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  1. #11
    secondly:

    > The cards used in the game are Neapolitan (widely used across southern and central Italy) comprising of 40 cards in a deck.

    There are 4 suits;

    bastoni = clubs

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    spade = swords

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    denari = money (/coins)

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    coppe = cups

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    10 cards in each suit = Ace, 2 to 7, Jack, Cavalier, & King

    Neapolitan cards aren't numbered, so you need to count how many of that particular suit are on the cards (2-7)

  2. #12
    .

    You'll find these cards in play at Sky Casino and Betfred (better for you LD )

    .... both have the new Sette e Mezzo table.

  3. #13
    thirdly:

    The face cards (Jack, Cavalier & King) being worth ½ point each in the game ..... hence the goal of scoring (or as near to without busting)

    Ace through to 7 = 1 to 7 points

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    fourthly:

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    ... The King of Coins is a wild card.

    ... It can take the value of ANY card, so long as there’s another card in the hand.

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    your aim is to beat the dealer's hand without going over 7½ .... anything over is BUST
    Still haven't had a chance to play.

    I assume...

    • regular win pays even money
    • 7+ Jack, Cavalier or King win is your Blackjack equivalent and pays 3:2

    What is the lowest value the dealer must draw another card on?
    'coz good old fashioned real random beats simulated random any day

  6. #16
    The actual draw process of cards is also a little different than on blackjack, but to answer your questions,

    What is the lowest value the dealer must draw another card on?
    less than 5


    i.e the dealer stands on 5 or more


    > you lose if you Tie on 5

    so there’s no point Standing on 5 when his first card (you both receive 1 card initially at the start) is 5 .... & you are automatically then given another card.

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  7. #17
    7+ Jack, Cavalier or King win is your Blackjack equivalent and pays 3:2
    No, not correct

    Sette e Mezzo Royal pays 3:2

    a two-card combination including the King of Coins card

  8. #18
    regular win pays even money
    Yes, correct (1:1)

  9. #19
    TBH I was expecting some reaction to,

    Sette e Mezzo Royal pays 3:2

    a two-card combination including the King of Coins card
    along the lines of not so likely as a Blackjack then.




    Wait though, to explain the gameplay in more detail:


    - The game is played as a one-to-many deal table.

    - 1 deck of 40 cards in the shoe.

    - Shuffled after every round.

    - No burn card at the start & no cutting card.





    At the start of the game you basically have 2 chances to be dealt a King of Coins card. Your first card, and then your second card - if you elect to take another / are given another card automatically (more details later).

    Assuming you always take a second card, basic maths gives a probability of just over 5% chance each round of a Sette e Mezzo Royal.



    > In reality it will be less often because in you're not going to hit on 7



    • and you might be pleasantly surprised by the RTP rate, but I'll save that for later also!
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    because in you're not going to hit on 7
    So really, the only way you are ever going to get Sette e Mezzo Royal is if your hand begins with a King of Coins (1/40), then you have to land the 7 (1/10).

    Seems a much tougher route to a 3:2 payout than Blackjack, with 8 Aces and 32 ten/pictures floating around in the shoe.
    'coz good old fashioned real random beats simulated random any day

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