Midi Punto Banco

A few things you should know when playing Midi Punto Banco:

• In the Midi version the cards are face down (in the Mini they are face up).
• You can also bet on egalité, which means a tie (pays 8 to 1). Place the chips where it says Tie Pays 8 to 1 or Ties 8 to 1.
• The player with the highest bet on punto receives the cards for punto and eventually draws the 3rd card (according to the rules listed under Mini Punto Banco). Crossed cards or a “NO” statement means they will not draw the 3rd card, whereas parallel cards mean the opposite. When the two-card total on punto is 5, they can decide for themselves whether to draw or not (this is different from Mini Punto Banco).

Anyway our suggestion is to start with Mini and then try Midi, as in the first version the croupier draws the cards in your stead according to the rules.