Evolution Gaming’s latest product presented at ICE 2020 is another lightning-powered casino game hosted by elegant dealers in a gorgeous, breath-taking studio setting. After completely winning over the audience with Lightning Dice and especially with Lightning Roulette, Evolution Gaming has decided to whip out another electrifying casino game just in time for the beginning of the new year. The third member of the Lightning family is Lightning Baccarat, the first one to embrace the card games tradition while continuing the popular company concept of combining RNG multipliers with live table action.
The great thing about Lightning Baccarat is that you don’t have to learn any special rules to be able to play it. This is still a standard baccarat game where well-known rules apply. You merely need to go over a few new features and you’ll be ready to place your first bet. In case you haven’t played any Lightning live casino games before, you will be swept away by the stunning Art Deco environment and the graceful mannerisms of the dealers.
As most baccarat games, Lightning Baccarat is played with 8 standard 52-card decks and the dealer draws cards from a shoe of previously shuffled cards. You will be betting on Banker, Player or Tie, the three standard wagers in baccarat. Therefore, you will see three main betting areas for these three bets, and there will also be two additional side bet areas for Banker Pair and Player Pair. Betting on the Banker means that you stake your money on the Banker’s hand to beat the Player’s hand. The hand that has a value closest to 9 wins.
To interpret the hand values you need to remember that Aces are ranked the lowest in a game of baccarat and they are worth 1 point each. Cards from 2 to 9 retain their face values, whereas 10s, Jacks, Queens and Kings are worth 0 points. Before any cards are drawn, participants place bets and accept a Lightning fee of 20%. A Lightning round is launched in which 5 random cards (Lightning cards) are drawn from a digital deck and assigned multiplier values of 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x or 8x. If your bet wins and the hand you wagered on contains any of the Lighting cards, their multipliers will be added to your win. Multipliers will be multiplied if more cards match the Lightning cards.
Baccarat lovers out there looking for a tight game version with a unique twist will fall in love with Lightning Baccarat. Entering the game easy since you already know the basic baccarat rules – you just need to wait for the multipliers to come and make your potential winnings significantly larger. The only thing that may be seen as a downside to Lightning Baccarat is the upfront commission of 20%. After Lightning Baccarat, we can see that the Lightning series will become one of Evolution’s most prized and cherished creations. These games are shared across various great gaming platforms, allowing players to benefit from them both in visually immersive experience and gaming satisfaction.
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