If a player places a bet on a card that has already been drawn four times from the deck, the first person (player or dealer) who notices can say 'dead bet' and receive the chips.įaro was first played in 18th century France. If the losing and winning cards are of the same rank, then the dealer receives half of the bet made. When the deck has three cards left, players can bet on the order of the final draw. Payout is 1:1.Ī player can bet on the losing card by placing a penny on top of their chip. Gameplay continues until the deck runs out.Ī player can bet that the winning card is higher than the losing card by placing chips next to the deck. Multiple players can bet on the same card. Players can move their bets around, keep them where they were or begin placing bets on multiple cards. The flipped over cards are placed to the side and another round begins. Bets on the second card receive 1:1 payout from the dealer. Next the dealer draws two card from the deck and places them face up for all the players to see. Players then place bets on one of the cards in the tableau. The card is then placed face up to the side of the gameplay area. The dealer begins the game by showing everyone the top card of the deck. Every player receives a penny to bet against cards with. The dealer sits opposite of the players with a faced down deck of shuffled cards in-front of them. Players bring their own chips to bet with. From the 6 going left, the card order should be 5, 4, 3, 2, and Ace. The 6 should then be placed to the left of the 7 and directly below the 8. The 7 should be placed to the right of and halfway down from the 8. From the top left going right, the card order should be King, Queen, Jack, 10, 9, and 8. To set-up a game a Faro, place the extra 13 cards in two rows face up in the middle of the playing table. You can also find an 1882 rule book to Faro here. If you are looking for cards to play Faro with, check out a standard deck here or check out one of our recent arrivals here.įor more casino games, check out our guides for In-Between and Baccarat. In Faro, Aces are low and Kings are high. It requires a standard 52 card deck, an extra set of 13 cards for each rank, a set of betting chips for each player, and a penny for each player. (This is the typical set up for the game Faro) Card Game Rulesįaro is a historical casino game for two or more players.

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