Lansquenet
Lansquenet is a card game won by chance, probability and smarts. It is an old game whose name came from the German word landsknecht used for mercenary solders. The word literally means “the military servant of a land or country. The card game is said to have gotten its name from the very soldiers who invented it or played it fervently, making its fame reach out to different 
parts of the world. It is quite easy to understand and play. There is a dealer or banker and there are players. The player to the right of the dealer is said to cut a deck made up of 52 cards. The dealer then places the first two cards on the table, face up and on the left side. He takes a third card and places it in front of him and then takes a fourth card, placing it in the middle of the table. The fourth card is called the rejouissance card. The players, called punters, shall now proceed to bet or place their wagers on the rejouissance card. Unlike the present popular casino games like poker, each player’s bet is concealed from the other players, carefully covered by the dealer or banker. After the first round of betting, the dealer opens another card to be placed beside the rejouissance card if it doesn’t match any of the other cards. If a card opened matches the rejouissance card then the dealer wins all of the bets. If the two cards to his left are matched, another round occurs and the player on his left plays the banker.
The dealer or banker dictates the amount for betting and this amount must be agreed upon by the table before the opening of cards commences. It all basically boils down on rooting that a match be born with the other cards before the dealer turns up two cards of the same rank. The dealer can do one of two things when his card is doubled; he can take the pot and give his banker position to someone else in the table, or he can keep the pot there with hopes of doubling his winnings. Hey, who knew that even a victory can be gambled?