How to Play Craps

A guide with hints, tips and strategy ideas to help you win when you play Craps online

Craps is the game that genuinely attracts the most interest, attention and certainly volume in the casinos round the world. It is the game that seems to generate far more spectator interest than any other. For all the fun and excitement of Craps, think James Bond!!

Like Roulette, Craps is a game of chance with the objective being to predict the outcome of the roll of the dice. The game can seem fairly complex but offers up a captivating experience once you have learnt the ropes. The game uses two dice and is based on how often seven as the total of the two dice comes up and how the other numbers compare with it. The game can look complicated but it is possible to learn just a few of the betting options to begin playing.

You have six numbers on each die and so a pair of dice will give you 36 different combinations. Craps is based on how often these different combinations appear. See below all the different combinations:

Two Die Total	Combinations	No. Combinations
2	1+1	1
3	2+1, 1+2	2
4	3+1, 2+2, 1+3	3
5	4+1, 3+2, 2+3, 1+4	4
6	5+1, 4+2, 3+3, 2+4, 1+5	5
7	6+1, 5+2, 4+3, 3+4, 2+5, 1+6	6
8	6+2, 5+3, 4+4, 3+5, 2+6	5
9	6+3, 5+4, 4+5, 3+6	4
10	6+4, 5+5, 4+6	3
11	6+5, 5+6	2
12	6+6	1
Total		36

The most common two die total is 7 with six different combinations.

Some of the terminology used in Craps:
Naturals - The total of the two dice adds up to 7 or 11
Craps - The total of the two dice adds up to 2, 3, or 12
Point - The total of the two dice adds up to 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10
Snake Eyes - 1's rolled on both dice
The Shooter - you, the player
Come out roll - The first roll of the dice

To get started we can look at the most popular (and profitable) bet on the Craps table: the pass line wager. You toss the dice with three possible outcomes - a Natural, a Point or a Craps (see above).

If you roll a Natural (7 or 11) before the Point is established, a pass line bet is won.
If you roll a Craps (2,3 or 12), the pass line bet is lost.
If you roll a Point (4,5,6,8,9 or 10) you must roll that number again, before another seven is rolled to win.