When playing baccarat, you will not be competing with
the casino, but with Luck itself. The aim of the game is to guess who will
have more points after the cards are dealt - you, the banker, or the round
will end in a tie. So the main thing is not victory, but intuition. (If
you are already familiar with the rules you can skip the next chapter and
read the
instructions to the virtual play mode only).
Rules
Cards are dealt from the special box (shoe) that holds 8 shuffled decks
divided into two packs at random. After all cards from the first pack have
been dealt during the game, the 8 decks are being put together again and
divided into two parts as well.
The players make bets on the player, the banker or
tie. You cannot bet on both banker and player, only on banker and
tie or player and tie at the same time.
In the beginning of the game 2 cards are dealt to both the player and
the banker. The rest of the game depends on the sum of each two cards. Ace
is counted as 1 point, tens and face cards as 0 points and the rest of the
cards are counted as their face value. The suit of the cards does not
matter. Comparing the player's and the banker's cards only the right digit
of the sum is taken into consideration. For example, you get the cards of
8 and 9 points, they are 17 in total, and the right digit is 7. The points
are calculated from 0 to 9, so it is impossible to bust.
A situation when either the player or the banker has either 8 or 9
points is called natural 8 or natural 9. The natural
9 is the strongest hand in the game and cannot be beaten. The
natural 8 can only be beaten by natural 9. If one of the
players has natural 8 or natural 9, the game stops and
points are calculated.
In other case the game goes according to the following scenario.
The player is the first one to try his luck.
Points accumulated - the sum of the first two
cards
Prescriptions
0-1-2-3-4-5
Take a card and pass the turn to the banker
6-7
Pass the turn to the banker without taking a
card
Then comes the banker's turn.
Points accumulated - the sum of the first two
cards
If the player stands, then the banker hits on a
total of 5 or less. DRAWS a card if the value of the player's
third card is equal to:
DOES NOT DRAW a card if the value of the player's third card is
equal to:
0-1-2
Banker draws another card regardless of the player's third
card
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3
0-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-9
8
4
2-3-4-5-6-7
0-1-8-9
5
4-5-6-7
0-1-2-3-8-9
6
6-7
0-1-2-3-4-5-8-9
7
Banker does not draw another card regardless of the player's
third card
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After points have been calculated, the winner is
determined.
Comparing points
Coefficients of payments for guessed results
Equal result
8 to 1 (bet a dollar, get 9 back),
other bets are returned to the players
Player has more points
1 to 1 (bet a dollar, get 2 back), other bets lose
Banker has more points
95 to 100 (bet 100 dollars, get back 195, 5% goes to the house),
other bets lose
Instructions
To begin the game, choose the value of the chips you wish to
make bets with. To do that, click on the chip of appropriate value in
the lower right corner of the screen.
You can make bets on 3 fields: banker, player and
tie. Then move your cursor to the middle of the screen and
click on any of them to place your bet there. You can also bet on two
fields at the same time, for example on banker and tie or player and
tie, but not banker and player. Every click will increase your bet by
the amount of the chip selected (if you wish you may change the chip
value).
If you wish to change the bets you placed, press Clear Bets. Or holding the space key
click on the chips to remove them from the table one by one. After that
place bets again.
After the bets have been made, click on Deal - the player
and the banker will be dealt cards.
The history of played sets is displayed on the indicator panel at
the right end of the screen. At the left column you can see the player's
score; at the right column - the banker's (dealer's) result; at the
middle column there are ties. The results appear on the panel from top
to bottom and the newest one is marked with a triangle pointer. Not more
than 5 lines can be displayed simultaneously. The round winner's point
sums are displayed white. In the total line all sets (but not the latest
5) are calculated.
After the round end you may push the Rebet button to make
the same bet as you made in the previous round.
To begin the game, choose the value of the chips you wish to
make bets with. To do that, click on the chip of appropriate value in
the lower right corner of the screen.
