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Come-out roll
A new round starts with the puck OFF. Pass Line and Don't Pass are the two classic starting contract bets.
Lucky Penny Gaming • Craps basics
Learn the table in the same order you play it.
You do not need to memorize every bet before you start. Learn the puck, the point cycle, and a few core wagers first. Then use the Lucky Penny Gaming craps table to practice the exact situation until it feels natural.
The round
Three steps explain most of the game.
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A point is established
If 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10 rolls, that number becomes the point and the puck turns ON.
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The point cycle
The shooter keeps rolling until the point repeats or a 7 appears. Then the round resets to a new come-out roll.
Core bets
Learn one wager at a time.
Guided lessons open directly on the live craps table where available. Other wagers still open the full table for free practice.
Pass Line
START HEREWins on 7 or 11 on the come-out. Loses on 2, 3, or 12. If a point is established, the bet wins if that point repeats before a 7.
Practice Pass Line →Pass Line Odds
LOW HOUSE EDGEAfter a point is established, you can place odds behind your Pass Line bet. Odds pay true odds and add no additional house edge.
Practice Pass + Odds →Don't Pass
DARK SIDEGenerally works opposite the Pass Line. It wins on 2 or 3 on the come-out, pushes on 12, and then wants a 7 before the point repeats.
Practice Don't Pass →Place 6 & 8
BEGINNER FRIENDLYPlace bets win when their number rolls before a 7. Six and eight are common starting place bets because of how often they roll.
Practice Place 6 & 8 →Come
CONTRACT BETA Come bet acts like a new Pass Line bet after a point is already ON. If it travels to a number, that flat bet remains working on later come-out rolls.
Practice Come Bets →Don't Come
CONTRACT BETThe dark-side counterpart to Come. Once it travels to a number, the flat bet remains working until it wins or loses.
Practice Don't Come →Field
ONE ROLLA one-roll wager on 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, or 12. It resolves immediately on the next roll.
Practice Field Bets →Hardways
CENTER ACTIONHard 4, 6, 8, or 10 wins when the number is rolled as a pair before an easy version of that number or a 7.
Practice Hardways →Table language
Six terms worth knowing.
Puck OFF
The table is on a come-out roll and no point is established.
Puck ON
A point has been established and the shooter is trying to make it before a 7.
Seven-out
A 7 rolled while the puck is ON. The current shooter/hand ends.
Working
A wager is active on the next roll.
Off
A wager stays on the table but does not win or lose on that roll.
Proper bet
A wager sized in an increment that allows the payout to be calculated cleanly without unnecessary rounding.
First practice session
Try this six-step progression.
- 1Place a $5 Pass Line bet.
- 2Roll until a point is established.
- 3Add the recommended odds.
- 4Add a Place 6 or Place 8 bet.
- 5Try a Come bet and watch it travel.
- 6Open Practice Mode and force the outcome you want to study.
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