor Ref: 3DRL/0632)], H.M. Hospital Ship "Warilda" [Black and white photograph of the Merchant ship "Warilda". Aust. A Speedy and Safe Return [Brown cut out kangaroo and crossed Union Jack and Australian Red Ensign with drawing of a rural scene and verse], To My Soldier Friend on Active Service. Vice-Admiral Sir F.D. Description: Postcards collected by Herbert Garside, who served on board the H.M.A.S. Thank you! [Donor Ref: 3DRL/6796], Victory March of the Allied Troops in London. In this game the players play through the deck once only: the cards are not recycled. ], To My Dear Friend on Active Service [Illustration of a kookaburra. (Donor Ref: 419/071/037)], H.M. Transport "Assaye" [Black and white photograph of the "Assaye". After the War many local and national memorials were made and this collection contains photographs of some of these memorials (For more photographs of local Memorials, please see the Guide to the W.G. [Photograph], Sublime Point, Bulli, N.S.W. Invented During the War for Destroying Hun Mines. Recipients can use the, Dormant between 1975 and February 2023, when it was re-introduced. Tom Cross was born in the village of Ruddington in Nottinghamshire in 1883. Card 1 is an enquiry form to enquire after any friend or relative in the Australian Imperial Force. [Australian Red Cross Acknowledgment card for a food parcel, dated 10/9/1918. One of the soldiers had served on Gallipoli], [no title] [Studio photograph of 7279 Sergeant James Moncrieff Menzies 1st Battalion. Branch Service England-South Africa-Australia. 2 [Photograph. Australia. Australia], [no title] [Photograph of deck of ship, covered in snow, showing one of the guns, probably on board the H.M.A.S. 3 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, Kent] [Copy of postcard. 3 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, Kent [Copy of item 2/3/13], The Sister's Mess. "Shropshire". Sydney"The glory of a lion is his mane" , "The mane is not merely a glorious ornament but a real protection to a lion"The first of the Australian Navy to score a Naval victory by putting an end to the career of the "Emden" on November 9th, 1914. Australian Troops in Constitution Hill. McEacharn Line 7391 Tons [Black and white picture of the Merchant Ship "Karoola". (Donor Ref: 701/114/001)], No. Commonwealth control ended 13 January 1917. Il y a loin de la coupe aux levres [Cartoon of an Australian soldier and a New Zealand soldier holding back a German soldier wanting to 'consume' Egypt (represented as a plate of jelly)], Mafish filussuntil next Wednesday [Cartoon of an Australian soldier, with empty pockets, surrounded by locals trying to sell him items. (Donor Ref: 749/094/042)], Bacshiche? It was announced that unfortunately Card Wars is shutting down. McGowan 14th Battalion], Goulburn High School Soldiers Home [Photograph of Soldiers Home. 30 - General Birdwood and staff [A group photograph of General Birdwood and his staff, No. (Donor Ref. "TIPPERARY" (Steaming at Full Speed) "It's a Long Way " Sunk in The Great Naval Victory off Jutland, May 31st, 1916 [Photograph], The Old "VINDICTIVE" OF Zeebruge Fame. SC01273)], Hyde Park. ], Entrance to Australian Hospital, Harefield [Photograph of entrance. Copy 2 is unmarked. "Kanowna". The Demosthenes was fitted to transport 64 Officers and 1,570 Other Ranks. A programme for a performance of "The Kangaroos" is held in the souvenirs 2 concert and theatre programmes item folder no. The Royal Australian Navy (RAN), under the command of the Royal Navy, made a significant contribution early in the war when HMAS Sydney destroyed the German raider Emden near the Cocos Islands in November 1914. Black and white chart, based on a coloured chart. "Australia" in a gale [Black and White Painting], Pay Day H.M.A.S. Australia firing her 12" guns. The cards are fairly traditional (2 through Ace), with the . [An Australian soldier, with one foot on Australia and the other on Europe charging forth with a rifle and Australian Blue Ensign and Winged Victory in the background], He'll be Home Soon, Sick and Wounded.