Sic Bo : Game Tips & Strategies

If you play Sic Bo it is suggested sticking to only the 'low' and 'high' bets. Guessing the actual numbers thrown however make for much higher payoffs. In the gambling genre, great gamblers are supposed to be able to 'hear' the way the dice fall in the cup, and are able to control the numbers they throw when they are shaking them.

The house edge is just the return to the house per unit wager expressed as a percentage and is House Edge for High = 6/216 = 2.78%. House Edge Calculation for Sic Bo High Bet.

Outcome	Frequency	Payoff	Product
High Total	105	+1	+105
Loser	111	-1	-111
Totals -	216	--	-6

Notice on the following chart that the total number of different outcomes is 216. Using this table we could determine the house edges for the various wagers on the dice total. For example, a wager on 10 pays 6 to 1. Since there are 27 winners and 189 losers, the house edge is (189 - 27 x 6)/216 or 12.5%.

Dice Total Frequencies for Three Dice

Total	Frequency
3 or 18	1
4 or 17	3
5 or 16	6
6 or 15	10
7 or 14	15
8 or 13	21
9 or 12	25
10 or 11	27
Total x 2	108 x 2 = 216

Sic Bo School Lessons Lesson 1: Sic Bo History Learn about this Chinese dice game Lesson 2: Sic Bo Rules and Betting The general game and how to bet Lesson 3: Sic Bo Tips and Probabilities Rules of thumb to play smart Sic Bo

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