Ezugi Andar Bahar

How to Play Ezugi Andar Bahar

Andar Bahar, or Katti as it’s sometimes known, is played with one deck of 52 playing cards, which get shuffled after each game round.

The dealer takes one card from the deck, which becomes the “Joker” card, and is laid face up on the table.

There are two playing positions, Andar and Bahar. Before the dealing starts, the player chooses which one of the positions they feel will match with the Joker card and places a bet on it.

Position Andar pays 1:1 while Bahar pays 0.9:1. The Bahar bet is where the casino makes its edge.

You can make an optional side bet; I’ll cover that in more detail below.

Once betting time is over, one card is dealt firstly to the Bahar position and then alternately to the Andar position. The dealer keeps going until a matching card is dealt. The hand that contains the matching card wins, and the game round is over.

The Side bets get calculated and paid out at the same time.

Ezugi Andar Bahar Side Bet Options

There is a range of side bets which can spice up the game.

You can play the side bet with or without a main hand bet.

The objective is to pick the number of cards that get dealt onto the table before a match with the “Joker” card.

The payouts are more generous than the main game round, with the highest being 120:1, for 41 or more cards dealt.

Side Bet Strategy

Predicting how many cards there will be before a match occurs is not straightforward. It could be the very first card or the thirty-first!

However, here are some points to consider.

• There are three possible match cards in the remaining 51-card deck.
• The probability of hitting a duplicate card increases as more cards get dealt from the deck. i.e. the more cards dealt, the more likely the next card will be a match.

So do you bet on the early, mid, or long ranges?

I bet on the mid-ranges, which give a better rate of return.

Bets on 11-15 return 5.5:1,  while 16-25 return 4.5 and 26-30 a nice 15:1.

Game Statistics

Ezugi presents three statistics in the playing interface.

The first looks remarkably like a Road Map from Dragon/Tiger. It indicates the history of the hand wins, with either a red or blue dot depicting the playing position that’s won.

In addition, the last 7 “Joker” cards are displayed, along with the % of wins for Andar and Bahar.

As stats go, they don’t mean a lot. The one meaningful stat missing is the number of cards dealt in each game round. This stat would help you see the trend for the Side bets and was something I was looking for when I started playing.

Unfortunately, it’s not available. Perhaps the lovely people at Ezugi will consider this for a future update.

Ezugi Andar Bahar Video Review

In my Video Review, you’ll see me demonstrate how to play Ezugi Andar Bahar, with some comments about the presentation of the game thrown in for good measure :-).

Summary

Besides the obvious attraction for Indian players, Ezugi Andar Bahar offers table game players an excellent alternative to the Baccarat, Dragon Tiger, and Hi-Lo type games.

There is no skill required in playing as the live dealer does everything. The player has to pick the playing position to bet on and which side bets to play.

The attraction of the game for me is the side bets. I counted the cards as they appeared and preyed the match card wouldn’t happen before it entered my side bet range.

It didn’t seem that difficult to get a 15:1 payout. Perhaps I was lucky, but I felt it was more likely during this game.

You can be waiting all day for a side bet paying that much to hit in Blackjack or Casino Hold’em.

As an alternative, Ultimate Andar Bahar offers payouts up to 125x and 500x on the side bets, with its unique multipliers.