It is believed to have been introduced into France from Italy during the reign of Charles VIII of France (ruled 1483-1498), and it is similar to Faro and Basset. There are three accepted variants of the game: baccarat chemin de fer, baccarat banque (or à deux tableaux), and punto banco (or North American baccarat). Punto banco is strictly a game of chance, with no skill or strategy involved; each player's moves are forced by the cards the player is dealt. In baccarat chemin de fer andbaccarat banque, by contrast, both players can make choices, which allows skill to play a part.

Card values: Cards count as face value except 10’s Jacks, Queens and Kings.
10’s, jack, queens and kings have no value and count as nothing.
Aces always count as one.
The best and highest hand is 9 followed by 8.

Baccarat - Preferred game of the high rollers and the most popular game in the Asian casinos. Melissa explains the rules of the game and how to play.