Trente et Quarante, also sometimes called 'Rouge et Noir', appeared in France during the 15th century and was often mentioned by novelists and memoirists in French literature, especially during the 17th century.
In "L' Avare" for example, a five-act satirical comedy by French playwright Molière, we find Frosine telling Harpagon regarding Marianne, "She has a horrible aversion to the game, which is not common to today's women, and I know of one of them from our neighborhood who lost, at Trente et Quarante, twenty thousand francs this year."
During the 19th century the game took root in Monaco, and though banned during the second world war in France, it was reinstated in 1933.
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30 et 40
Rules
In Trente et Quarante six decks of fifty-two playing cards (six jeux de 52 cartes) are used with thirteen cards for each of the four suits that consist of: an Ace (As), nine number cards from 2 to 10, a Jack (le Valet), a Queen (la Dame) and a King (le Roi). The Ace is worth 1 point, the picture cards 10 points, and the other cards are worth their face value.
The game is played between the bank, representing the Casino, and the players. Stakes can be laid on four different combinations (chances), in opposition to each other two by two : Red, Black, Colour or Inverse.
The combination that wins between Red and Black is the row with the lowest score between 31 and 40. This is calculated by adding together the values of the cards in the top row that is laid out first, and then in the bottom row. The combination that wins between Colour and Inverse, on the other hand, is decided by the colour of the suit of the first card dealt.
Payment is 1 to 1.
To determine the “score”, the Dealer extracts the cards one at a time and turns them face up, summing up the score mentally and positioning them from left to right in two rows. The first row plays for the Noir combination, the second for the Rouge combination.
Each row has to reach a score between 31 and 40. When the total score of the cards laid down in the first row exceeds 30, the Dealer stops and announces the “score” obtained and the individual cards laid. The Dealer then repeats the same procedure to form the second row. The winner of the two rows is the one with the lowest score.
The colour of the suit of the first card in the top row determines whether Couleur or Inverse wins. If the first card is black (clubs or spades) and the black row, color wins; if instead the red row wins, inverse wins. If the first card is red (hearts or diamonds) and the red row wins, color wins; if instead the black row wins, inverse wins.
If the two rows score the same the hand is declared null and void. This is known as 'Après'. Casinò di Venezia Online offers you the opportunity of betting on Après (same score) with two further bets, simple and exact Après, paid respectively 8:1 and 39:1.
When the score given on a row totals 31 points all the bets on the simple chance loose half of the stake.
Strategy
There are no card-counting strategies which yield a practically significant advantage to the player, however, Trente et Quarante is one of the most favorable casino games with a house edge comparable to Blackjack.
Trente et Quarante is a game of pure chance which excludes the very necessity of any form of strategy. It is an accessible game and a very enjoyable one at that!
As with all other games, there is no 100% successful strategy, except common sense. Common sense, as a best Trente et Quarante strategy, beats everything. Exploit favorable streaks which can and do happen all the time, don't 'chase losses' and know when to call it a day.
