Cards are dealt to two hands, named player and banker. The object of the game is to correctly pick which hand will have the higher score, with the highest score being 9 and the lowest being 1. 
The perfect hand is one that totals nine in the first two cards. Eight is the second-best hand and, along with the nine, it constitutes the two natural hands. The only hand that will beat a natural eight is a natural nine.
Aces count as one, picture cards as 10 and the others their face value.
The player with the most money is usually is declared the banker. The banker deals three hands of two cards each, face down. These hands are for two players, one to the right and one the left of the banker.
If either player has a count less than eight or nine, he may stand or get one more card face up. The player must stand on six or seven and must draw on four or less.