The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-07-21

Several attempts have been made to
describe the game of baccarat. but the
results produced by those who would
tell how the cards are manipplated
have been such as to leave the reader
with little knowledge of the game. 1t
is necessary first that the person who
attempts to describe baccarat should be
a player. Talking from the book will
not do. The game is too intricate.
The game is very little known in
America, and it IS strictly foreign af.
fair. The nobility Of Europe are fond
of it,, and the Prince of Wales seems to
have been particularly fascinated with
IT,
Hoyle says that baccarat is a game
of pure chance, and bears some re-
mblunce to "N ingt-et-un' or Given
ty-onc,' but is much more rapid
game, and great fortunes can be won
and lost at baccnrat in an almost in
credibly short space Of time The
banker or the players either win or
lose as they approximate point which
is nine.
First of all, TO play this swift pastime
at cards, a large oval table should be
used Directly i'm front OF the dealer.
who sits at one of the sides of the tai BILE.
not at one Of the ends, line is drawn
across the table, dividing it into two
equal parts. Sometimes from radial
point before the banker lines are drawn
to the edge of the table.
As many as choose may play. They
sit at right or left of the line where the
banker sits All those who are on the
right side make their bets on the cards
OF one player who holds the cards for
the right, and all those on the left side
have to do their betting on the hand of
the player who plays for the left. The
cards are played by only two PLAYERS be-
side the banker All the others have
to do their playing on the two hands.
according to the side of the table where
they sit.
The game can be played with one or
more packs OF cards usually in gaming
with four packs or five packs, to make
the art of shufiling easier.
The cards are shufIicd and cut bv as
many players as may choose TO shuttle
them, The dealer may at his option
say: 81 will throw off three. or four.
or six cards before opening the deal"
and he may if he wishes place these
rejected cards face upward on the
table These are dead cards, and do
hpI dllttl lNC game AT all.
Before the cards are dealt the plav-
ers make their bets by placing their
money or chips well ont upon the
ia ole, where the banker can see them
Then the dealer begins
The object of the game is to secure
nine, which is game" This nine is
secured by counting the spots on the
spot cards. If the hand You hold, and
only nd ~, n " ,r,r, -
counts more than nine spots.
you only can be credited with what
spots you can count over ten. A ten
card counts for nothing-that is bac-
carat. A face or picture card counts
for nothing. Aces count one spot-nine
spots is game If you hold two cards
with spots-say one a five and the other
siX-and a picture card, the latter
counts for nothing ten of the spots on
the other cards make baccarat and Won
have but one spot
In dealing, one or three cards consti- !
tute hand, all depending on the luck |
oi the player in getting good card at !
-he irst time, or whether his Judgment !
makes him ask for another and third. |
When the dealer begins, he gives first
)ne card to the player at his left. then /
1ne card to the player at his right. |
The third card he gives to himself. If |
either of the two players secures an
light spot or nine spot, these spots
ire called "naturals," he Immediately
hrows it face up on the table. He
needs no more cards, because, unless
rood fortune strikes the dealer and the
after should get an eight spot to tie,
N nine spot to tie or win, he will
lave TO pay the player according to the
-mount of money or chips that he had
Ip He will have to pay also all the
players on the winning side who had
Up their money. If one side wins and
mother loses, the banker pays the one
nd collects for.the other.
After the first round the dealer then
eais his card, or cards, to the player
ltting next to the one nearest him left
nd right and all those on their re-
pective sides bet on the new players'