Every roll is the total of two dice, so results range from 2 to 12. The number 7 comes up most often, and that fact drives the whole game.

The game has two phases, shown by the puck at the top of the table:

• OFF (come-out): No point is set yet. This is where a new round begins.
• ON a number (point): A point has been established, shown by the puck (for example, "ON 6").

The Pass Line is the heart of the game. Place a bet here when the puck is OFF.

• On the come-out roll, rolling a 7 wins immediately (even money).
• Rolling any other number (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, or 12) makes that number your point. The puck flips ON.
• Once a point is set, you keep rolling until one of two things happens: roll your point again to win, or roll a 7 to lose. Every other number does nothing — you just roll again.

The key idea: a 7 is your friend on the come-out, but your enemy once a point is set. Same number, opposite meaning.

This is what makes it "crapless": in regular craps, a 2, 3, or 12 on the come-out loses instantly and an 11 wins instantly. Here, none of that happens — those numbers simply become points like any other. You give up the instant come-out wins in exchange, which is why the house edge is a bit higher than regular craps.

After a point is set, you can back your Pass Line bet with an Odds bet. Odds pay true odds with no house edge — the best value on the table. They win if your point repeats and lose on a 7, just like the Pass Line.

A Come bet works just like a Pass Line bet, but you place it after a point is already set. It gets its own personal point: the next number rolled becomes the Come bet's number, and from then on it wins if that number repeats and loses on a 7. You can have several Come bets riding on different numbers at once.

These let you bet that a specific number will roll before a 7.

• A Place bet wins when its number is rolled and stays working for repeat wins. It loses only when a 7 is rolled.
• A Buy bet is similar but pays true odds with a small 5% commission — best value on the hard-to-hit numbers like 2 and 12.

A one-roll bet. It wins if the very next roll is 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, or 12, and loses on 5, 6, 7, or 8. The 2 and the 12 pay double.

These resolve on the very next roll. They pay big but hit rarely — they have the highest house edge on the table, so they're for fun, not for grinding.

• Any Seven — wins if the next roll is a 7.
• Any Craps — wins on 2, 3, or 12.
• Yo (Eleven) — wins on 11.
• 2 / 3 / 12 — win only on that exact number.
• Horn — splits your bet across 2, 3, 11, and 12.
• C & E — splits between Any Craps and Eleven.
• Hop bets — bet on an exact two-dice combination (like 3-3 or 5-2) on the next roll only.

Payouts are shown in "FOR 1" form, like a real machine — that means the number includes your stake back. ("5 FOR 1" returns $5 total for a $1 bet.)

The Pass Line, Odds, and the Place 6 and 8 give you the best chances. The prop and hop bets pay the most but win the least often — they'll drain a bankroll fast. If you're playing to last, stick to the line bets and the 6 and 8.