Faro is a gambling game popular in the old west for two or more players. Choose the right card to win your bet!
Find the video tutorial and written explanation for how to play faro below.
Faro Tutorial
Needed
52 card deck, additional ace through king of Spades, two or more players, betting chips, a penny per player
Card Rank
Highest to lowest - King, Queen, Jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, Ace
Setup
The additional spade cards are laid out from ace up to the king to form the betting board. Each player is given chips for betting and a penny. One player will need to be the banker and will handle the 52 card deck.
Objective
The object is to win bets. During game play, the banker will turn two cards over at a time. The first card is the losing card, and the second card is the winning card. Players with chips on the losing card will lose their bet. Players with chips on the winning card will win their bet.
Game Play
The game begins with the banker showing every player the first card. Then, players will place a bet on the card rank they think will be the winning card.
After all bets are made, the dealer will flip over the top two cards. The first card flipped is the losing card, and any players with bets on that card will lose the bet made to the banker.
The second card flipped is the winning card, and the banker will pay out all players with bets placed on the winning card. The payout is equal to the bet made by the player.
The two cards flipped are placed to the side. Players can keep their current bets, move their bets, or add and remove bets. Multiple bets can be made by a player, and players can bet on the same card rank.
The banker will then flip the next two cards over. The first card flipped is the losing card again. The second card flipped is the winning card again. The banker takes the losing bets and pays out the winning bets. Bets continue to be made in between each turn.
If the losing and winning cards are the same rank, the banker takes half of the bets made on that card rank.
A player can bet that the winning card will be higher than the losing card. This bet is made with the banker saying, betting the high card. If won, the banker pays out an equal amount as the bet.
A player can bet on the losing card by placing the penny on top of the chips. Players can place their penny on a high card bet to bet that the losing card is higher than the winning card.
The cards that have been flipped throughout the game are kept visible to all players. Players can reference these cards when determining what card rank to bet.
At the end of the round there will be three cards remaining before the last turn. Players have the option to place a bet on the order in which the last three card ranks will be flipped.
The turn is played as normal. Then, the last card is revealed. Any player to correctly guess the order of the three cards is paid out four times the bet. If the last three cards include a pair, the payout is two times the amount bet.
Rule
If a player makes a bet on a card that has already been flipped four times, it is known as making a dead bet. The first player to notice a dead bet, including the banker, can take the bet.