Craps or dice is one of the most ancient games, it was known in ancient Egypt, as well as in Rome, everyone played this game. The exact origin of the word Craps is unknown. It is said that the so-called combination that does not win, consists of two numbers, similar to the eyes of craps (from the French language). Before the advent of the craps game, in the 18th century, there was a game called Hazard. Then this game came to America, and took on several changes, and eventually got the name "Craps". In the first half of the twentieth century in the United States of America, the modern and latest version of the game has already appeared.
Equipment for playing craps in Australia
To play craps, a large special elongated gaming table with rounded corners is required. Twelve people can play at the mini craps table at the same time, but there are also standard tables where twice as many players can take part in the game.
The edges of the sides of the table are high so that the dice do not fall out during the throw. The inner sides (except for the casino chip box) are finished with a special ribbed rubber material so that the dice bounce off and at the same time do not get damaged or fly over the sides. At the edges of the boards, on the side of the table where the players stand, special grooves are made with sectors where the players can put their chips.
The playing field of the craps table is covered with fabric and marked with bet sectors. The field for bets on the gaming table is divided into three parts: two symmetrical basic fields at the edges, and one more between them in the center.
The center field is the field for bets on one shooter's shot. Often in the markup of this field, there are symbols of dice in the form of dots (indices), and not just numbers. Only the stickman accepts and places bets on this field.
Base fields - fields for line bets. The casino rules allow that players can independently place bets on this field.
Dice in craps are hexagonal dice with right angles. Dice for craps in casinos are large - with edges of 1.9-2 cm - made of acrylic. They are polished to achieve a perfect facet surface and cube transparency. On each face, there are indices (dots) denoting numbers from 1 to 6. The indices are drilled out and filled with the same acrylic but in a different color. This achieves accurate balancing of the cube. On the stickman's table is a set of 5 dice and a bowl for them, which has its own name - a boat. With the stick, he moves the dice to the shooter so that he chooses two out of five to throw.
Pucks - game markers. These are two large black and white plastic washers with a diameter of about 5 cm with the inscriptions ON on one side and OFF on the other. Depending on the situation in the game, the dealers put them on the playing field with the right side to show whether the bet works or not. Sometimes these pucks are called point. If the puck-marker is on the number with the inscription ON upwards, it means that this number is a point and that it "plays" in the second stage. OFF means “offside”. With this side, the marker is placed in the corner of the table on the DON'T COME BAR sector, after the end of the throws to the point.
Casino chips for bets of different denominations. Unlike roulette, where chips are collected with a spatula, dealers in craps collect chips by hand.
Stick - a special stick, similar to a poker one, for moving dice around the table.
