 John David Borthwick, a Scottish artist portrayed the gambling element of Monte in this lithograph. | |
| Origin | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Alternative names | Monte |
| Type | Gambling |
| Players | 2+ |
| Skills | Chance |
| Cards | 40 |
| Deck | Spanish |
| Play | Counter-clockwise |
| Playing time | 5–10 min. |
| Chance | Easy |
| Related games | |
| Baccarat, Lansquenet, Basset, Faro | |
Monte Bank, Mountebank, Spanish Monte and Mexican Monte, sometimes just Monte, is a Spanish gambling card game and was known in the 19th century as the national card game of Mexico.[1] It ultimately derives from basset, where the banker (dealer) pays on matching cards. The term "monte" has also been used for a variety of other gambling games, especially varieties of three-card poker,[2] and for the swindle three-card monte.
- ^ Dick, William Brisbane (1868). The Modern Pocket Hoyle: Containing All the Games of Skill and Chance as Played in this Country at the Present Time, Being an Authority on All Disputed Points. Dick & Fitzgerald. p. 212.
- ^ Oxford Dictionary of Card Games, pg. 162, David Parlett – Oxford University Press (1996) ISBN 0-19-869173-4