How To Shoot Craps

Like all games, Craps has its own vocabulary. So if you're going to play the game, you'd better learn some of the common dice terms. For one thing, you'll know then what the other fellow's shouting about. Also, it will make you feel more like a professional when you roll those Bones — those Dice.

Baby Needs A New Pair Of Shoes — Just a saying in the hopes that it will help you win your roll.

Big Dick or Big Joe From Boston — The number 10. Box Cars -The number 12.
Center Bet - In a private game, the shooter bets whatever amount he wants, putting the money in the center of a circle of players.

Children Crying For Bread — Older version of "Baby Needs A New Pair Of Shoes."

Cocked or Cocked Dice — A die not resting squarely on one of its faces.

Come or Come-Out — The first roll of the dice.

Come Right — When the shooter wins.

Come Seven Eleven — Hoping out loud for a 7 or 11 on the first roll.

Come Wrong — When the shooter loses.

Crap — To roll a 2, 3 or 12 on the first roll.

Crap-Out or Seven-Out — When the 7 comes up on a later roll while shooting for a point.

Dead — Dice out of play for various reasons — player failing to shake dice before rolling, refusing to bounce them from a board, etc.

Eighter From Decatur, formerly Ada Ross, The Stable Hoss — The number 8.

Faded — When the center bet is covered by the other players.

Galloping Dominoes — The dice or bones or ivories.

Hard Way — A long-shot bet, such as two 3's to make a 6, or two 4's to make an 8, etc.

Layout — In a gambling house game, the markings on a table for the placement of bets on various propositions.

Little Joe From Kokomo or Little Dick — The number 4.

Miss or Miss-Out —- When the shooter loses.

Misspots — Crooked dice, meaning some numbers do not appear at all and others appear twice.

Natural — To roll a 7 or 11 on the first roll.

Ninety Days — The number 9.

No Dice — The term used for all such rolls as "cocked dice," "dead dice," etc.

Pass — When the shooter wins.

Phoebe — The number 5.

Right Bet — When a player bets along with the shooter.

Shapes — A form of crooked dice, not true cubes though they look true.

Sixty Days or Sixie From Dixie — The number 6.

Snake Eyes — The number 2.

Stand-Off — A tie proposition on a layout.

Wrong Bet — When a player bets against the shooter.

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