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Introducing Extreme Lightning Baccarat
Extreme Lightning Baccarat (XXXTREME Lightning Baccarat ) is a variant of live baccarat released by Evolution Gaming in 2023, which is relatively recent.
As the name suggests, it is based on Lightning Baccarat, the first Evolution game to feature a multiplier bonus feature, and is the seventh game in the Lightning series.
Among the variant baccarat tables that have a multiplier bonus system, which means that the winnings are paid by multiplying the original odds by a certain number, this game has the highest commissions and highest payouts.
In the domestic online casino community, the name of the long game is usually shortened to ‘Ikba’.
- summation
| Game name | Extreme Lightning Baccarat (XXXTREME Lightning Baccarat), Ikba |
| Developer | Evolution Gaming |
| Release year | 2023 |
| Betting limits (in Korean Won) |
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| Return to Value (RTP) |
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Background and popularity of launch
Evolution Gaming has successfully attracted a significant number of online casino players to its live gaming tables by introducing innovative multiplier bonus features, starting with Lightning Baccarat.
Since then, they have released a series of modified baccarat games with increased bonus opportunities and lower volatility, such as Golden Wealth Baccarat and Tree of Prosperity Baccarat , creating a diverse gaming environment where even casual users can fully enjoy high-risk, high-return games.
The Extreme Lightning Baccarat we’re introducing today was released in 2023, around the same time as the Tree of Prosperity Baccarat (aka ‘Prosperity Baccarat’) we just mentioned.
Evolution Gaming has developed Tree of Prosperity Baccarat, which offers a lower risk version of Golden Wealth Baccarat, while also releasing Extreme Lightning Baccarat, which offers higher volatility than the original Lightning Baccarat, to satisfy a wide spectrum of user demands.
Volatility: Extreme Lightning Baccarat > Lightning Baccarat > Golden Wealth Baccarat > Tree of Prosperity Baccarat
In other words, Extreme Lightning Baccarat is a true high-risk, high-return baccarat table that offers the highest volatility and corresponding payout among Evolution Baccarat games.
In exchange for the high commission, Ikba offers many more bonus opportunities and higher expected returns than its predecessor, Lightning Baccarat, including a minimum of 4 guaranteed cards, a maximum of 8 lightning cards, and a 10x (10 times) multiplier bonus.
These unconventional table rules of Extreme Lightning Baccarat have been one of the most appealing elements that have significantly stimulated the spirit of challenge among many online casino users, especially among baccarat enthusiasts.
Extreme Lightning Baccarat Rules
Extreme Lightning Baccarat has essentially the same game rules as a regular baccarat table, except that it has a commission, base payout, and bonus round, just like Lightning Baccarat.
You can check the winner determination method, additional card requirements, betting types, etc. of the existing baccarat table in [Baccarat Rules and Game Play Guide] .
So, let’s find out how the game of Extreme Lightning Baccarat progresses.
Game progress
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Please understand that the photos may not be in the same order.
The game progression is the same as described.
1. Before the game begins, players place bets on their desired betting area (betting round).
After entering the Extreme Lightning Baccarat table, the dealer announces a new game and players have approximately 15 seconds to place their bets.
The available betting options include the main bets of Player/Banker/Tie and the side bets of Player Pair/Banker Pair, and players can bet any amount within the table limits on the desired area.
However, one thing you must keep in mind at this time is that the Ikba table automatically pays out an additional 50% of the amount the player bets.
This is a table rule that casinos put in place as a fee to maintain the house edge, instead of giving players the opportunity to win big by offering a multiplier bonus feature.
House Edge: The expected return for the casino expressed as a percentage.
For example, if the house edge of a particular game is 3%, then the player
Assuming you continue to bet in October
The casino’s expected profit can be said to be 7 won, which is 3% of the total betting amount of 10 won.
2. Once the betting round is over, the Extreme Lightning round begins.
After the betting round is over, before the dealer deals the cards, an additional round called the Extreme Lightning Round takes place.
