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Sic Bo

Also known as: Tai Sai, Big and Small

Ancient Chinese dice game. Bet on outcomes of three dice. Many betting options.
2 players
10-20 min
Easy

What You'll Need

🎲 3 dice
📦 Betting layout

About This Game

Ancient Chinese dice game. Bet on outcomes of three dice. Many betting options.

How to Play

Setup

  1. Use 3 standard dice
  2. Betting layout with various options
  3. One player banks, others bet

Bet Types

  • Big (11-17 total): Pays 1:1
  • Small (4-10 total): Pays 1:1
  • Specific triple: Pays 150:1
  • Any triple: Pays 24:1
  • Specific double: Pays 8:1
  • Two-dice combo: Pays 5:1
  • Single number (appears 1/2/3 times): 1:1, 2:1, 3:1
  • Specific total (4-17): Various odds

Gameplay

  1. Players place bets on the layout
  2. Banker shakes and reveals dice
  3. Winning bets paid, losing bets collected

House Edge

  • Big/Small: 2.8% (best bet)
  • Triples and specific totals: Much higher edge

Two-Player Variant

  • Take turns banking
  • Fixed betting amounts
  • Track over multiple rounds

Winning

  • Most chips after set rounds
Added about 1 month ago • Updated 29 days ago
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