Casino War
Casino War is a simple and straightforward card game played with up to eight decks. All cards are ranked according to their face value, the rank of cards from the highest to the lowest is Ace, King, Queen, Jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2. All suits have the same value.
How to play?
Before any cards are dealt, you must place an ‘Initial Wager’ and you may place an optional ‘Tie Wager’ in the appropriate wagering areas of the layout. You are then dealt one card and
then one card is dealt to the dealer. If your first card is of a higher rank than the dealer’s first card, you will be paid at odds of 1 to 1, otherwise if the dealer’s first card is of a higher rank than your first card, your bet will lose, and the dealer will collect your ‘Initial Wager’.
If your first card and the dealer’s first card are of equal rank, you are then to declare your intentions whether to ‘Surrender’ or ‘Go to War’.
Surrender
If you elect to ‘Surrender’, you will forfeit half of your ‘Initial Wager’.
Go to war
If you elect to ‘Go to War’, you will be required to place a ‘War Wager’ in the appropriate area of the layout of an amount equal to your ‘Initial Wager’. You are then dealt an additional card and then an additional card is dealt to the dealer. Where your additional card is of a higher rank than the dealer’s additional card, you will be paid at the odds of 1 to 1 for your ‘War Wager’ only. Your ‘Initial Wager’ will be a ‘stand-off’ where you shall neither win nor lose. Where your additional card is of equal rank to the dealer’s additional card, you will be paid at the odds of 1 to 1 for both your ‘Initial Wager’ and ‘War Wager’. Where your additional card is of a lower rank than the dealer’s additional card, you will lose your ‘Initial Wager’ and ‘War Wager’.
Tie
If you have placed an optional ‘Tie Wager’ and your first card is of equal rank to the dealer’s first card, you will be paid at the odds of 10 to 1, otherwise your bet will lose, and the dealer will collect the ‘Tie Wager’.