| Sic Bo,
known by some as Tai Sai, is an ancient Chinese game of chance. It may have originally
used a pair of dice shaken between a plate and an overturned bowl, but today it commonly
has 3 dice in a cage for tumbling. Extremely popular in Asian cultures, this exciting,
engaging game is winning new converts in many casinos around the world.
Sic Bo is easy to play. The object is to
pick the numbers or combinations that will appear on the dice when they come to rest after
tumbling. There are 50 different ways to place bets, so you have plenty of choices with a
range of payouts some as high as 180-to-1.
To Play
- Select chip values
from the chips on the edge of the table.
- Place your bets by
left-clicking in the bet spots shown on the table to place chips. Right-click will remove
chips. You can bet on as many spots as you like.
- Click Spin when you
have placed all your bets.
- The dice will tumble
for a few seconds. When they come to rest, the results will be shown and all bets settled.
- Click Re-Bet to bet
the same distribution of spots or place bets in a new arrangement.
- Click Spin to play
again.
Bet Options
Our Sic Bo table offers the following types of bets (from top to bottom):
Small Bet (Under
11)
Small bets win when the point total of the three dice is between 4 and 10 (also expressed
as "Under 11"). The payout is 1-to-1 unless there is a low Triple (Triple 1s, 2s
or 3s), in which case the Small bet loses. There are 108 possible combinations of the
three dice that add up to point totals under 11, and only 3 of them are Triples.
Specific Double
To win a Specific Double bet, two of the three dice must show the Double you select. The
payout is 10-to-1. There are six Specific Double bets you can make (and you can place bets
on any or all of them for any spin). If the third dice also matches the Specific Double
number (in other words, when the result is a Triple), the Specific Double bet still wins.
Specific Triple
To win a Specific Triple bet, all three of the dice must show the Specific Triple you
select. The payout is 180-to-1. There are six Specific Triple bets you can make (and you
can place bets on any or all of them for any spin).
Any Triple
To win the Any Triple bet, all three of the dice must show the same number, but it can be
any of the six possible numbers. This bet wins on any triple result. The payout is
30-to-1.
Big Bet (Over 10)
Big bets win when the point total of the three dice is between 11 and 17 (also expressed
as "Over 10"). The payout is 1:1 unless there is a high Triple (Triple 4s, 5s or
6s), in which case the Big bet loses. There are 108 possible combinations of the three
dice that add up to point totals over 10, and only 3 of them are Triples.
Specific Total
To win a Specific Total bet, all three of the dice must add up to the Specific Total you
select. The payout varies depending on the total selected, from 6-to-1 to 60-to-1 (as
indicated in the table layout and the payout table below). There are fourteen Specific
Total bets you can make: totals of 4 through 17 (and you can place bets on any or all of
them for any spin). For any given spin, only one of the fourteen totals can win.
Pair Match
To win a Pair Match bet, two of the three of the dice must make the pair selected. The
payout is 5-to-1 on each pair. There are fifteen Pair Match bets you can make (and you can
place bets on any or all of them for any spin). Note that for a result with three singles
(for example: 1, 4, 5), three of the Pair Match bets will win (in this example: 1&4,
1&5 and 4&5).
Numbers Bet
If you place a wager on any of the six numbered boxes in the "Numbers Bet" area
at the bottom of the table layout (the largest die labeled one, two, three, four, five, or
six) you will win according to how many of the three dice come up with the selected
number.
| Matching Number |
Payout |
| 1 of 3 (a Single) |
1:1 |
| 2 of 3 (a Double) |
2:1 |
| 3 of 3 (a Triple) |
10:1 |
Thus, if all three dice come up 4, any
wager on the Number 4 die bet would pay 10-to-1. You can bet on as many individual Numbers
as you like.
Payouts
| Bet
Type |
Payout |
Max Bet |
| Small Bet (Under
11) |
1:1 |
100 |
| Specific Double |
10:1 |
100 |
| Specific Triple |
180:1 |
10 |
| Any Triple |
30:1 |
50 |
| Big Bet (Over 10) |
1:1 |
100 |
| Total = 4 |
60:1 |
25 |
| Total = 5 |
30:1 |
50 |
| Total = 6 |
18:1 |
75 |
| Total = 7 |
12:1 |
100 |
| Total = 8 |
8:1 |
100 |
| Total = 9 |
7:1 |
100 |
| Total = 10 |
6:1 |
100 |
| Total = 11 |
6:1 |
100 |
| Total = 12 |
7:1 |
100 |
| Total = 13 |
8:1 |
100 |
| Total = 14 |
12:1 |
100 |
| Total = 15 |
18:1 |
100 |
| Total = 16 |
30:1 |
50 |
| Total = 17 |
60:1 |
25 |
| Pair Match |
5:1 |
100 |
| Numbers
Single |
1:1 |
100 |
| Numbers
Double |
2:1 |
100 |
| Numbers
Triple |
10:1 |
100 |
Game
Controls
Spin
Starts the cage spinning to tumble the dice. Spin is inactive until at least one bet has
been placed on the table.
Re-Bet
Places the same wager amounts on the same bets as you had for the previous Spin.
Clear
Clears all wagers from the table and returns the amounts to your balance.
Chips
Chips of various denominations are on the table edge. Clicking a chip sets the value of
the chip attached to your cursor. When you left-click on a bet spot, the cursor will place
a chip of that value on the spot. Additional left-clicks will add more chips of the same
value. Right-clicks will remove chips.
Layout The
table layout shows the various bets you can make. Left-click on a bet spot to place chips
for a bet, right-click to remove chips. As you mouse-over various bet spots, a message
will appear at the bottom-center of the control panel indicating the bet type for that
spot. |