In Arthur Schnitzler's novella, Spiel im Morgengrauen, the game is named 'Bakkarat' at one point, but it is clear from the clues in the novella that it is in fact the game of Macao. In Macao all the punters receive cards in Baccara chemin de fer, however, only one punter gets a card and in Baccara banque only two punters (one in each half of the table). a player can get worse by buying, but exceeding nine points does not necessarily mean the loss of the game. If a player exceeds nine points in Baccarat only the one place counts, i.e. In some variants of Baccarat the player may only draw one card. In Macao a player may 'buy' as many cards as possible but if he exceeds nine points, he loses immediately. Whoever has fewer cards wins if both points and cards are the same, the banker always wins.ĭifferences between Macao and Baccarat If a player has the same number of points as the banker, the number of cards is the decider. If a player has more points than the banker, he wins a single stake if he has fewer, he loses his stake. If the banker goes bust, all players win if they have nine or fewer points. ends up with more than nine points, immediately loses his stake.

An Eight as first card is called a kleiner Schlag. If a player's first card is a Nine, this is a großer Schlag and wins double, unless the banker also has a großer Schlag in which case the banker collects a double stake from all players except for the punter who also had a nine, who just loses a single stake. The aim is to acquire nine points or as close as possible to nine points, in one's hand cards as quickly as possible. The Ace counts as one point, Tens and court cards as nought, and the remaining cards count their pip value. The idea of Macao is also used in a dice game of the same name.Įach punter is dealt a card by the banker additional cards may be 'bought'. It is a gambling game using cards that resembles others of its genre such as Onze et Demi, Vingt Un, Trente Un or Siebzehn und Vier. It was described as being popular with the soldiers of the Austro-Hungarian Empire during the 19th century, although the game was later banned as a game of chance. It was first mentioned in 1774, and may have originated in Hungary or Italy. Macao is an old, European gambling card game played with French playing cards that is related to Baccarat. Not to be confused with the card game Macau.

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