Different variations of the game were played in the middle ages, and their source is unknown today. In the late 18th century the casinos of the French high society introduced a game called @Chemin de fur' that was a direct descendant of the old medieval games, and the ancestor of the game world-wide known as Baccarat. The name Baccarat (BAH-ka-rah) is derived from the Italian baccara, which means zero. The term refers to the face cards and 10s, all of which have zero value in the game. Since baccarat's introduction in Nevada casinos, the game has assumed an aura of glamour in the US. It was called "Shimmy" before 1960, when it was given it's European name "Baccarat" There are hardly any casinos around the world who haven't got baccara-tables.
5:Playing the game in the on-line Casino
6:Strategies and Tactics of the Game
A game played with 312 cards
between two parties.
Players do not play against the House but against
each other. One
party holds the bank and is therefore known as the
banker. He also
deals the cards. The other party are his opponents, called
the
players, and there is no limit to their number. The object of Baccarat is to
hold 2 or 3 cards, which count 9, or as nearly 9 as possible.
Both parties play for the unlimited
stake of the bankholder,
called BANKO. There is only a minimum stake for
each table that is
set by the casino. The bankholder can always retire. The
complete
stake is placed in front of the croupier. The Bankholder and the opposite
party get two covered cards and can get a third one if they wish. The
highest score wins. The range of points is between zero (baccara) and nine.
If the parties are level on points the game starts again. If one
party
scores 8 or 9 the cards are put on the table immediately, without the
chance of
drawing a third card. This is called SCHLAGRECHT and can
be used by
both parties. The casino gets a tax of 5 per cent of the
stake of the
bankholder. In case of losing the game the bankholder
has to pay the
stake of the opposite party. The bankholders lose
only their banko. After
that, the sledge is moved to the next
player who is the bankholder then.
During the game the sledge is
moved from one player to the other, this is
where the French name
@Chemin de fer' (railway) comes from.
The ten and court cards count zero, the
other cards have their pip
value. If the total number of pips from 2 or 3
cards is a two digit
figure, only the second digit counts. Thus, a 7 and an 8
add up to 15
= a point of 5, and two 8s and a 7 adds up to 23 = a point
of 3.
Baccarat is pretty much a game of chance, and all you really have to do is decide which hand you think will win, and bet accordingly.
In the On-line Casino There are Banker and Player, played by the computer, and you bet according to the rules of Baccara.
Normally, playing the table game, you would have to consider the cards already dealt from the deck (which is not endless), to consider the quality of the players playing for the Banker and for the Player. That leaves you with a few factors that are subject to mistake, and would not help you with the bet. In our case though, the dealing is strictly random and the same algorithm is playing for both of the players, which leaves the game mostly to the chance, for the benefit of the gambler.
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