Both teams pair off their players with a player of the opposing team (sometimes it's done randomly and sometimes it is not) and the players just duel their selected opponents. If the teams cannot arrange random pairing between each other, they may request a Judge to do it for them. The team that accumulates the most wins is declared the winner of the war.

The number of players on the line ups is usually an odd number in order to avoid a tie. However an even numbered line-up can also be used and in the event of a tie both teams select a player from their main line up to duel in a tie-breaker match.