How to Play Craps – An Informative Guide to a Classic Game
March 11th, 2010 | Published in Inrodution
Craps is played by rolling dice against a table. The roll of the dice determines the winner. One player will roll the dice and other players bet on the roll.
How Do I Play Craps?
To play Craps, players will place a bet on the table. Then the player rolling the dice, known as the shooter, will roll the dice.
The shooter will make a “come out roll” by rolling the dice in the hopes of establishing a point. The face value of the dice will be used to determine if the “come out roll” is a winner.
If the dice land on 2, 3 or 12 it is “craps” and all players loose their bet.
If the dice land on 7 or 11 it is “natural” and all players win their bet.
If the dice do not land on these numbers, players will continue to roll until the point is established. To get a point the player must roll 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10. Once this roll is made it becomes the point, and the shooter will continue to roll until they land on the point again or roll a 7.
How Does Betting Work in Craps?
There are several forms of betting in Craps.
Pass line: Made by the shooter, the bet is won if the come out roll is a 7 or 11, and lost if the come out roll is 2, 3, or 12.
Don’t pass line: If the roll is a 7 to 11, the roll is lost. If the roll is a 2 or 3, the roll is won. If the roll is a 12 it is consider a draw.
Pass odds: If a point is set on the “come out roll,” players can make pass odds bets. The pass odds bet is won if the point is rolled again before a 7.
Don’t pass: The player wins if a 7 is rolled before the point number.
Come: After the point is established, if a 7 or 11 is rolled the bet is won. If a 2, 3, or 12 are rolled the bet is lost.
Don’t come: After the point is established, if a 7 or 11 are rolled, the bet is lost. If a 2, 3, or 12 are rolled, the best is won.