Sic Bo Rules

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Sic Bo is an ancient Chinese game that is easy to learn, and fun to play. Sic Bo literally means, dice pairs. It is similar to a popular English game known as Grand Hazard, and the Filipino game, Hi-Lo. Players select winning numbers or combinations of the numbers appearing on three dice. Bets are placed on one or more of the fifty possible wagers.

Game Play

At the beginning of each game you are required to place your wagers. The wagers appear on the betting table.

Select a chip value of either $1, $5, $10, $25, or $100.
Click specific areas of the betting table until the number of chips displayed equals the amount you wish to bet.
To reduce your bet amount, right-click the betting circle to remove chips. Your bet will be reduced by the amount of the currently selected chip.
Click Shake Dice. The dealer rolls the dice and the resulting dice combination is displayed. Payouts are printed on the table.

If you are playing the instant play version of Sic Bo (Java games), then step 4. would read "Click Roll" rather than "Click Shake Dice".

Bet Types

The following bets can be made in Sic Bo:


Bet type	Definition
Single Number	The bottom row of the Sic Bo table has six betting areas. These are called Single Number bets. If one, two or three of the dice match the number bet, you win.
Two Number Combinations	Two Number Combination bets consist of placing a wager on any two dice combinations. You can win on each instance of the two-number combination, so 6, 4, 4 would pay out twice.
Three Number Totals	Three Number Totals are the total of all three dice. The less frequent the odds of each total, the higher the payout. A result of 3 or 18 is always a loss.
Small or Big	You can wager on whether the combined total of the dice roll will be between 4-10 or 11-17. All Small and Big wagers lose if the result of the roll is a triplet (for instance, three 5s).
Triplet	You are betting that the roll will result in three dice containing the same digit. You can also wager on all six Triplet bets at once. This is called Any Triplet.
Pair	Pair bets win when the resulting dice roll contains a pair of the same number. Whether you have two 5s or three 5s you win only once.

Game Payouts

The following bet types win based on the sum of the dice and pay out according to the following odds:


Bet type	You win if the sum of all three dice equals:	Exceptions	Payout
Small Wager	4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10	Triple 2s & 3s	180:1
Big Wager	11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 or 17	Triple 4s & 5s	10:1
Three Dice Totals	5 or 16 6 or 15 7 or 14 8 or 13 9 or 12 10 or 11	Any other total " " " "	30:1 17:1 12:1 8:1 6:1 6:1

The following bet types win based on the specific numbers rolled and pay out according to the following odds:


Bet type	You win if:	Examples	Payout
Specific Triples	The number you choose comes up on all three dice.	3, 3, 3	180:1
Specific Doubles	The number you choose comes up on two of the dice or all three dice.	4, 4, 4 or 4, 4, 2	10:1
Dice Combinations	The combination you wagered on comes up.	1 & 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6	5:1
		2 & 3, 4, 5 or 6
		3 & 4, 5 or 6
		4 & 5 or 6
		5 & 6
Any Triple	Any of the numbers come up on all three dice	1, 1, 1 to 6, 6, 6	30:1
Single Die	The number you choose comes up on one, two or three of the dice.	2 2, 2 2, 2, 2	1:1 2:1 3:1