The war game using cards and dice includes a plurality of game cards having a distinct first subset of game cards including a plurality of Soldier game cards, a plurality of Base game cards, and a plurality of Supply game cards, a distinct second subset of game cards including a plurality of Area game cards, a distinct third subset of game cards including a plurality of Action game cards, and at least one dice. The goal of the game is to acquire two sets of “Area” cards. Each Area card is identified by an Area name, a corresponding Area flag, a numerical value, and a group area designation as discussed further below. A “set” of Area cards includes three Area cards having the same area name and/or flag. The game can further require that the two sets be in the same group area.