The Calculator allows you to work out odds on three different types of outcomes.
The first is on any particular number coming out on the Come Out. The second is on rolling a Natural, a Point or Craps on the Come Out. The third is whether a Pass Line win, a Do not Pass win or a Push will be rolled on the Come Out.
A craps table generally allows for up to eight players to take part in the game at any given time. But there will only ever be one ‘Shooter’ at any given time.
The shooter is the player who physically rolls the two dice against the back wall of the craps table. The outcome of that first throw (the Come Out), and consequent throws after that (the Point), is what the Shooter and all the other players are betting on.
The Shooter is obliged to bet on whether they think the roll will be a winner on the ‘Pass Line’ or on the ‘Don’t Pass’ line. Other players at the table can also choose to bet on one of those two outcomes, as well as a series of alternative bets.
If players bet on the Pass Line and the Shooter rolls a 7 or 11 (known as a Natural), they’ll win. But if the Shooter rolls a 2, 3 or 12, the bet loses, known as ‘crapping’ out. If neither happens and the Shooter rolls any other number, then a Point is established. For example, if the Shooter rolls an 8, then 8 is the Point.
If the Shooter then rolls an 8 on the next roll(s) before a 7, bets on the Pass Line win. If a 7 is rolled first, the Pass Line bet loses. Betting on the ‘Don’t Pass’ line is pretty much the opposite of the Pass Line. You’ll win on the Don’t Pass Line if a 2 or 3 is rolled and lose if a 7 or 11 is rolled. If a 12 comes up, it’s a ‘push’ and the players’ stake is returned.
Any other number being rolled, and the same process is applied as with the Pass Line. The Point is established on the Come Out and then it’s a race to see whether the Point number comes up, a win on the Pass Line, or whether a 7 does.
These are the basic bets but there are plenty of others. They are generally divided into Multi-Roll bets and Single-Role bets; the latter decided on the next role, with the former sometimes requiring more than one roll.
An example of a Multi-Roll Bet is a Place Bet. Here you bet on one of six numbers (4, 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10) being rolled in the Point stage of the game, before a 7 is rolled. Examples of Single-Roll Bets are Snake Eyes (need to roll a 2), Box Cars (need to roll a 12) or a Hi-Lo (a 2 or a 12).
