How to Play Sabacc

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Acquire your own Sabacc cards.. Review the special card values in a Sabacc deck.. Aim to have a card total of 23 or -23.

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Steps

1

Acquire your own Sabacc cards.

Step 1

Acquire your own Sabacc cards.

2

Review the special card values in a Sabacc deck.

Step 2

Review the special card values in a Sabacc deck.

3

Aim to have a card total of 23 or -23.

Step 3

Aim to have a card total of 23 or -23.

4

Identify the Main Pot and the Sabacc Pot.

Step 4

Identify the Main Pot and the Sabacc Pot.

5

Choose a dealer and start gameplay to the left of them.

Step 5

Choose a dealer and start gameplay to the left of them.

6

Distribute equal amounts of betting chips to each player.

Step 6

Distribute equal amounts of betting chips to each player.

7

Put a preliminary bet in the Main Pot and Sabacc Pot.

Step 7

Put a preliminary bet in the Main Pot and Sabacc Pot.

8

Distribute 2 cards face-down to each player.

Step 8

Distribute 2 cards face-down to each player.

9

Draw, trade, or stand the cards in your hand before betting.

Step 9

Draw, trade, or stand the cards in your hand before betting.

10

Start the betting round by raising or bluffing.

Step 10

Start the betting round by raising or bluffing.

11

Build the pot with at least 4 more betting rounds.

Step 11

Build the pot with at least 4 more betting rounds.

12

Roll a pair of dice after each individual play, each betting round, and after a

Step 12

Roll a pair of dice after each individual play, each betting round, and after a game call.

13

Collect and redistribute the cards if doubles are rolled.

Step 13

Collect and redistribute the cards if doubles are rolled.

14

Place your card in a separate area to prevent them from "shifting.

Step 14

Place your card in a separate area to prevent them from "shifting.

15

Remove or place additional cards into the field 1 at a time.

Step 15

Remove or place additional cards into the field 1 at a time.

16

Wait for a player to "call" the hand.

Step 16

Wait for a player to "call" the hand.

17

Compare your hand total with the other players.

Step 17

Compare your hand total with the other players.

18

Give the contents of the Main Pot to the winner.

Step 18

Give the contents of the Main Pot to the winner.

19

Place the amount in the Main Pot in the Sabacc Pot if you bomb out.

Step 19

Place the amount in the Main Pot in the Sabacc Pot if you bomb out.

20

Perform a Sudden Demise round if there's a tie.

Step 20

Perform a Sudden Demise round if there's a tie.

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