Other Card Games

The following games are available at online casinos.

Red Dog

Description and Objective:

Red Dog is a simple game from the old West played with three cards. After receiving two cards, the player wins if the next card dealt is ranked between the first two cards. If all three cards are the same rank, the player wins 11 to 1.

Game Play

After placing the initial bet, the player receives two cards. If the two cards are different, the player must decide either to raise the bet (with an amount equal to the initial bet) or continue with the current bet before receiving the third card.

The player wins if the third card falls numerically between the first two cards. Winning hands are paid based on the spread between the first two cards—how far apart the first two cards rank. The player loses the total bet—including any raised bet—if the third card does not fall between the first two cards.

When the first two cards have consecutive ranks (for example, 5 and 6), then the hand is a tie and all bets are returned to the player.

When the first two cards have the same rank, the third card is automatically dealt. If the third card has the same as the first two, the player wins eleven times the initial bet. If the third card is different than the first two, the game is a push, and all bets are returned to the player.

Suits of the cards have no meaning in the game.

Card Values, Spreads, and Payouts:

The spread is the number of ranks between two given cards. For example, the spread between a five and an eight is two. The maximum spread is eleven.

Payouts for winning hands are based on the following table:

Button Descriptions:

• Deal
  Click the deal button after placing a bet to start a new game.
• Raise
  Click the raise button to double the bet and deal the third card.
• Continue (Don’t Raise)
  Click the continue button to deal the third card without increasing the bet.

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Red Dog Poker

In Red Dog Poker, number cards count as their face value, Jack is 11, Queen is 12, King is 13 and Ace is 14. The suit is irrelevant.

· First, click on the chips to place a bet. To remove chips from the bet, right click on the chips.

· Click on the Deal button.

· Two cards are drawn. If the cards are consecutive, it is a push (your wager is returned to you and the round is over). If the cards are equal, a third card is drawn. If it matches the first two cards, you win 11 to 1; otherwise it is a push.

· If the two cards are neither consecutive nor equal, the spread is established. The spread is the number of card values between the two cards. For example – 2 and 4 have a spread of 1; 6 and a Queen have a spread of 5.

· Now you have the option to raise (double) your bet or to call (continue without raising). Press Raise or Call respectively.

· A third card is drawn. If it is between the two cards, you win according to the payout table (seen on the card table). If it matches one of the two cards or is outside the spread, you lose.

· Click New Game if you wish to play again. Place a bet as described above, or click Rebet to place the same bet again.

Buttons:

• Deal
  After you have placed your bet, press this to deal the cards.
• Raise
  Double your bet and continue
• Call
  Continue without doubling your bet.
• New Game
  Start a new game round.
• Rebet
  Place the same bet as in the last game round and deal the cards as well.
• History
  See the dates, bets and results of your previous game rounds.
  
• Chat
  The chat feature is disabled in Pai Gow Poker, since it works in multi-player games only.
  
• Help
  Open the help file (which you are reading right now).
  
• Options
  Open the Options dialog box – see the Options section of this help file.
  
• Lobby
  Press this to exit the game and go back to the lobby. You can’t exit in the middle of a game round.

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Baccarat

Baccarat is a card game played with a single deck of cards. The objective of the game is to predict which of the two hands (Banker or Player) that are about to be dealt will be closer to having a value of 9.

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War

Description and Objective:

The objective of War is for a player to have a higher card than the dealer. If the player’s card is higher, then the player wins equal to the amount wagered. In the case where the value of the player’s card and the dealer’s card is the same, the player can either fold or choose to “go to war” by raising the bet. If the player folds, the amount wagered is automatically lost.

If the player raises, an amount equal to the original wager is added to the bet and both the dealer and player receive several cards down, and another card face-up. The highest face-up card wins. In the case of a win, player receives a win in the amount equal to the total wager.

For example, a player’s wager is $5, the dealer’s wager is $5 and the player raises $5. The player would win the total amount of the wager, which is $15 (since the dealer never raised). However, if the card is lower than that of the dealer, the player loses the wager (in the case above, the player would lose $10). If after a war the player and the dealer have the same card value, then the player wins.

Game Play

Prior to receiving any cards, the player must place a wager. Once the wager is made, the player is dealt one card face up. The dealer is also dealt one card face up. In the event there is a tie, and the player chooses to raise (go to War), an amount equal to the wager is added to the bet. Then both the dealer and the player are each dealt three cards face down. These cards are known as “burn cards” and will remain face down. Following the burn cards, both the dealer and the player are dealt a final card (face up). If the player's final card either beats or ties the dealer's final card then the player wins.

Card Values

The card suits have no meaning in the game.

Button Descriptions:

• Deal
  Clicking on the deal button after placing a bet starts a new game.
• Raise
  Clicking on the raise button will deal three “burn cards” and an additional final card to both the player and the dealer.
• Fold
  If the player and the dealer tie, the player can fold and the game ends. The player loses the amount wagered.

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