In the Extreme Lightning round, you will be randomly dealt between 4 and 8 Lightning cards, each with a multiplier bonus ranging from a minimum of 2x to a maximum of 10x.
- Number of Lightning cards that can appear: 4 to 8
- Possible Lightning Multiplier Bonuses: 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x, 8x, 10x
3. Once the Extreme Lightning round ends, the dealer begins dealing cards.
At the end of the Extra Lightning round, the dealer deals the cards in Player-Banker order, just like regular Baccarat table rules.
At this time, if the card dealt by the dealer is a Lightning Card, the light on the drawn Lightning Card will come on in the lower left corner, and the multiplier bonus for that card will be displayed in the dealt area and on the betting screen.
4. After dealing, the dealer announces the winner according to the table rules.
Once all cards have been dealt, the dealer announces the game result: Player/Banker/Tie, or Pair.
Players who placed a bet on a winning bet will receive a prize based on the odds of that bet.
If a winning bet includes a Lightning Card, the winnings will be paid out according to the odds with the multiplier bonus applied, and the losing side’s Lightning Bonus will be forfeited.
When two or more Lightning Cards are collected, the multiplier effect is stacked as shown in the picture above.
Extreme Lightning Baccarat Payouts
| bet | Base Dividend / Maximum Dividend (Multiplier Bonus) | Return to Value (RTP) |
| player | 1:1 / 1,000:1 | 98.68% |
| banker | 1:1 / 1,000:1 *95% of the prize money paid out upon winning | 98.53% |
| tie | 2.85:1 *Maximum payout of 500 million won | 92.67% |
| Player Fair | 8:1 / 800:1 | 90.45% |
| Banker’s Pair | 8:1 / 800:1 | 90.45% |
The odds and payout percentages for each bet in Extreme Lightning Baccarat are as shown in the table above.
The player/banker payout in Extreme Baccarat is set at 1:1, the same as in a traditional Baccarat table.
However, tie betting and pair betting are slightly different from the existing baccarat odds.
For tie bets, the odds are significantly lower at 2.85:1, compared to the standard 8:1 Baccarat tie bet. This is because, as will be explained later, the maximum payout for tie bets is significantly higher when the Lightning effect is applied.
The Player/Banker Pair bet, a side bet that wins when two cards have the same rank (number), also has a slightly lower payout of 10:1 than the existing Baccarat Pair payout (11:1).
Maximum dividend
So, let’s find out how the maximum payout is calculated when the maximum Lightning Bonus is applied to each bet.
- Player/Banker
The multiplier effects of Lightning Cards stack, so the more and higher the multiplier applied, the higher the maximum prize you can expect.
In other words, the best situation is when both the player and the banker receive additional cards, and the maximum payout is when all three cards are a 10x multiplier bonus.
If you calculate it, the multiplier effect of 10x10x10=1,000 is applied, so the maximum payout is 1,000:1.
- tie
The tie payout in Extreme Lightning Baccarat is 2.85, which is significantly lower than other tables, but this is a reasonable payout when you calculate the maximum payout for a tie.
First of all, a tie on a table with a multiplier bonus is practically a jackpot bet, as it wins both the Player and Banker multiplier bonuses.
This means that if both Player/Banker sides receive additional cards, there may be cases where the payout for a tie win is applied with the 6-card multiplier bonus stacking.
Assuming that all 6 cards dealt are lightning cards and that the multiplier bonus for all cards is 10x, theoretically you can aim for a lightning bonus of 2.85X10 to the sixth power, or 2,850,000x.
Of course, this situation has a significantly lower probability than winning the lottery, but casinos limit the maximum payout (500 million won in Korean currency) for tie bets to maintain the house edge.
- Fair betting
The side bet, the pair bet, has the lowest probability on a traditional baccarat table and thus offers the highest payout, but in Ikbar, it offers the lowest maximum payout.
Since the Pair bet literally depends on only two cards, the expected multiplier bonus is 10×10, or 100 times the bet.
Applying this to the base payout of 8:1, the highest payout for a pair bet would be 800:1.
