TRENTE ET QUARANTE, or Rouge et Noir, is a game of pure chance and, like Baccarat is essentially a casino game. It is played on a long table, each end marked as in the accompanying diagram. Then banker sits midway down one of the sides, the players sit, and some stand behind them, at each end.

NUMBER OF PLAYERS

Any number of players may play

CARDS

Six full packs of 52 are used, shuffled together.

THE PLAY

The six packs of cards are shuffled together, cut, and with the Ace counting as one, the court cards 10 each, and other cards their pip values the banker dealer deals a row of cards until the total exceeds 30. He then deals a second row immediately below it in a similar manner.

The top row is noir (black) the lower rouge (red) and whichever row adds up to the lesser total wins. Apart from these two chances the players can bet on whether the first card dealt will be the same colour as the winning row (couleur) or the opposite colour (inverse).

All four are even chances, but if both rows add up to 31 it is a refait (drawn game) and the player may either have his stake with the bank, or allow the whole of it to be put in prison. He has the right to choose between the red and black prisons, ad if his stake wins on the next deal he withdraws it.

All other identical totals end in the deal being declared void, and leave the player at liberty to withdraw his stake or leave it on the table to win or lose the next deal.