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US 2003/0197329 A1Published application
Hard way true odds craps
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InventorErnest W. Moody
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The game of craps is modified to allow a player to make an HARD WAY CRAPS bet instead of the standard ODDS bet. The HARD WAY CRAPS bet is available whenever a point number of 4, 6, 8, or 10 has been rolled and the player has a PASS line or COME line wager. If the point is 6 or 8, the HARD WAY CRAPS bet would pay two-to-one odds if the point is made with a 3,3 or 4,4 and would pay one-to-one odds if the point is made with any other roll. If the point is 4 or 10, the HARD WAY CRAPS bet would be pay four-to-one odds if the point is made with a 2,2 or 5,5 and would pay one-to-one odds if the point is made with any other roll. A corollary wager is offered for the DON'T PASS line or the DON'T COME line.
A method of playing a dice game using a pair of conventional six-sided dice which are rolled by a shooter comprising:
A method of playing a dice game using a pair of conventional six-sided dice which are rolled by a shooter comprising:
A method of playing a dice game using a pair of conventional six-sided dice which are rolled by a shooter comprising:
A method of playing a dice game using a pair of conventional six-sided dice which are rolled by a shooter comprising:
A method of playing a dice game using a pair of conventional six-sided dice which are rolled by a shooter comprising:
A method of playing a dice game using a pair of conventional six-sided dice which are rolled by a shooter comprising:
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Types of board games: casino or betting games
Games not otherwise provided for: dice; Dice-boxes; Mechanical dice-throwing devices
Card, board, or roulette games
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This invention relates to a dice game, and more particularly to a variation of standard craps.
Craps is played using two standard six-sided dice. A player initially makes a PASS line wager on the first roll of the dice and winning PASS line wagers are paid even money (one-to-one odds on the amount of the wager). On the first roll, three possibilities are present—a roll of 7 or 11 is a winning roll, a roll of 2, 3 or 12 is a losing roll and a roll of any other number establishes a point to be made. If a point is made, the player continues to roll until either the point is rolled and the player wins his PASS line wager or a 7 is rolled and the player loses his PASS line wager.
In the casino version of craps, after a point is established, a player may make another wager such as taking odds on the point. When the player places an ODDS bet, the player is betting that the point number will be rolled before a 7 is rolled. In conventional craps, the ODDS bets do not pay even money. If the point is a 6 or an 8, the ODDS bets pay 6-to-5 odds based on the amount wagered on the ODDS bet. If the point is a 5 or a 9, the ODDS bets pay 3-to-2 odds based on the amount wagered on the ODDS bet. If the point is a 4 or a 10, the ODDS bets pay 2-to-1 odds based on the amount wagered on the ODDS bet.
In the conventional game of craps, the player may make a PASS line bet. If a point (either a 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10) is rolled by the shooter, the player is then allowed to make a true ODDS bet behind his pass line bet. Many casinos offer double (or higher) odds which means that the ODDS bet may be up to double (or higher) the amount of the PASS line bet. If the shooter rolls the point number before a 7 is rolled, the player is paid 1 to 1 on his pass line bet and the true odds on his odds bet. For example, the player would be paid 2 to 1 odds on his ODDS bet if the point was a 4 or a 10, 3 to 2 odds for a point of 5 or 9, and 6 to 5 odds for a point of 6 or 8. In conventional craps, in addition to these PASS line and ODDS bets, the player is allowed to bet that certain numbers will be rolled the HARD WAY. The HARD WAY means the dice combinations of 2,2; 3,3; 4,4; and 5,5 for the numbers 4, 6, 8, and 10, respectively.
In the present modification, the conventional game of craps is modified to allow a player to make a “HARD WAY CRAPS” bet instead of the standard ODDS bet. The HARD WAY CRAPS bet is available whenever a point number has been rolled and the player has a PASS line or COME line wager. If the point is 6 or 8, the HARD WAY CRAPS bet would pay two-to-one odds if the point is made with a 3,3 or 4,4 and would pay one-to-one odds if the point is made with any other roll. If the point is 4 or 10, the HARD WAY CRAPS bet would pay four-to-one odds if the point is made with a 2,2 or 5,5 and would pay one-to-one odds if the point is made with any other roll.
For example, the player makes a $5 wager on the PASS line and the dice shooter rolls a point of 6. The player may now wager up to $5 as a HARD WAY CRAPS bet. If the point is rolled before a 7 is rolled, the player will win both his PASS line bet and his HARD WAY CRAPS bet. If the point is rolled with a dice combination of 3,3, the player would be paid $10 on his $5 HARD WAY CRAPS bet (plus the player gets his $5 wager returned to him). If the point is rolled with a dice combination of 5,1 or 4,2, the player would be paid $5 on his $5 HARD WAY CRAPS bet (plus the player gets his $5 HARD WAY CRAPS bet returned to him). In both instances, the player would be paid $5 on his PASS line wager (plus the player gets his $5 PASS line wager returned to him). If the dice shooter rolls a Seven before rolling the point, the player loses his HARD WAY CRAPS bet.