Things ain't what they used to be

This has gone too far. While shopping in Wal-Mart today, I browsed the game aisle. Among all the card game sets for Old Maid and Go Fish was a set for War. However, this is not the game of War you remember from your youth. That version was designed only for the humiliation of those unwise enough to participate. Today's version is a kinder, gentler, sort of War. Let me introduce you to the Non-Violent Politically-Correct War. From the horse's mouth:

"War has dramatically changed over the years, but the card game that bears its name hasn't until now. For the first time, War incorporates Love, Peace, Diversity, and Unity. Players compete to get rid of their cards first, while trying to avoid the heavily-armed Joker (the weakest card in the deck).The key differences between this game and standard War are:

- The Joker is the lowest card in the deck - it looses [sic] to every other card.

- When players put down cards of the same rank, instead of having a "war" right away, they cooperate and by trading decks, then have a war.

- The first player to get rid of all his/her cards wins.
The suits are of different icons (peace symbols, unity symbols, hearts with an arrow through it, etc) from a normal deck of cards and the deck includes one blank card which can be used to replace a lost or damaged card OR create a new wild card."

I am just flabbergasted. What really shocks me is this game is 10 years old! I can't believe they have corrupted an innocent game of chance for children. What's next, sugar-free Candyland!?!?