Baccarat Game

Play Baccarat Game Online

Children and parents can play this simple online baccarat card simulation video game by clicking in the window below.

Alternatively kids and adults can play this card game for free as a web application .

Baccarat Card Game Play Instructions

• Starting the Game
  • The game automatically loads and puts you in the middle of gameplay.
    • It starts you out with $10.
    • Select which outcome you want to bet, bet the chips you want to bet, and click on the deal button.
• Game Controls
  • Desktop
    • Use your mouse left click button to choose which outcome you want to bet, scroll through chip values, click on chips to set your bet, and to have cards dealt.
  • Mobile
    • Use your finger to touch the screen.
  • The game shows your total balance, total bet, minimum and maximum bets across the top of the screen.
  • In the upper right corner there are buttons for controlling sound and a menu showing the paytable and a help button.
• Baccarat Game Rules
  • Baccarat is played with 8 decks of 52 cards, which are shuffled together before each round. The goal of each game round is to predict which hand will be the highest among the player or banker, or to predict a tie.
  • Dealing cards
    • The player and the banker are dealt either 2 or 3 cards.
    • Initially 2 cards are dealt.
    • If the player or banker is dealt 8 or 9 this combination is considered natural and cards are no longer dealt.
    • If neither the player or the banker have a hand value of 8 or 9 the game proceeds with third card rules.
      • If a player has a hand value between 0 and 5 they are dealt a third card.
      • If a player has a hand value of 6 or 7 they stand.
      • If the player stands, the banker draws a third card if the banker’s hand is between 0 and 5.
      • If the player draws a third card the value of the card drawn by the player determines if the banker gets a third card.
        • if the player draws a 9 the dealer gets another card if the dealer’s hand valued is 3 or less
        • if the player draws a 8 the dealer gets another card if the dealer’s hand value is 2 or less
        • if the player draws a 7 the dealer gets another card if the dealer’s hand value is 6 or less
        • if the player draws a 6 the dealer gets another card if the dealer’s hand value is 6 or less
        • if the player draws a 5 the dealer gets another card if the dealer’s hand value is 5 or less
        • if the player draws a 4 the dealer gets another card if the dealer’s hand value is 5 or less
        • if the player draws a 3 the dealer gets another card if the dealer’s hand value is 4 or less
        • if the player draws a 2 the dealer gets another card if the dealer’s hand value is 4 or less
        • if the player draws a 1 the dealer gets another card if the dealer’s hand value is 3 or less
        • if the player draws a 0 the dealer gets another card if the dealer’s hand value is 3 or less
  • Hand Values
    • The hand with the value closest to 9 wins.
    • Hands of an equal value are a tie.
    • The value of the hand is the sum of the value of the cards in it. The number cards from 2 to 9 count as their face value. Kings, Queens, Jacks and Tens count as zero. Aces count as one.
    • If the total hand value is 10 or more you subtract 10 from it.
• Gameplay
  • Betting lines
    • You can choose to bet on the banker, the player, or on a tie.
    • One could actually bet different amounts on multiple outcomes in the same hand.
  • Betting amounts
    • This game starts with a balance of $10.
    • Players may bet in any amount using chips valued at 10 cents, 50 cents, $1, $5 or $10 up to a max bid of $10.
      • Scroll left or right using the arrows near the chips to change chips or click on a chip value to select it.
      • When you have the chip you want to use at the center click on whichever outcome you want to bet on.
      • One can bet 80 cents by clicking on the 50 cent chip once and the 10 cent chip 3 times.
      • Even if you win dozens or hundreds, the max bid remains set at $10.
    • Click the X to the right of the chips on the table to remove them.
    • If you run out of chips and try to bet again by clicking on the “New Bet” button the game offers a recharge button which gives another $10 in chips.
  • Playing
    • After setting your bet click on the deal button on the right side of the screen.
    • After the first hand is dealt you can click on rebet to bet the same amount again, or click on new bets to bet a different amount.
    • When you rebet you bet the amount of your initial bet again rather than letting the bet and the winning ride to double the bet.
  • History
    • In the lower left corner of the game it shows the game history for the 4 most recent hands.
    • The dealer is on the left and the player is on the right.
    • Yellow indicates win & white indicates loss or tie.
• Target Audience
  • This game is fun for fans of card games, gambling, or people who want to learn about probability through play.
  • This is a gambling game, but does not use real money chips. Outside of the topic of gambling there are no adult themes in this game.

Baccarat Pay Table: Winning Bet Payouts

* Since the odds are slightly in the bank’s favor a 5% commission or vig is deducted from all winning bets on the banker. A bet of $5 that wins will have you get your $5 bet back along with an additional $4.75.

Baccarat Trivia

Comparing 6 Deck vs 8 Deck Play

Some casinos play with a 6 deck game while others play with an 8 deck game. Changing the number of decks used alters the odds of game outcomes. More decks shifts the probability of victory in the dealer’s favor.

House Advantage

The above probabilities lead to the following house advantages for various bet types

From the above table you can see betting on a tie offers the worst possible returns over time & betting on the dealer gives you slightly better odds than betting on the player.

Does Card Counting Work in Baccarat?

Dr. Edward O. Thorp is famed for authoring a blackjack book named Beat the Dealer in 1962. In that book he explained how to use card counting to win in blackjack. In The Mathematics of Gambling, a subsequent book published in 1984, he covered how card counting can not offset the dealer’s advantage in baccarat.

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CardGames.pro published this Card on September 23, 2021