Many people take one look at a craps table and immediately go somewhere else in the casino. The layout seems very complex. It`s ironic because craps doesn`t require a table; the game is really about the dice. That`s how craps got it`s though guy image. Dice are really small, even smaller than cards, and they`re less cumbersome. You can carry them anywhere. For example, soldiers and sailors used to bring their dice on their boats or into the battlefields and played craps during World War II and in Korea. The game could last ten minutes or all night. Any number of people could play, and the dice (and money) could disappear in a moment if a mortal shell came arcing over or the captain suddenly walked past.

This is why so many older men love craps. Baby boomers never shared the enthusiasm and by the 1990`s craps had nearly disappeared in a sea of slots and video poker; less than four percent of gamblers played dice. But an interesting trend has developed in the last few years. Men and women are rediscovering the camaraderie and visceral pleasure of a game once played by heroes in foxholes and in the shadows of tanks. Craps is making a comeback. Players are learning what their fathers and grandfathers knew before them. The game is about the dice.

Craps Description & Objective

Craps can be an intimidating game for the beginner. The table seems to have about a hundred different kinds of bets. Critical to the understanding of Craps is that it is a game of rounds. The first roll in a round is called the Come out roll. Sometimes the outcome of a round will be determined on the Come out roll.

In particular 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. A white puck is placed on an area of the table to designate what the Point is, in case you forget. If a Point is rolled the dice will be rolled continuously until the same Point is rolled again or a 7.