Craps: Two dice to designate the right point

Game originating from the United States, Craps is common in American casinos but little played in Europe. Compared with other games as roulette, bingo and poker, craps remains however unknown. Nevertheless, this game which can be played by 2 players (called also “shooter”) and which consists in rolling simultaneously two dice on a table with vertical wall of 40 cm height is an interesting game. Two six-faced dice, numbered from 1 to 6 are used in the craps. Each point recorded on the die, on the 2 opposite faces always gives a total of 7 (1+6 or 2+5 or 3+3). In craps, the point is the total of the numbers which appear after rolling the dice. Some points have very familiar names like "craps": when the shooter's come-out roll is a (2 = 1+1), (3 = 1+2) or (12 = 6+6). There are also "hard ways" with two double numbers at once like (2+2), (3+3), (4+4), (5+5). But the double of 1 and 6 are called “craps” too. 11 is called “pass” because it is only the 6 and the 5 which can form it. Finally, 7 called “natural” is the total the easiest to form.

The aim of craps is rolling dice. Point is OFF before the first roll and player wins when 7 or 11 come out but he loses if dice indicate 2,3,12. If the point numbers 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10 are rolled on the come-out, this number becomes the "point" and the come-out roll is over. The shooter has to continue rolling for either the point number or a seven. If he is successful in rolling the point number, the result is a win for the pass line. If the shooter rolls a seven (called a "seven-out"), the pass line loses.