 How
to Play Craps
There are quite a few philosophies on the history of Craps. One is that in
primordial times rolling of bones was made to marvel the will of the gods, and
that from this developed both dice and different dice games (including Craps).
Another side has the game sprouting from an early Arab game accepted through
England, France and North America. Though, all historians seem to concur that
Craps was brought over to North America from Europe in the early 1700's. The
game was first played on riverboats in the United States and then traveled west
with the border as the country expanded.
Street Craps and Bank Craps are two common forms of Craps enjoyed today. Street
Craps is the selection you would find being played in informal settings. The
gaming is simplified, and somebody has to envelop the wager in order for the
game to move forward. Bank Craps then again is the form played in casinos. The
betting is more complex and the house wraps the bets (banks the game) so the
players are in result playing against the house.
Game Play
To understand craps the first thing you need to learn is that it is a game of
rounds. The first roll is called the "come out" roll. Sometimes the outcome of a
round will be determined on the come out roll. A 2, 3, 7, 11, or 12 on the come
out roll immediately ends a round. If any other total is rolled (4, 5, 6, 8, 9,
or 10) that number is called the point. The dealer will place a white puck
(white circle which can be either "on" or "off") on an area of the table to
designate which point is "on". If a point is rolled, the dice will be rolled
continuously until the same point is rolled again or a 7 is rolled, which ends
the round and all bets that are still outstanding, lose. When that happens, the
point comes off and new round starts.
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