The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-06-04
BACCARAT DESCRIBED.
1t Is a Quick Game and One
Easily Learned.

The sensational trial now in progress In
London, caused by scandal in high life
over stiff game of haccarat in which an
heir to the throne of England was Tanker.
has given rise to considerable inquiry con-
corning that game.
The new Century Dictionary says the
origin of the name is unknown. It is a
French game of cards played by any num-
Der Of betters and a banker, and with one
or more packs of cards, according to the
number of players. Each better DEPOSITS
stake and all stakes are duplicated by the
banker, after which the latter deals two
cards to each player, including himself
The aim is to decide each individual bet by
comparison of the total count held by each
better with that held by the banker. The
court cards each count ten and the others ac-
cordng to the spots. The counts range in
value of service, viz, Q, 10, 90 8, Is, %, etc.,
9 beating any other count A player may
call for more cards, but at the risk of ex-
eeeding % in count, which excess fOrfets
the bet. IL players cards count he de-
clares it. when all who hold cards superior
to that OF the banker may claim the amount
of their bets and the banker takes the stakes
of the others. In America the game is
slightly different, court cards and tens not
counting.
The new American Cyclopedla SAYS bac-
cara, or baccarat, is a French game Of cirds
said to have been first introduced into
France from Italy at the time of tho wars
OF Charles Will In America, says the
same, face cards ana tens count nothing.
"naturalS" being the sum OF and g.
A late edition OF "HOyle's Games" says:
Baccarat bears some resemblance TO vIngt-
en-un, or twenty-one, but is much more
rapid. The banker or players win or lose
han rnNyirlN fG inf hi oh Il,
nine.
To play the game a large oval table
is used. In front of the banker line is
drawn across the table in two equal por-
tons. Any number OF persons can play.
They take places to the right or left of the
line, the banker being In the middle. Those
on the right make their bets on two cards,
all those on the left on two other cards.
Those two cards 10 the right and left play
erS aud TO the banker may be supplemented
by third card TO each. Differing from
uingt-et-un, only one new card can be
taken. In France baccarat is played with
one pack Of tfty-two cards; in the United
States with three full packs. Whether one
or three packs are used the chances on the
game remain the same. The only adVan-
tage of using three packs is that less time is
lost in shutting. When the dealer begins
he gives card to MS left, one to the right,
then one 20 himself, and continues this until
six cards are dealt.
Before any cards have been given bets
are made. The leading hands are any COM
binati0n in which two cards make nine, or
by ten being deducted from them leave
nine. Thus five and four are natural
nine, as are one and eight, or two and
seven, or three and six, or a ten and
a face card and nine. Two mines being
eighteen, deductlng the ten is gOOd point,
being eight. We will suppose the game
to be opened. he player on the left repre-
Senting the interests of all on his side looks
over his cards. They throw a king and
deuce. They count two. He must draw,
for his point is seven less than nine. He
gets an eight he has twenty in count, which
is nothing. The player on the RI ht has an
eight anu deuce, which is ten OF nothing.
He draws a card, which is nine, which gives
him nineteen, and by deducting ten he has
nine, the winning point. The banker draws
card or not, as he peaSeS. lie may have
five and two, which is seven. lie stands.
The cards are shown after the points are
announced, and the banker wins all the
money Staked on the side where there is
twenty or nothing, and pays the side where
there is nine. Players should draw card
when there are four.
The banker game is different. He Judges
whether the players hands have been. aug
mented or diminished by the face Of the
cards. lie might stand at four and win, be-
cause the other sides have taken cards and
may not have augmented their hands. If
the sides stand it is supposable they have at
least five. When either the players or the
banker has natural eight or nine 1t must be
announced and shown at once. No eOmbl-
nation of three cards, il ii even makes nine,
is as good as a natural eight or nine. No
double payments are made for naturalS