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Football Card Showdown
Introduction
Football Card Showdown is a simple variant of Casino War. It is played at Internet casinos using the Playtech live dealer studio.
Rules
- Eight ordinary decks are used.
- Card ranked according to their poker value except aces are always LOW.
- The dealer will deal one card each to the Home and Away sides.
- Bets on the winning side pay even money. Ties lose half.
- Bets on a tie pay 11 to 1.
- The following four side bets are available on each side. All wins pay even money. Note there are no ties and a 7 causes all side bets to lose.
- Low — Wins on A to 6
- High — Wins on 8 to K
- Odd — Wins on A, 3, 5, 9, J, K
- Even — Wins on 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, Q
Analysis
The following table shows my analysis of the Home and Away bets. The lower right cell shows a house edge of 3.73%.
Home/Away Analysis
| Event | Pays | Combinations | Probability | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1 | 79,872 | 0.462651 | 0.462651 |
| Tie | -0.5 | 12,896 | 0.074699 | -0.037349 |
| Lose | -1 | 79,872 | 0.462651 | -0.462651 |
| Total | 172,640 | 1.000000 | -0.037349 |
The following table shows my analysis of the Tie bet. The lower right cell shows a house edge of 10.36%.
Tie Analysis
| Event | Pays | Combinations | Probability | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 11 | 6,448 | 0.074699 | 0.821687 |
| Lose | -1 | 79,872 | 0.925301 | -0.925301 |
| Total | 86,320 | 1.000000 | -0.103614 |
The following table shows my analysis of the High, Low, Odd and Even bets. The lower right cell shows a house edge of 7.69%.
High, Low, Odd, Even Analysis
| Event | Pays | Combinations | Probability | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1 | 192 | 0.461538 | 0.461538 |
| Lose | -1 | 224 | 0.538462 | -0.538462 |
| Total | 416 | 1.000000 | -0.076923 |
External Links
Live Casino Comparer — Video by Neil demonstrating Football Card Showdown.
Written by: Michael Shackleford