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In Craps, a
shooter
throws a pair of dice to establish a
Point - and
bets are made as to whether the shooter can
repeat the Point before a 7 is rolled.
The series of throws to
establish and repeat the Point is called a
round. Each
round starts on a
Come Out roll. This is the roll where
the shooter attempts to establish the Point.
A pair of dice can make totals ranging from
2 ( )
to 12 ( ),
but only totals of 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10 can
be the Point. Totals of 2 (snake eyes), 3
(cross eyes) and 12 (box cars) are called
craps, but a total of 7 or 11 is called a
natural.
During Come Out, rolling
craps or a natural will immediately end the
round, whereas a total of 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 or
10 establish the Point to keep the round
open. If the Point is established, we move
into the midgame
part of the round and the shooter continues
to throw the dice until either the Point is
rolled again or a total of 7 is rolled -
either of which will end the round.
There can be any number
of throws between the Come Out roll and the
end of the round. If a 7 comes before the
Point, the shooter
sevens out and the dice are passed to
another player for the start of the next
round. On the other hand, if the shooter
hits the Point, he or she can elect to keep
rolling for the next round. A shooter who
rolls a 2, 3 or 12 on the Come Out roll
craps out
and passes the dice to the next player.
Rolling a natural on Come Out (7 or 11) lets
the shooter keep the dice for another Come
Out roll.
There are a variety of
bets that can be made on each throw, some
are conditional and some are bets against a
specific result. Some bets can stay on the
table for the entire round, some bets span
rounds and some are only viable for a single
throw. All the variability makes craps
interesting, fascinating and fun to play.
The best way to start
playing Craps is with a
Pass Line
bet on the Come Out roll. A 7 or 11 on Come
Out make it an immediate winner, paying
1-to-1. If a Point is established, then the
Pass Line bet will pay 1-to-1 if the Point
is repeated before a 7. The next section
explains all bet options in detail.
;o)
Helisoft
A helicopter was flying around above Seattle
when an electrical malfunction disabled all
of the aircraft's electronic navigation and
communications equipment.
Due to the clouds and haze, the pilot could
not determine the helicopter's position. The
pilot saw a tall building, flew toward it,
circled, and held up a handwritten sign that
said "WHERE AM I?" in large letters. People
in the tall building quickly responded to
the aircraft, drew a large sign, and held it
in a building window. Their sign said "YOU
ARE IN A HELICOPTER."
The pilot smiled, waved, looked at his map,
determined the course to steer to SEATAC
airport, and landed safely. After they were
on the ground, the copilot asked the pilot
how he had done it.
"I knew it had to be the Microsoft Building,
because they gave me a technically correct
but completely useless answer."
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