how do you play craps

To play craps, follow these key steps:

1. Understand the Setup
   Craps is played with two dice on a specialized table where players bet on the outcome of the dice rolls. One player, called the "shooter," rolls the dice

2. Place Initial Bets
   Before the shooter rolls, players place bets mainly on the Pass Line or the Don't Pass Line :

   • Pass Line Bet: You win if the come-out roll (first roll) is 7 or 11, lose if it is 2, 3, or 12 (called "craps"). Any other number becomes the "point" that the shooter must roll again before rolling a 7 to win

 * **Don't Pass Line Bet:** The opposite of Pass Line. You lose on 7 or 11 on the come-out roll, win on 2 or 3, and 12 is a tie. After the point is set, you win if a 7 rolls before the point

3. Come-Out Roll
   The shooter rolls the dice for the come-out roll. If the roll is 7 or 11, Pass Line bets win immediately. If 2, 3, or 12 rolls, Pass Line bets lose. If another number (4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10) is rolled, that number becomes the "point"

4. Point Phase
   Once the point is established, the shooter continues rolling the dice trying to roll the point number again before rolling a 7.

   • If the point number is rolled first, Pass Line bets win.
   • If a 7 rolls first, Pass Line bets lose, and the dice pass to the next shooter

5. Additional Bets
   During the point phase, players can make additional bets such as Come and Don't Come bets, which work similarly to Pass and Don't Pass bets but can be made after the point is established

6. Round Ends and Next Shooter
   The round ends when the point is hit or a 7 is rolled. Then the dice pass to the next shooter, and a new round begins with a new come-out roll

Summary of Key Terms:

• Shooter: The player rolling the dice.
• Come-Out Roll: The first roll in a betting round.
• Point: The number established on the come-out roll that the shooter tries to roll again.
• Pass Line: Bet that the shooter will win (roll point before 7).
• Don't Pass Line: Bet against the shooter (7 before point)

Craps can seem complex due to many betting options, but the basic game revolves around the come-out roll and the point phase, with Pass Line and Don't Pass bets as the foundation

. In essence, you bet on the outcome of the dice roll, the shooter rolls the dice, and you win or lose based on whether the point is rolled before a 7 or not